5772.1 Thirty (30) days before the date for recertification/lease renewal for a participant in the RAD/PBV Program, the PBV/RAD property owner or manager will provide a notice along with a package to the family to initiate the recertification/lease renewal process.

5772.2 If requested as a reasonable accommodation by an individual with a disability, the PBV/RAD property owner or manager shall provide the notice of recertification/lease renewal in an accessible format.

5772.3 The PBV/RAD property owner or manager shall also mail the notice to a third party if requested as a reasonable accommodation for an individual with disabilities. This accommodation will be granted upon verification that it accommodates the participant's disability.

5772.4 The recertification/lease renewal package will include a Notice of Rights and Opportunities which will include a description of the following:

(a) The right of a participant to request a reasonable accommodation for any member of the family who has a disability in order to allow the individual with a disability to better use the residence and DCHA's facilities and programs;

(b) The right to file a grievance in accordance with DCHA's Rental Assistance Demonstration Program; and

(c) The right of participants to request a grievance or informal hearing, as appropriate, in matters such as reasonable accommodations or any issue in which the participant feels that DCHA or the PBV/RAD property owner or manager has unfairly modified his/her rights, welfare, or status and about which the participant has been unable to resolve with the property manager, the ADA/504 Coordinator or the department involved.

5772.5 Where personal interviews are required as part of the recertification/lease renewal process, individuals with disabilities who are unable to come to PBV/RAD property manager's offices, will be granted an accommodation by conducting the recertification/lease renewal interview at the individual's home or by mail, upon verification that the accommodation requested meets the need presented by the disability.

5772.6 If the family does not cancel a recertification/lease renewal interview scheduled at the PBV/RAD property manager's offices or is not at home at the time of a scheduled home visit, PBV/RAD Property manager may initiate action to

terminate the family’s assistance. However, an exception may be granted if the family is able to document an emergency situation that prevented them from canceling or attending the interview or if requested as a reasonable accommodation for an individual with a disability.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking at 64 DCR 12956 (December 22, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 6831 (June 7, 2019).