Title
Resolution to Amend the Administrative Plan Regarding Chapter 4: Application Process and Chapter 16: Informal Hearings for Participants
Memorandum
The Ann Arbor Housing Commission's Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan details its policies and procedures for the management of its Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The AAHC periodically revises the Plan to reflect changes in HUD policies and changes in AAHC policies. Staff recommend that the AAHC Board adopt policy changes that impact the occupancy standard to increase the housing opportunities and housing stability for AAHC voucher families. The proposed changes are within the following sections: Chapter 4: Application Process and Chapter 16: Informal Hearings for Participants
Proposal 1:
Applicants must provide verification of preference during the interview process. AAHC is proposing to change the current policy to remove applicants who do not qualify for self-certified preferences during the waiting list application interview process.
4-III.F. COMPLETING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
The PHA must verify all information provided by the family (see Chapter 7). Based on verified information, the PHA must make a final determination of eligibility (see Chapter 3) and must confirm that the family qualified for any special admission, targeted funding admission, or selection preference that affected the order in which the family was selected from the waiting list.
Current Policy
If a family fails to qualify for any criteria that affected the order in which it was selected from the waiting list (e.g. targeted funding, extremely low-income), the family will be returned to its original position on the waiting list. The PHA will notify the family in writing that it has been returned to the waiting list, and will specify the reasons for it.
Proposed Policy
If a family fails to qualify for any criteria that affected the order in which it was selected from the waiting list (e.g. targeted funding, preferences...
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