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Section 8

Citation
Section 8
Parent Document
Theodore Hayes v. Philip Harvey, 874 F.3d 98 (2017)
Effective Date
2017-10-18

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The Renewal Policy Guide further demonstrates that the
right to remain is integrated into the larger Section 8 scheme,
including the opt-out provisions. For example, the Guide
references the right to remain in a sample notice for landlords
to provide tenants before opting out of project-based Section 8
assistance. That letter notifies tenants that “As an owner, we
will honor your right as a tenant to remain at the property on
this basis as long as it continues to be offered as rental housing,
provided that there is no cause for eviction under Federal, State
or local law.” Id. App. 11-3. It also instructs agency officials
processing an opt-out to ensure that the owner sent such a letter
stating “that the owner will honor the right of tenants to
remain” and that the owner “certif[ied] that it will honor the
tenant’s right to remain at the project as long as the project
continues to be offered for rental housing . . . unless the owner
has grounds for eviction . . .” Id. § 8-3.