Item HA 03 - Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

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PART II: MANAGING THE WAITING LIST 4-II.A. OVERVIEW SAHA must have policies regarding various aspects of organizing and managing the Waiting List of applicant families. This includes opening the list to new applicants, closing the list to new applicants, notifying the public of Waiting List openings and closings, updating Waiting List information, purging the list of families that are no longer interested in or eligible for assistance, as well as conducting outreach to ensure a sufficient number of applicants. In addition, HUD imposes requirements on how a PHA may structure its Waiting List and how families must be treated if they apply for assistance from a PHA that administers more than one assisted housing program. 4-II.B. ORGANIZATION OF THE WAITING LIST [24 CFR 982.204 and 2051 SAHA's HCV Waiting List must be organized in such a manner to allow SAHA to accurately identify and select families for assistance in the proper order, according to the admissions policies described in this plan. The Waiting List must contain the following information for each applicant listed: • Applicant name; • Family unit size; • Date and time of application; • Qualification for any local preference; • Racial or ethnic designation of the head of household. HUD requires SAHA to maintain a single Waiting List for the HCV program unless it serves more than one county or municipality. Such PHAs are permitted, but not required, to maintain a separate Waiting List for each county or municipality served. SAHA Policy SAHA maintains a single Waiting List for the HCV program. However a separate Waiting List may be established for project based vouchers that are designated for a specific target population or a site. HUD directs that a family that applies for assistance from the HCV program must be offered the opportunity to be placed on the Waiting List for any public housing, project -based voucher or moderate rehabilitation program SAHA operates if 1) the other programs' Waiting Lists are open, and 2) the family is qualified for the other programs. HUD permits, but does not require, that PHAs maintain a single merged Waiting List for their public housing, Section 8, and other subsidized housing programs. A family's decision to apply for, receive, or refuse other housing assistance must not affect the family's placement on the HCV Waiting List, or any preferences for which the family may qualify. Page 4-4 Administrative Plan 4/i/168/6/2024