4961761 Housing Authority, DC - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Guidelines on Shelter System Relief for applicants to the Housing Choice Voucher Program

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY

 

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

The Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) hereby gives notice, pursuant to the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999, effective May 9, 2000, as amended (D.C. Law 13-105; D.C. Official Code § 6-203 (2012 Repl.)), of its intent to adopt amendments to Chapter 61 (Public Housing: Admission and Recertification) of Title 14 (Housing) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”). 

 

This rulemaking updates the guidelines for Shelter System Relief for Housing Choice Voucher Program applicants.

 

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on March 21, 2014 at 61 DCR 002481.  Final action to adopt this rulemaking was taken at the Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting held on June 11, 2014. These rules will become effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

 

Chapter 61 (Public Housing: Admission and Recertification) of Title 14 (Housing) of the DCMR is amended as follows:

 

14 DCMR Section 6125 (Preferences for Placement Eligibility for Housing Choice Voucher Program Applicants), is amended to add a new Subsection 6125.12, to read as follows:

 

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.