D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 14. HOUSING |
Chapter 14-76. HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM: WAITING LISTS, LOCAL PREFERENCES, AND APPLICANT SELECTION |
Section 14-7601. WAITING LISTS
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7601.1DCHA maintains Waiting Lists as follows:
(a)Housing Choice Voucher Program - tenant-based voucher assistance and project-based voucher assistance, known as the Partnership Program operated in accordance with the rules set forth in Chapter 93 of this Title 14;
(b)Moderate Rehabilitation Program - project-based assistance;
(c)Tenant Assistance. Program (TAP) - locally funded project-based assistance, with local funding being phased out and DCHA is no longer accepting new applications; and
(d)Public Housing - which is governed by Chapter 61 of this Title.
7601.2Selection. The selection of applicants to receive vouchers is governed by special admissions, as further described in Subsection 7603 hereof, and preference categories that apply to selection from the waiting list, including Substandard Housing, Involuntarily Displaced, Rent Burdened, Affordable Housing Supply, Quality Affordable Housing, Special Needs Housing and Witness Relocation, as further described in Subsection 7604 hereof.
7601.3Information maintained. DCHA maintains information that permits selection from the Waiting Lists in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter 76. The Waiting Lists shall contain the following information for each applicant listed:
(a)Applicant Name;
(b)Applicant Address, as required to be updated by Applicant upon any change;
(c)Family Composition by age and gender for each member;
(d)Date and time of application;
(e)Qualification for any Local Preference;
(f)Racial or ethnic designation, if provided at applicant's option;
(g)Date of birth and Social Security Number (if applicable); and
(h)Reasonable Accommodation Request and/or Special Unit Needs.
7601.4Transfer Vouchers. Families already in the Housing Choice Voucher Program who request to transfer their voucher from one participating landlord to another are processed under the provisions of Chapter 85 of this Title 14.