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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 14. HOUSING |
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Chapter 14-61. PUBLIC HOUSING: ADMISSION AND RECERTIFICATION |
Section 14-6105. PREFERENCES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING
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6105.1At the time of application, applicants self-certify their preference. Verification of a preference is not required until an applicant reaches the top of the waiting list. Applicants will be required to provide verification that they meet the preference as part of the eligibility determination process.
6105.2The granting of a preference does not guarantee admission to public housing. Preferences are used merely to establish the order of placement on the waiting list. Every applicant for public housing or the Housing Choice Voucher Program must also meet DCHA's Applicant Selection Criteria outlined in Section 6109 below.
(a)Preferences
(1)Mixed Population Properties
(i)the following admission preference system will be applied in the selection of otherwise eligible applicants from the waiting list (based on the time and date of application) for a public housing unit offered in mixed population properties:
Preference #1: Elderly Families and/or Disabled Families
Preference #2: Near Elderly Families
Preference #3: All Other Families
(ii)no individual shall be considered a person with disabilities, for purposes of eligibility for public housing under this Title, solely on the basis of any current drug or alcohol dependence.
(2)General Population Properties - the following applicant admission categories, including percentages, will be applied to the selection of otherwise eligible applicants from the public housing waiting list (based on the time and date of application) for public housing units offered in general population properties:
Category #1: Working Families (50% Annually)
Category #2: All Other Families (40% Annually)
(3)Emergency Category - Up to 10% (not to exceed 100 units) annually of all applicants housed in the general and/or mixed-population properties will be selected from qualified applicants in the emergency category. Emergency category is defined in 14 DCMR Subsection 6099.1.
(b)If there are no applicants on the waiting list that qualify for the emergency category, otherwise eligible applicants will be selected for admission.
(c)The admission systems described above will work in combination with requirements to match the characteristics of applicant families to the type of units available, including units for targeted populations, e.g., elderly, disabled. The ability to provide public housing for qualified applicants will depend on the availability of appropriately sized public housing units.
6105.3The DCHA shall select families from the waiting list in the Emergency Category by date and time of application, except when a situation is a federally or locally declared natural disaster or civil disturbance, in which case the Executive Director has the discretion to waive date and time of application in selection. Any determination by the Executive Director to waive the date and time of application must be in writing stating the maximum number of applications that will be selected under these provisions or any limits on time for the waiver, with such waiver being approved for form and legal sufficiency by General Counsel and published in the D.C. Register.
6105.4The preferences for admission to the Housing Choice Voucher Program are found in the DCHA's Administrative Plan for the Section 8 Certificate and Housing Voucher Programs.