Chapter 1 - San Diego Housing Commission

Chapter 1 – Statement of Policies and Objectives
list of available units will be readily available for applicant briefings and participants searching for
housing.
The staff of SDHC initiates personal contact with private property owners and managers by conducting
formal and informal discussions and meetings.
Printed material is offered to acquaint owners and managers with the opportunities available under the
program.
SDHC has active participation in community-based organizations including private property and
apartment owners and managers.
SDHC actively recruits property owners with property located outside areas of low income and poverty
concentration and will apply for exception payment standards if SDHC determines it is necessary to
make the program more accessible in its jurisdiction.
SDHC encourages program participation by owners of units located outside of low income and poverty
concentration. SDHC periodically evaluates the demographic distribution of assisted families to identify
areas within the jurisdiction where owner outreach should be targeted. The purpose of these activities
is to provide more choices and better housing opportunities to families. Voucher holders are informed
of a broad range of areas where they may lease units inside SDHC’s jurisdiction, and are given a list of
property owners or other parties who are willing to lease units or help families who desire to live
outside areas of low income and poverty concentration.
SDHC shall periodically:
- Develop working relationships with owners and real estate broker associations.
- Establish contact with civic, charitable or neighborhood organizations which have an interest in
housing for low-income families and public agencies concerned with obtaining housing for displaced
families.
- Explain equal opportunity and nondiscrimination requirements, including Fair Housing Amendments
Act of 1988 and Americans with Disabilities Act, to real estate agents, property owners, and other
groups that have dealings with low-income families or are interested in housing such families.
J. CONFLICT OF INTEREST [24 CFR 982.161]
All SDHC employees shall abide by the Conflict of Interest regulation as follows:
- Neither SDHC nor any of its contractors or subcontractors may enter into any contract or
arrangement in connection with the tenant-based programs in which any of the following classes of
persons has any interest, direct or indirect, during tenure or for one year thereafter:
- Any present or former member or officer of SDHC (except an appointed resident
commissioner);
- Any employee of SDHC, or any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of SDHC, who
formulates policy or who influences decisions with respect to the programs;
- Any public office, member of a governing body, or State or local legislator, who exercises
functions or responsibilities with respect to the program; or
- Any member of the Congress of the United States.
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