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ORANGE COUNTY HAPP ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN Page 6 <br /> 7. Landlord responsibilities <br /> 8. Who to call regarding housing and/or problems during the <br /> search period. <br /> Staff can gauge specifically the major problems the particular certificate holder is <br /> going to have, i.e. , high rents, substandard units, landlords who refuse to partici- <br /> pate. Attention is then directed to those problems. <br /> Transportation assistance will be provided when possible, or in the case of the elderl <br /> efforts will be made to secure volunteer help for the certificate holder who is lookinc <br /> for housing. <br /> A log, with names of all selected applicants, will be kept to facilitate monitoring <br /> of time required for housing search and to provide staff with readily available infor- <br /> mation as to any family who might need help or an extension of the search period. TWo <br /> extensions, not to exceed thirty (30) days each,will be granted when requested. <br /> HOUSING QUALITY <br /> Housing Counselors have been trained to inspect for Section 8 Housing Quality Standards <br /> An inspection is completed prior to every move-in, once each year after that, at move- <br /> out, and when requested by either the tenant or the supplier. <br /> No conditional approvals are granted. Either a unit passes, or it fails. If it fails, <br /> payments will be abated for a given period of tine. The supplier and the participant <br /> will be advised in writing of the payment abatement. <br />