(3) If the Relocatee is unable to attend the hearing at the time, date and place indicated in the notice of intended termination, he or she must deliver notice of such unavailability to HPD in writing at least three days before the proposed hearing date.
(i) Hearing Procedures; Conduct of Hearing.
(1) The termination hearing will be conducted by an impartial hearing officer designated by HPD. The hearing officer will have the power to administer oaths and have no prior personal knowledge of the facts concerning the proposed termination of Relocation Services.
(2) The hearing will be informal. All relevant and material evidence will be admissible and the legal rules of evidence will not apply. The Site Occupancy Record will be part of the evidence at any hearing whether or not the Case Manager is or can be present. The hearing will be confined to the factual and legal issues raised in the notice of intended termination of Relocation Services.
(3) The Relocatee will have a right to be represented by counsel or other representative, to testify, to produce witnesses to testify, to offer documentary evidence, to cross-examine opposing witnesses and to examine the Site Occupancy Record.
(4) For good cause, the hearing may be adjourned by the hearing officer on his or her own motion or at the request of the Relocatee or HPD.
(5) HPD will provide translation services for Relocatees who request such services prior to the date of the termination hearing.
(j) Hearing Procedures: Decision.
(1) After a hearing has concluded, the hearing officer will render a decision which includes:
(i) written findings of fact;
(ii) the legal basis for any decision to terminate or to deny termination of Relocation Services; and