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ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING <br /> HOUSING DEPARTMENT Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 6:00 PM <br /> Virtual Meeting: <br /> Microsoft Teams Meeting Link <br /> HCV program is designed to help pay rent based on households' income; an <br /> overpayment of rental assistance is discovered; HUD says we have to collect <br /> that money. <br /> O Currently, HCV program allows 3 defaults. <br /> O Question: Should OCHA terminate for failure to pay back <br /> overpayment <br /> O Current protocol overpayment info goes to"Debts Owed" and <br /> any other HA will see this information, and this may prevent <br /> an applicant to get assistance until the debt is paid. <br /> O Board Member: Eva suggested putting a threshold on <br /> seasonal work. <br /> O The current threshold was explained by program manager. <br /> The basics on how assistance and process income changes <br /> were given. <br /> O With upcoming HOTMA changes effective 7/1/2025 staff <br /> currently in training. <br /> O For those who are in default of a repayment agreement, <br /> should they be terminated from the program. <br /> O There was a lot of discussion on how difficult it is being in the <br /> program and that we should allow some financial privacy to <br /> participants. <br /> O There was more explanation on how overpayments are found <br /> and calculated. <br /> O Motion to tabling vote on how many evictions should be <br /> allowed due to nonpayment of rent and tabling vote on <br /> default of repayment agreements. <br /> Shared Messages: <br /> Dr. Timothy Miles: motion to table <br /> Mailing Address Hillsborough Office Chapel Hill Office <br /> P.O.Box 8181 300 W.Tryon Street 2501 Homestead Road <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 Hillsborough,NC 27278 Chapel Hill,NC 27516 <br /> Telephone(919)245-2490 • Fax(919)944-8496 <br />