Only those people who are on the lease. Any additions
must be approved by the landlord and the Newark
Housing Authority. If the landlord is aware of additional
people living in the household, he/she should contact
NHA.
It is the responsibility of the owner to screen the family’s behavior
or suitability for tenancy. The NHA does not do and is not
responsible for such screening. The NHA has no liability or
responsibility to the owner or other persons for the family’s
behavior or the family’s conduct in tenancy.
Only after the initial 12 months have expired.
Only one move in a 12-month period is allowed after the
initial 12 months.
Notice as stated in the lease between the landlord and tenant
or as agreed upon by both parties. Any deviation to the
lease, unless agreed in writing by both parties, will mean
termination of family’s assistance.
The family’s assistance can be terminated after two months
of non-payment of tenant portion of rent.
The family’s assistance can be terminated for serious
and repeated violations of the lease. The owner has
the right to enforce his/her lease and may terminate
tenancy if necessary.
The family’s assistance can be terminated for failure
to pay utilities that the family is responsible for
paying.
Newark Housing Authority will begin assistance on
the first of the following month.
After the initial year of assistance, the family can move
by giving written notice as stated in the lease or mutually
agreed upon by both parties.
Any notice a landlord sends to the tenant must also
be provided by the landlord to the Newark Housing
Authority.
The Owner cannot rent to an immediate family member
which includes, spouse, parent/stepparent, child/stepchild,
grandparent, grandchild, sister/stepsister,
brother/stepbrother of any household member.
The rent cannot be increased during the initial year’s
contract. Rent can be increased on the contract
anniversary or at any other time by giving Newark
Housing Authority at least 60 days’ written notice of the
increase, providing the requested increase is reasonable
when compared to comparable un-assisted units.
The maximum rent a landlord can charge is the
amount stated in the contract.
The family is not responsible for paying the portion
of rent to the owner covered by the Housing
Assistance Payment under the HAP contract between
the owner and the Newark Housing Authority.
HAP payments will not be made for any month
after the month that the family moves out.
Normally, HAP payments are made by the 5th of the month.
The first payment is made as quickly as possible after all
contract paperwork is signed. All payments are made by
direct deposit. landlords can track payments by going to
www.hapcheck.com
Every unit is inspected and must pass inspection
before assistance begins. After that, units are
inspected at least biennially, and at other times
as needed to determine if the unit meets HQS.
As a rule, the owner has 30 days to correct deficiencies.
Emergency repairs must be corrected within 24 hours.
If repairs are not made by the due-date, HAP payments will be
stopped until the repairs are corrected passed final inspection. If
the unit passes inspection, payments will be pro-rated from the
day following the unit passing until the end of the month.
Regular payments will resume the following month. If repairs are
not made within 30 days of the stop in payment, the HAP contract
will terminate.
If the HAP contract terminates for any reason, the
lease terminates automatically.
NHA makes housing assistance payments only
while the participant is residing in the unit and
eligible for assistance. NHA does not pay for
damages.
Per 24 CFR 982.402 B(e) “The dwelling unit must not
contain unvented room heaters that burn gas, oil, or
kerosene. Electric heaters are acceptable. However,
electric room heaters cannot be the main source of heat.”
It may not. HUD requires inspections to
inspect according to HQS or local code,
whichever is more stringent.