9812.1 For the purposes of the AYBL program only AYBL Tenant Rent will be calculated as thirty percent (30%) of the AYBL participants adjusted Unearned Income and the total income of any other non-AYBL participant(s) in the household, if any. In the event that the amount calculated is less than zero dollars ($0), the rent charged will be zero dollars ($0).

9812.2 At all Rewards Properties, DCHA will initially pay for all unit utilities. As a means of preparing AYBL Families for homeownership, over the course of an AYBL Family's Contract of Participation term, the AYBL Family payment of utilities will be phased according to a graduated schedule. The following is the graduated schedule of utility payment responsibility that will be applied:

AYBL Participation Year	DCHA	AYBL Family
Year 1	100%	0%
Year 2	75%	25%
Year 3	50%	50%
Year 4	25%	75%
Year 5	0%	100%

9812.3 DCHA will not provide a utility allowance for AYBL families.

9812.4 An AYBL Family is not subject to an eviction proceeding for failure to pay utilities pursuant to this Section; however, failure to pay utilities is a violation of the Contract of Participation; as such, the AYBL Family is subject to termination from the AYBL program.

Source: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 2460, 2470 (March 18, 2011); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 4346, 4347 (May 20, 2011).