2013 CMHA HCVP Admin Plan - Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing ...

The residency preference is required to accommodate families in Cuyahoga County in need of
safe decent and affordable housing as evidenced by the 2010 American Community Survey –
One Year Estimates, which states that the percentage of families and people whose income in the
past 12 months is below the poverty level is 14.5% for all families.
The residency preference will not have the purpose or effect of delaying or otherwise denying
admission to the program based on the race, color, ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability or
age of any member of the applicant family. The preference will not be based on how long an
applicant has resided or worked in Cuyahoga County.
Acceptable documentation of Cuyahoga County residency or employment must be provided at
the time of the full application.
This preference is only applicable to waiting lists established in 2011 or after. Any prior waiting
list will be completely exhausted in accordance with the waiting list policy as outlined in the
2010 Administrative Plan prior to the Cuyahoga County Residency Preference being
implemented.
Intergenerational Housing Project-Based Site-Based Waiting List Preference: This
preference applies to project-based applicants who are adults 55 years of age and older with legal
custody of one or more minor children, who are applying to reside in a designated building.
Eligible applicants will be assigned 10 preference points on the project-based site-based waiting
list for the specific property to which they apply.
Permanent Supportive Housing Project-Based Site-Based Waiting List Preference: This
preference applies to chronically homeless applicants. A chronically homeless applicant is an
unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition, or an adult member of a homeless family
who has either been continuously homeless for one year or more, or has had at least four
episodes of homelessness in the past three years. Eligible applicants will be assigned 10
preference points on the project-based site-based waiting list for the specific property to which
they apply.
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Moderate Rehabilitation Site-Based Waiting List
Preference: This preference applies to homeless applicants. Homeless applicants are those who
are sleeping in shelters or in places not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks,
sidewalks, or abandoned buildings. This includes persons who ordinarily sleep in one of the
above places but are spending a short time (30 consecutive days or less) in a hospital or other
institution. Persons will also be considered to be homeless if 1.) they are being evicted within
the week from dwelling units or are persons being discharged within the week from institutions
in which they have been residents for more than 30 consecutive days; and 2.) no subsequent
residences have been identified; and 3.) they lack the resources and support networks needed to
obtain access to housing. A person is homeless if, without assistance, they would have to spend
the night in a shelter or in a place not meant for human habitation. Eligible applicants will be
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Approved by CMHA Board of Commissioners
October 3, 2012
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