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5204 BRIEFING PACKET 5204.1 Documents and information provided in the briefing packet shall include the following: The term of the Voucher and DCHA’s policies on any extensions of the term; A description of the method used to calculate the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) for a Family, including: How DCHA determines the payment standard for a Family; How DCHA determines Total Tenant Payment (TTP) for a Family; and Information on the payment standard and utility allowance schedule; An explanation of how DCHA determines the maximum allowable rent for an assisted unit; Where the Family may lease a unit; The HUD-required Lease Addendum which shall be included in the lease. The form the Family shall use to request approval of tenancy, and a description of the procedure for requesting approval for a tenancy; A statement of DCHA policy on providing information about families to prospective owners; DCHA subsidy standards including when and how exceptions are made; The HUD brochure on how to select a unit; The HUD pamphlet on lead-based paint entitled Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home; Information on federal, state, and local equal opportunity laws and a copy of the housing discrimination complaint form; Information on an applicant or participant’s rights under VAWA, including the right to confidentiality and the exceptions; Information on how to access a web based list of landlords willing to lease to assisted families and other resources to assist with housing search; Notice that if the Family includes a person with disabilities, the Family may request a list of available accessible units known to DCHA; The Family Obligations under the Program; The grounds on which DCHA may terminate assistance for a Family because of Family action or failure to act; DCHA informal hearing procedures including when DCHA is required to offer a Family the opportunity for an informal hearing and how to request a hearing; Maps showing areas with housing opportunities outside areas of poverty or minority concentration, both within the District of Columbia and in its neighboring jurisdictions; Information about the characteristics of areas outside of poverty or minority concentration, including job opportunities, schools, transportation, and other services; An explanation of how portability works, including a list of portability contact persons for neighboring PHA's including names, addresses, and telephone numbers; and The publication Things You Should Know (HUD-1140-OIG) that explains the types of actions a Family shall avoid and the penalties for program abuse. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 7875, 7877 (June 29, 2012).