• (ii) a member of the household knew that the individual who was convicted of the offense or crime was committing it, but the member was not reasonably able to prevent the individual from committing it,
  or

• (iii) a member of the household has been convicted of an offense under Section 55 of the Act or a crime under the Criminal Code (Canada) in relation to the receipt of rent-geared-to-income assistance, but the household has previously been determined to be ineligible for rent-geared-to-income assistance because of that conviction; or
  
  

• (iv) a member of the household has been convicted of an offense under Section 55 of the Act or a crime under the Criminal Code (Canada) in relation to the receipt of rent-geared-to-income assistance within the two year period immediately preceding the date of the application for subsidized housing, but, the service manager determines that the convicted member is an abused member of a special priority household who was forced by the abusing individual to make the misrepresentation that formed the basis of the conviction.

Section 7

Absence Rule

1. A household ceases to be eligible for rent-geared-to-income assistance if all the members of the household are absent from the unit for which the household receives rent—geared—to—income assistance for more than 90 consecutive days. Households absent from the unit for which the household receives rent—geared—to—income assistance for more than 90 consecutive days to receive conventional or alternative medical treatments may remain eligible for rent-geared-to-income assistance provided the housing provider receives adequate documentation to verify the medical reasons and treatment and approves the exemption.
   
   
2. The housing provider may, on a case—by—case basis, determine that extenuating circumstances exist and may approve alternate maximum absence period from the unit with the prior written consent of the service manager.

Section 8

Overhoused Rule

1. In this section

1. "Overhoused household” is a household in receipt of rent~geared~to income assistance and occupies a unit that is larger than the largest size permissible under the service manager’s occupancy standards.