HomeMy WebLinkAbout5 - SEMAP5-1
5-2
Section 8 Management Assessment Program Indicators
Indicator #1 Selection from Waiting List: 15/15 points
This indicator shows whether SAHA has written policies in its administrative plan for
selecting applicants from the waiting list and whether SAHA follows these policies when
selecting applicants for admission from the waiting list.
Indicator #2 Rent Reasonableness: 15/20 points
This indicator shows whether SAHA has and implements a reasonable written method
to determine and document for each unit leased that the rent to owner is reasonable
based on current rents for comparable unassisted units at the time of initial leasing; if
there is any increase in the rent to owner; and at the Housing Assistance Payment
(HAP) contract anniversary if there is a 5 percent decrease in the published fair market
rent (FMR) in effect 60 days before the HAP contract anniversary.
Indicator #3 Determination of Adjusted Income: 15/20 points
This indicator shows whether, at the time of admission and annual reexamination,
SAHA verifies and correctly determines adjusted annual income for each assisted family
and, where the family is responsible for utilities under the lease, SAHA uses the
appropriate utility allowances for the unit leased in determining the gross rent.
Indicator #4 Utility Allowance Schedule: 5/5 points
This indicator shows whether SAHA maintains an up-to-date utility allowance schedule.
Indicator #5 Housing Quality Standards (HQS) Quality Control Inspections: 5/5 points
This indicator shows whether a SAHA supervisor or other qualified person reinspects a
sample of units under contract during SAHA’s fiscal year, which meets the minimum
sample size, for quality control of HQS inspections.
Indicator #6 HQS Enforcement: 10/10 points
This indicator shows whether, following each HQS inspection of a unit under contract
where the unit fails to meet HQS, any cited life-threatening HQS deficiencies are
corrected within 24 hours from the inspection and all other cited HQS deficiencies are
corrected within no more than 30 calendar days from the inspection or any SAHA-
approved extension.
Indicator #7 Expanding Housing Opportunities: 5/5 points
This indicator shows whether SAHA has adopted and implemented a written policy to
encourage participation by owners of units located outside areas of poverty or minority
concentration; informs voucher holders of the full range of areas where they may lease
units both inside and outside SAHA’s jurisdiction; and supplies a list of landlords or
other parties who are willing to lease units or help families find units, including units
outside areas of poverty or minority concentration.
EXHIBIT 1
5-3
Indicator #8 Payment Standards: 5/5 points
This indicator shows whether SAHA has adopted current payment standards for the
voucher program by unit size for each FMR area in the Public Housing Agency (PHA)
jurisdiction.
Indicator #9 Annual Reexaminations: 10/10 points
This indicator shows whether SAHA completes a reexamination for each participating
family at least once every 12 months.
Indicator #10 Correct Tenant Rent Calculations: 5/5 points
This indicator shows whether SAHA correctly calculates family’s share of the rent to
owner in the HCV program.
Indicator # 11 Pre-contract HQS Inspections: 5/5 points
This indicator shows whether newly leased units pass a HQS inspection before the
beginning date of the assisted lease and HAP contract.
Indicator # 12 Annual HQS Inspections: 10/10 points
This indicator shows whether SAHA inspects each unit under contract at least annually.
Indicator # 13 Lease-up: 15/20 points
This indicator shows whether SAHA enters assistance contracts on behalf of eligible
families for the number of units that has been under Annual Contributions Contract
(ACC), or under budget for at least one year.
Indicator # 14 Family Self Sufficiency: 10/10 points
This indicator consists of two components which show whether SAHA has enrolled
families in the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program as required, and the extent of
SAHA’s progress in supporting FSS by measuring the percent of current FSS
participants with FSS progress reports entered in the Public & Indian Housing
Information Center (PIC) that have had increases in earned income which resulted in
escrow account balances.
Indicator # 15 Deconcentration Bonus: 0/5 points
The Santa Ana Housing Authority does not have enough data to certifiy for this bonus
indicator.
5-4
EXHIBIT 2
5-5
5-6