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4-III.C. SELECTION METHOD PHAs must describe the method for selecting applicant families from the waiting list, including the system of admission preferences that SAHA will use [24 CFR 982.202(d)]. Local Preferences [24 CFR 982.207; HCV p. 4-16] PHAs are permitted to establish local preferences, and to give priority to serving families that meet those criteria. HUD specifically authorizes and places restrictions on certain types of local preferences. HUD also permits SAHA to establish other local preferences, at its discretion. Any local preferences established must be consistent with SAHA plan and the consolidated plan, and must be based on local housing needs and priorities that can be documented by generally accepted data sources. All preferences must be applicable and verifiable at the time of selection from the waiting list. SAHA uses the following local preference system: ~ Live/Work Preference -- Residency preference for families who live or work in the jurisdiction at time of application (proof must be provided, e.g. utility bills, bank statements, paycheck stubs, etc at their eligibility interview appointment). ~ United States Veteran Preference -- United States veterans or surviving spouses and dependent children of a United States veteran, or active military personnel, their spouse and their dependent children. Form DD 214 with an Honorable Discharge, or equivalent verification, must be provided at the time of orientation. ~ Graduates of Transitional Housing Preference -- Graduates of transitional housing programs whose agency has entered into a MOU with SAHA to provide one year of support services to the participants after lease-up, not to exceed ten (10) vouchers per fiscal year. ~ Mobile Home Coach Owners Preference -- Applicant must own a mobile home and rent space in the City of Santa Ana. Applicant must provide title of coach. ~ Victims of Domestic Violence Preference -- SAHA will offer a local preference to families with minor children that have been subjected to or victimized by a member of the family or household within the past year. SAHA will require evidence that the family has been displaced as a result of fleeing violence in the home. Families are also eligible for this preference if there is proof that the family is currently living in a situation where they are being subjected to or victimized by violence in the home. The following criteria are used to establish a family's eligibility for this preference: o Actual or threatened physical violence directed against the applicant or the applicant's family by a spouse or other household member who lives in the unit with the family. o An applicant who lives in a violent neighborhood or is fearful of other violence outside the household is not considered involuntarily displaced. o SAHA will approve the return of the abuser to the household if a counselor, therapist or other appropriate professional recommends in writing that the individual be allowed to reside with the family. iii29iio Page 4-8