Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 760 CMR - HOUSING AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF › Title 760 CMR 49.00 - Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program › Section 49.07 - Mobile Vouchers

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) After an MRVP
			 applicant who has reached the top of the waiting list is determined eligible and
			 qualified by an administering agency, the administering agency shall promptly issue
			 a mobile voucher, if a voucher is available, to that applicant who then shall become
			 a participant.
(2) Within the voucher
			 search period, a participant shall submit a Request for Program Payment for a
			 proposed contract unit to the administering agency. Upon submission of a Request for
			 Program Payment, the voucher search period shall be suspended until the
			 administering agency processes the request. If the administering agency deems the
			 unit unacceptable, the voucher search period will resume, and any subsequent Request
			 for Program Payment must be submitted prior to the expiration of the balance of the
			 voucher search period. The owner must also supply the administering agency with a
			 certification from the local Board of Health or other local code enforcement entity
			 or other certified inspector, such as an inspector qualified to complete HQS
			 inspections, that the contract unit is in compliance with
			 105 CMR 410.000:
Minimum
			 Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation (State Sanitary Code: Chapter II)
or HUD housing quality standards and (if applicable) a certification from a
			 Certified Lead Inspector that the proposed contract unit is in compliance with
			 applicable lead paint law. Any cost(s) incurred as a result of this requirement
			 shall be borne by the owner.
(3) Upon
			 receipt of the necessary documentation, the administering agency shall enter into a
			 Voucher Payment Contract with the owner of the contract unit, on behalf of the
			 participant.
(4) While a Voucher Payment
			 Contract is in effect, the terms and conditions of the participant's voucher remain
			 in effect for the period of time that the participant occupies the contract unit or
			 until otherwise terminated. When a participant chooses or is required to move, the
			 participant shall give written notice in accordance with the provisions of the
			 voucher. If a move is approved by the administering agency, the administering agency
			 shall issue a new voucher, and the participant shall submit a Request for Program
			 Payment for a proposed contract unit within the voucher search period.
(5) If the participant does not locate a suitable
			 unit within the voucher search period, the voucher will expire, and the participant
			 shall not be entitled to further benefits.
(6) LHAs may administer mobile vouchers within a
			 region, as defined in guidance provided by the Department. A participant with a
			 mobile voucher may move anywhere in the state without jeopardizing program
			 eligibility. When a participant relocates from one administering agency's
			 jurisdiction to another, the voucher may be administered by the administering agency
			 in the city or town where the participant takes up residence and the amount of the
			 voucher payment will be determined by the receiving administering agency, pursuant
			 to the specifications in
			 760 CMR
			 49.05(1).