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PART II: MANAGING THE WAITING LIST 4-ILA. OVERVIEW SARA has 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. 4-II.B. ORGANIZATION OF THE WAITING LIST [24 CFR 982.204 and 205] SAHA's HCV waiting list must be organized in such a manner to allow SARA 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 size; • Date and time of application; • Qualification for any local preference; • Racial or ethnic designation of the head of household. SARA maintains a single waiting list for the HCV program. 4-II.C. OPENING AND CLOSING THE WAITING LIST [24 CFR 982.206] Closing the Waiting List A PHA is permitted to close the waiting list if it has an adequate pool of families to use its available HCV assistance. Alternatively, SARA may elect to continue to accept applications only from certain categories of families that meet particular preferences or funding criteria. SARA may close the waiting list when the estimated waiting period for housing assistance for applicants on the list reaches 24 months for the most current applicants. Where SARA has particular preferences or funding criteria that require a specific category of family, SARA may elect to continue to accept applications from these applicants while closing the waiting list to others. Reopening the Waiting List If the waiting list has been closed, it cannot be reopened until SARA publishes a notice in local newspapers of general circulation, minority media, and other suitable media outlets. The notice must comply with HUD fair housing requirements and must specify who may apply, and where and when applications will be received. SARA will begin to announce the reopening of the waiting list at least 30 days prior to the date applications will first be accepted. If the list is only being reopened for certain categories of families, this information will be contained in the notice. ~~02~12 Page 4-4