PHA Can Terminate Benefits for False Statements

Facts: A resident was terminated from the Section 8 program after the PHA investigated her marital status. The resulting report concluded that she was married and didn’t provide true and correct information about her marital status on two annual questionnaires. The PHA notified her that it was terminating her from the Section 8 program on the grounds of fraud and failure to report her marriage to an individual who “was residing at the Section 8 unit.”