706.690 Exceptions to Advance Vendor Notification

(A) The Department is not required to send a written notice to a vendor one month in advance of a vendor payment termination when:

(1) the client has verified, by the Board of Health or appropriate code enforcement authority, the existence of a health and/or safety code violation;

(2) the client's assistance is terminated;

(3) the client's monthly grant amount is less than the amount of the vendor payment;

(4) the client has verified that the last month's rent was paid as part of a lease agreement;

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(5) the TAFDC client is participating in the Full Employment Program as provided in 106 CMR 707.180; or

(6) the local office director or designee has waived this requirement as provided in 106 CMR 706.680(B)(2).

(B) In cases of these exceptions, the Department is required to send a written notice to the vendor no later than the date of termination of the vendor payment.

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