Households must complete an application to participate in the Public Housing Program. Eligible applicants are then put on a waiting list for admission that uses the date and time of application and preference factors to determine priority of placement. The Public Housing Authority makes a preliminary eligibility determination to determine whether the applicant will be placed on the waiting list and to determine priority of placement. Placement on the waiting list will be based upon information in the household’s application. Final eligibility will be determined after the applicant is notified that the applicant is approaching the top of the waiting list.
•Households must complete an application to participate in the Public Housing Program.
•Eligible applicants are then put on a waiting list for admission that uses the date and time of application and preference factors to determine priority of placement.
•The Public Housing Authority makes a preliminary eligibility determination, to determine whether the applicant will be placed on the waiting list and to determine priority of placement. Placement on the waiting last will be based upon information in the household’s application. Final eligibility will be determined after the applicant is notified that the applicant is approaching the top of the waiting list.
When Applications are Taken:
- Applications for housing assistance programs are taken in the HRA office daily during regular business hours. You may fill out the application at the HRA office, take it with you and return it, fill it out on-line at the HRA office or on-line from any computer with internet access. The Public Housing Authority may close the waiting list because it has a sufficient number of applicants it can serve in a reasonable period of time.
- When the waiting list is closed the Public Housing Authority will accept an application when all of the following circumstances apply:
- An applicant is otherwise eligible and claims to qualify for a Preference, and
- There is not an adequate pool of applicants already on the waiting list for that particular bedroom size who are likely to qualify for a Preference, and therefore, it appears that the applicant would qualify for assistance before other applicants on the waiting list.
Updating the Waiting List:
No less than annually, the Public Housing Authority will update the waiting list by mailing letters to applicants to determine whether they continue to be interested in Public Housing. The Public Housing Authority will remove names of applicants who fail to respond.
Reinstatement to Waiting List:
When applicants are removed from the waiting list because they failed to contact the Public Housing Authority reconfirming continued interest in Public Housing, they will be reinstated to the list if they contact the Public Housing Authority within 60 days of their removal from the waiting list. The applicant will be reinstated onto the list using the date of the original application.
Closing and Opening the Waiting List:
Before suspending or resuming taking applications, the Public Housing Authority will issue a public announcement. The announcement will be published in local newspapers at least two weeks before the waiting list is closed or opened.
APPLICANTS FOR BOTH PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE: Applicants who applied for both Public Housing and Section 8 Assistance, and who are admitted into a Public Housing unit after April 26, 1993, may remain on the waiting list for Section 8 Assistance.
