Chapter 1 - San Diego Housing Commission

Chapter 11 – Program Terminations and Program Integrity Unit
[24 CFR Part 982, Subpart B, G, I & K]
V. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURES
1. Applicants
SDHC will issue a written Notice of Ineligibility to Section 8 applicants that have been determined
ineligible. The Notice will include the reason(s) for the decision and the procedures and timeframe
for requesting an Administrative Review.
The Administrative Review shall be conducted by any person designated by SDHC other than the
person who made or approved the original decision under review.
The applicant shall be given the opportunity to present documentation or written objections to
SDHC’s decision. SDHC shall promptly notify the participant in writing of the decision.
2. Participants
SDHC will issue participants a written Notice of Intended Action for decisions that reduce a family’s
assistance or deny a reasonable accommodation. The notice shall include the reasons for the
decision and the opportunity to request an Administrative Review.
When the participant’s objection is not resolved through the Administrative Review process, the
Administrative Review decision letter will notify the participant of their right to request an Informal
Hearing.
W. WHEN AN INFORMAL HEARING IS REQUIRED AFTER COMPLETION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS
SDHC will give a participant family an opportunity for an Informal Hearing to consider whether the
following SDHC decisions relating to the individual circumstances of the participant family are in
accordance with the law, HUD regulations and SDHC policies:
- Determination of the family’s annual or adjusted income
- Calculation of total tenant payment
- Determination of appropriate utility allowance
- Termination of assistance
- Denial of a new voucher for a family that wants to move
- Determination of voucher size
- Denial of Reasonable Accommodation request
- Determination of ineligible immigration status.
X. INFORMAL HEARING POLICY
The purpose of the Informal Hearing Process is to afford SDHC the opportunity to have an objective
party consider whether decisions relating to a family’s continuing eligibility are in accordance with law,
HUD regulations and this Administrative Plan.
The Informal Hearing is not meant to replace or circumvent appropriate judicial review.
SDHC may implement the following prior to the hearing:
11-15