Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0770-03-02-.15 - MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND INSPECTIONS
(1) Maintenance and
Operation.
(a) The Owner must provide all the
services, maintenance and utilities as agreed to under the contract, subject to
abatement of housing assistance payments or other applicable remedies if the
Owner fails to meet these obligations.
(2) Periodic Inspection.
(a) In addition to the inspections required
prior to execution of the Contract, the Agency must inspect or cause to be
inspected each dwelling unit under Contract at least annually and at such other
times as may be necessary to assure that the Owner is meeting the Obligations
to maintain the unit in decent, safe and sanitary condition and to provide the
agreed upon utilities and other services. The Agency must take into account
complaints and any other information coming to its attention in scheduling
inspections.
(3) Units
not Decent, Safe and Sanitary.
(a) If the
Agency notifies the Owner that the unit(s) under contract are not being
maintained in decent, safe and sanitary condition and the Owner fails to take
corrective action (including corrective action with respect to the Family where
the condition of the unit is the fault of the Family) within the time
prescribed in the notice, the Agency may exercise any of its rights or remedies
under the contract, including abatement of housing assistance payments (even if
the Family continues in occupancy) and termination of the Contract on the
affected unit(s). If the Family was not a fault and wishes to be rehoused in
another dwelling unit with Section 8 assistance and the Agency terminates the
Contract, the Agency must assist the Family in accordance with
24 CFR
882.517(f).
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. § 13-23-115(18).
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