Chapter 1 - San Diego Housing Commission

Chapter 13 – Special Programs
- Not deny other housing opportunities to persons who qualify for an HCV under this program other
housing opportunities, or otherwise restrict access to SDHC programs to eligible applicants who
choose not to participate;
- Provide housing search assistance (24CFR Section 8.28(a)(3);
- In accordance with rent reasonableness requirements, approve higher rents to owners that provide
accessible units with structural modifications for persons with disabilities (24 CFR Section 8.28(a)(5);
- Provide technical assistance, through referrals to local fair housing and equal opportunity offices, to
owners interested in making reasonable accommodations or units accessible to persons with
disabilities.
SECTION 10: SHORT TERM TRANSITIONAL SUPPORTIVE PROJECT BASED PROGRAM
The Short Term Transitional Supportive Project Based program will be a transitional housing program
using flat-subsidy project-based subsidy paired with supportive services, offered by the selected provider
agency.
Waiting Lists: The service providing agency will create and maintain a site-based waiting list, which will
comply with Fair Housing Laws. It is expected that the program participants will be sought out from the
neighborhood streets and once the program is at capacity a waiting list will ensue. SDHC will audit this
list to ensure compliance. Program participants will be encouraged to apply for and remain on SDHC
tenant-based waiting list in order to transfer to the tenant based voucher program.
Inspections: The units will be required to pass HQS inspection. All units will be inspected annually or
every other year depending on the condition of the project.
Administration: Auditing will be conducted by SDHC, including working with the supportive services
agency staff to conduct a streamlined intake process, collecting vital information and documents for the
purposes of verifying identification, homelessness status, and modified criminal history requirements.
The intake and exit information will be provided to SDHC who will maintain vital data on each unit and
its occupants to provide to HUD. The supportive service agency will also be required to submit
semiannual reports to SDHC with information on occupancy per unit and program participation.
Partner Selection: Project based subsidy for these programs will be awarded on a competitive basis.
The exception will be if the program is housed in an SDHC-owned development, in which case the
subsidy will be awarded non-competitively, per a prior HUD-approved MTW activity.
SECTION 11: HOMELESS VETERAN PROJECT BASED PROGRAM
The Homeless Veteran Project Based program will be a transitional program that will provide a flat
rental subsidy to Veteran’s Village of San Diego to house 30 homeless veterans. The number of
individuals served may increase if the program proves successful and if need and/or funding allows.
Transitional in nature, the program participants will be provided with a housing subsidy for up to 12
months while maintaining program eligibility.
Administration: Program administration and auditing will be conducted by SDHC, including working with
the VVSD staff to conduct a streamlined intake process, collecting vital information and documents for
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