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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 14-6125. PREFERENCES FOR PLACEMENT ELIGIBILITY HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER APPLICANTS
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6125.1 The waiting list guidelines for admission to the HCVP are found at § 6103 and are incorporated into the Administrative Plan by reference.
6125.2Applicants eligible for preferences shall be selected from the waiting lists in order of priority as set forth below:
(a)Substandard Housing. The substandard preference is divided into three major ranking factors and is implemented in the following priority order:
(1)Homeless, as explained in § 6125.3;
(2)Applicants residing in units that have been declared unfit for habitation or which contain one or more Housing Quality Standard or local housing code violations as explained in § 6125.3; and
(b) Involuntarily Displaced, as explained at § 6125.5 through § 6125.8; and
(c) Rent Burdened, as explained at § 6125.9; and
(d) Disabled families as defined in § 5999.
6125.3DCHA shall give highest placement priority on the waiting list to Homeless applicant families as defined by D.C. Official Code § 4-751.01 (2008 Repl. & 2011 Supp.) who can demonstrate that they no longer have a place to live or are in jeopardy of losing their residence. The following types of documentation are acceptable to support the status of the Family as homeless:
(a) Documentation from a social worker, police officer, shelter, or other qualified source showing that the applicant’s primary nighttime residence is a public or private shelter, street, condemned building, or other place not fit for habitation;
(b) Documentation showing residency in a temporary residence facility which may include a nursing home, hospital, or mental health facility;
(c) Documentation of residency in a transitional housing facility, showing residence is for no more than twenty-four (24) months;
(d) Documentation from a social worker, police officer, shelter, or other qualified source, that the applicant Family is considered to be chronically homeless based upon four (4) incidences as described above in the one (1) year period preceding the date of application; or
(e) Documentation that the applicant Family is living with another household or in another living situation that is tenuous and where the applicant Family has no legal right to occupy the unit, for example, where the right to remain has been revoked by lawful tenant or could be revoked at any time.
6125.4DCHA shall give placement priority to referrals to DCHA from the Executive Office of the Mayor or designated District of Columbia agency of households who currently reside in substandard housing and units declared unfit for habitation. The aggregate number of outstanding vouchers authorized for use is set by the Board of Commissioners from time to time.
6125.5 DCHA shall give placement priority to an applicant Family who is involuntarily displaced due to a disaster. The applicant Family shall provide documentation from a qualified person or agency regarding the disaster and the unit conditions.
6125.6DCHA shall give placement priority to an applicant Family who is involuntarily displaced due to federal, state, or local government action related to code enforcement or public improvement. The applicant Family shall provide documentation from the listed agency taking the relevant action.
6125.7DCHA shall give placement priority to an applicant Family who is involuntarily displaced due to action by an owner or landlord beyond the Family’s control. The applicant Family shall provide the notice from the landlord or owner on actions or notice to vacate said property. Examples include:
(a) Foreclosure documents;
(b) Notice to Vacate with the reason for the action; and
(c) Eviction Notice with the reason for the action.
6125.8DCHA shall give placement priority to an applicant Family who is involuntarily displaced due to Domestic Violence. The applicant Family shall provide documentation from a social worker, police officer, shelter, or other qualified source regarding the incident or incidences of domestic violence and current housing arrangements for the applicant Family.
6125.9DCHA shall give placement priority to an applicant Family who is claiming that its current rent is creating a financial burden. The applicant Family shall provide DCHA with its current lease agreement, current utilities paid by the applicant Family and a financial affidavit of current income.
6125.10Permanent Supportive Housing- HCVP Applicants are included under this preference if an applicant is referred to DCHA by an agency of the District of Columbia government as an individual or family in need of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families with histories of homelessness. Up to 447 vouchers are authorized for this purpose. 26 of the 447 vouchers allocated to this permanent supportive housing limited local preference were reallocated from the condemnation voucher preference set forth in Section 7604.4(b), Chapter 76 of Title 14. To the extent any of such 26 vouchers are not issued and actually used by an applicant for housing under this permanent supportive housing limited local preference by January 31, 2013, any of such unused vouchers shall be reallocated to the condemnation voucher limited local preference under Section 7604.4(b).
6125.11Long Term Care Housing – HCVP Applicants are included under this preference if an applicant is referred to DCHA by an agency of the District of Columbia government as a person in need of housing with added wrap-around health care and in-home and community based services. The applicants are either people with disabilities or the elderly who desire to maintain their independent living. Up to 65 vouchers are authorized for this purpose.
6125.12 Shelter System Relief—Applicants are included under this preference if an applicant is referred to DCHA by District of Columbia Department of Human Services (“DHS”) or some other District agency as designated by the Office of the Mayor as a homeless individual or family temporarily housed in a shelter and such applicant meets the DHS eligibility requirements in addition to the DCHA HCVP program requirements. Up to 113 vouchers are authorized for this purpose. Such vouchers will be available for issuance to individuals/families that are referred to DCHA by September 30, 2014 and any vouchers not issued to the referred families will no longer be available and will be returned to DCHA’s general voucher inventory for issuance to individuals/families selected from the DCHA waiting list. Any extension of this allocation will be made at the sole discretion of DCHA’s Executive Director.