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<br />04/01/15 Page 4-5 <br /> <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will not merge the HCV waiting list with the waiting list for any other program <br />they operate. <br /> <br />4-II.C. OPENING AND CLOSING THE WAITING LIST [24 CFR 982.206] <br />Closing the Waiting List <br />A PHA is permitted to close the waiting list if it has an adequate pool of families to use its <br />available HCV assistance. Alternatively, the PHA may elect to continue to accept applications <br />only from certain categories of families that meet particular preferences or funding criteria. <br /> SAHA Policy <br />SAHA may close the waiting list when the estimated waiting period for housing <br />assistance for applicants on the list exceeds 24 months or may open for a limited <br />timeframe. Where SAHA has particular preferences or funding criteria that require a <br />specific category of family, SAHA may elect to continue to accept applications from <br />these applicants while closing the waiting list to others. <br />SAHA may determine after reviewing the community need and available funding that it <br />may be beneficial for the waitlist to remain open indefinitely or for the waitlist to remain <br />open for specific categories such as NED or veterans. <br /> <br />Reopening the Waiting List <br />If the waiting list has been closed, it cannot be reopened until the PHA publishes a notice in local <br />newspapers of general circulation, minority media, and other suitable media outlets. The notice <br />must comply with HUD fair housing requirements and must specify who may apply, and where <br />and when applications will be received. <br /> SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will announce the reopening of the waiting list through a public notice prior to the <br />date applications will first be accepted. If the list is only being reopened for certain <br />categories of families, this information will be contained in the notice. <br />SAHA will give public notice by publishing the relevant information in suitable media <br />outlets including, but not limited to: The Orange County Register, Miniondas, or other <br />Spanish publications, Nguoi Viet newspaper. Other publications may be used if it is <br />determined that it would be beneficial in reaching specific populations. <br /> <br />4-II.D. FAMILY OUTREACH [HCV GB, pp. 4-2 to 4-4] <br />The PHA must conduct outreach as necessary to ensure that the PHA has a sufficient number of <br />applicants on the waiting list to use the HCV resources it has been allotted. <br />5-7