§ 610 — Leases and tenancy

* § 610. Leases and tenancy. Each housing assistance payment contract\nentered into by a housing access voucher local administrator and the\nowner of a dwelling unit shall provide:\n 1. that the lease between the tenant and the owner shall be for a term\nof not less than one year, except that the housing access voucher local\nadministrator may approve a shorter term for an initial lease between\nthe tenant and the dwelling unit owner if the housing access voucher\nlocal administrator determines that such shorter term would improve\nhousing opportunities for the tenant and if such shorter term is\nconsidered to be a prevailing local market practice;\n 2. that the dwelling unit owner shall offer leases to tenants assisted\nunder this article that:\n (a) are in a standard form used in the locality by the dwelling unit\nowner; and\n (b) contain terms and conditions that:\n (i) are consistent with state and local law; and\n (ii) apply generally to tenants in the property who are not assisted\nunder this article;\n (c) shall provide that during the term of the lease, the owner shall\nnot terminate the tenancy except for serious or repeated violation of\nthe terms and conditions of the lease, for violation of applicable state\nor local law, or for other good cause, including, but not limited to,\nthe non-payment of the tenant's portion of the rent owed, and in the\ncase of an owner who is an immediate successor in interest pursuant to\nforeclosure during the term of the lease vacating the property prior to\nsale shall not constitute other good cause, except that the owner may\nterminate the tenancy effective on the date of transfer of the unit to\nthe owner if the owner:\n (i) will occupy the unit as a primary residence; and\n (ii) has provided the tenant a notice to vacate at least ninety days\nbefore the effective date of such notice;\n (d) shall provide that any termination of tenancy under this section\nshall be preceded by the provision of written notice by the owner to the\ntenant specifying the grounds for that action, and any relief shall be\nconsistent with applicable state and local law;\n 3. that any unit under an assistance contract originated under this\narticle shall only be occupied by the individual or family designated in\nsaid contract and shall be the designated individual or family's primary\nresidence. Contracts shall not be transferable between units and shall\nnot be transferable between recipients. A family or individual may\ntransfer their voucher to a different unit under a new contract pursuant\nto this article;\n 4. that an owner shall not charge more than a reasonable rent as\ndefined in section six hundred five of this article.\n * NB Expires May 1, 2030\n