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How may the owner terminate the lease?

The owner may only evict the tenant from the contract unit by instituting a court action.  The owner must notify the Housing Authority in writing of the commencement of procedures for termination of tenancy, at the same time that the owner gives notice to the tenant under state or local law.  The notice to the Housing Authority may be given by furnishing the Housing Authority a copy of the notice given to the tenant. 

During the term of the lease, the owner may not terminate the tenancy except on the following grounds by court action:

Serious or repeated violation of the terms and conditions of the lease.

Violation of federal, state or local law that imposes obligations on the tenant in connection with the occupancy or use of the contract unit and the premises.

Criminal activity.

Other good cause.  During the first year of the lease, the owner may not terminate the tenancy for “other good cause” unless it is because of something the family did or failed to do.

The tenant is not responsible for rent covered by the Housing Assistance Payment under the HAP Contract between the owner and the Housing Authority.  The owner may not terminate the tenancy due to the Lincoln Housing Authority’s abatement of the owner’s Housing Assistance Payment.