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Chapter 24 – Home Energy Assistance Program Page 31 of 33 Applicant may be subject to denial, an Overpayment or other actions available under the law. If Errors and Program Abuse are confirmed or Primary Applicant fails to respond, Primary Applicant will receive a written notification outlining the facts of the decision, the reason for the decision, the Overpayment due (if applicable), and any avenue available to request an Informal Review or Fair Hearing. If MaineHousing determines the Errors were at no fault of the Primary Applicant, MaineHousing will not require an Overpayment from the Primary Applicant.

C. Overpayments. If a Primary Applicant is required to pay an Overpayment (including any Overpayments due from the previous three (3) Program Years) the Primary Applicant may pay the full amount of the Overpayment, enter into an agreeable payment arrangement and/or be subject to recoupment by MaineHousing. 14. Waivers of the Rule and HEAP Guide.

MaineHousing will only grant waivers of the Rule and/or HEAP Guide in very limited circumstances. The below is a list of the only provisions that will be considered for a waiver. Consideration does not mean the waiver will be granted. Any grant of a waiver is at MaineHousing’s discretion.

A. Subgrantee must certify or deny an Application within thirty (30) business days from the Application Received Date.

1. MaineHousing will consider providing a waiver up to forty-five (45) business days.

B. Program benefits will only be available for reissue or transfer during the Program Year of issue

up until March 31st of the Program Year immediately following.

1. MaineHousing will consider extending the deadline to April 15th for good cause.

C. ECIP will be administered pursuant to HEAP between November 1 and April 30.

1. Depending on the availability of funds and other factors MaineHousing may

extend the April 30th ECIP end date.

D. A denial for missing information will be rescinded if the required information is received by the

Subgrantee within (15) fifteen business days from the date of written notification of denial.

1. MaineHousing will consider extending the deadline to twenty-five (25) business

days.

E. CHIP may not be used as reimbursement or payment for costs incurred by the Primary Applicant, replacement of a Heating System that was previously replaced by CHIP unless the Heating System has reached its useful life as defined by:

https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/EUL_FOR_CNA_E_TOOL.PDF, or for fuel switching.

1. In the case of replacing a Heating System before the end of its useful life or fuel switching, in limited circumstances, MaineHousing may consider a waiver on a case-by-case basis review.

F. HEAP Weatherization does not allow fuel switching when replacing a Heating System.