Section 14-6102. APPLICATION PROCESS AND REVIEW

 

6102.1Upon receipt of a completed application, DCHA shall place the Applicant on the selected waiting list(s) based on the date and time that the application was received, the type and unit size required based on occupancy guidelines and applicable Special Programs and/or allocations, and any preference(s) established by DCHA.

 

6102.2Each Applicant shall be assigned a unique Client Identification Number (CIN) for identification purposes.

 

6102.3Placement on DCHA’s waiting list(s) does not guarantee the family admission to public housing, the Housing Choice Voucher, or the Moderate Rehabilitation Program.

 

6102.4Periodically, as vacancies occur or are anticipated at DCHA owned and operated public housing developments or as Housing Choice Vouchers become available or units become available in the Moderate Rehabilitation Program, Applicants near the top of the applicable waiting list(s) shall be interviewed in order to obtain and verify any and all information necessary to make an eligibility determination in accordance with Sections 6106, 6107, 6108, and 6109. 

 

6102.5Public housing and Moderate Rehabilitation Applicants who have been deemed eligible shall be placed in the selection pool.

 

6102.6DCHA shall review the application for any current debt owed to any public housing authority or Housing Choice Voucher programs via the HUD Enterprise Income Verification system “EIV” or any other income or debt verification source.

 

6102.7If a current debt is found, DCHA shall notify the Applicant of the debt amount, to whom it is owed and the consequences of an unresolved debt at the time of the eligibility determination. 

 

6102.8If the current debt is unresolved at the time of the eligibility determination the Applicant may be deemed ineligible.

 

6102.9The Applicant shall be allowed to submit mitigating circumstances to demonstrate an Applicant’s suitability to receive housing assistance.

 

6102.10Applicants in the public housing selection pool shall be offered housing units that meet their occupancy and accessibility needs as the appropriately sized units become available, pursuant to Sections 6112 and 6113.

 

6102.11Eligible Applicants for the Housing Choice Voucher Program are offered a voucher as vouchers become available pursuant to Chapter 76.

 

6102.12Eligible Applicants for the Moderate Rehabilitation Program shall be placed in a selection pool and offered a unit as units become available pursuant to Chapter 76.

 

6102.13The determination of eligibility and the process for the ultimate determination of ineligibility, including the informal conference and the option to request a review by an independent third party reviewer, are found in Section 6107 of this chapter.

 

 

authority

District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999, effective May 9, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-105; D.C. Official Code § 6-203 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 7973, 7985-86 (December 26, 1986); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 4914, 4916 (July 24, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 46 DCR 603 (January 22, 1999), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 7913, 7914 (November 6, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 11701 (December 28, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 10308 (November 15, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 5739 (July 18, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 10347 (December 5, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 10416 (July 31, 2015).