What must the RHA do regarding the voucher from the date the RFTA is received?

When the Request for Tenancy Approval (RFTA) is received by the rental housing authority (RHA), the appropriate action is to suspend the voucher. This suspension allows the RHA to process the RFTA and determine if the proposed unit meets program requirements and the family's eligibility remains valid.

Suspending the voucher temporarily holds it while the RHA evaluates the details surrounding the RFTA, including verifying that the housing unit is suitable and that the tenant continues to meet the program’s income and background standards. This ensures that both the landlord and the tenant are adhering to the terms set out in the Housing Choice Voucher program.

Other options such as extending the voucher indefinitely, terminating it immediately, or transferring it to another family are not appropriate under the circumstances. Extending indefinitely would not allow for timely processing of the RFTA, terminating the voucher would unnecessarily disadvantage the family, and transferring it would imply that the family is no longer in consideration for that specific unit, which is not the goal at this stage of the process.