Chapter 1 - San Diego Housing Commission

Chapter 2 – Waiting List, Admission, and Denial of Admission
[24 CFR Part 5, Subparts B, D & E; Part 982, Subpart E]
The SDHC will give at least seven days' notice prior to closing the list.
Upon request from a person with a disability, additional time will be given as an accommodation for
submission of an application after the closing deadline. This accommodation is to allow persons with
disabilities the opportunity to submit an application.
P. SELECTION FROM WAITING LIST [24 CFR 982.204]
When funding is available, families will be selected from the waiting list in their preference-determined
sequence, regardless of family size.
When a family has been selected from the waiting list, they must be prepared at that time to begin the
eligibility process. If the family is unable to begin the process, it will be dropped from the waiting list
and may reapply.
Q. INCOME LIMITATIONS/INCOME TARGETING [24 CFR 982.201(b), 982.353]
Seventy five percent (75%) of new admissions shall not exceed 30% of the Area Median Income (AMI) as
established by HUD. The remaining 25% may be between 31-80% of the AMI.
Meeting the income targeting requirements will require skipping higher income families on the waiting
list as necessary to satisfy SDHC’s annual targeting requirement.
To determine if the family is income-eligible, SDHC compares the Annual Income of the family to the
applicable income limit for the family's size.
Families whose Annual Income exceeds the income limit will be denied admission and offered an
administrative review.
For initial lease-up, families who exercise portability must be within the applicable income limit for the
jurisdiction of the receiving Public Housing Authority.
R. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS
All preferences claimed on the Application for Housing Assistance or while the family is on the waiting
list will be verified after the family is selected from the waiting list.
Applicants must complete a Personal Declaration.
Household composition may not be changed only to qualify for a preference.
S. COMPLIANCE WITH ELIGIBILITY PROCESS
SDHC establishes procedures to gather the information and data necessary to determine a family’s
eligibility. The procedures require the participation and signatures of all adult family members, 18 years
and older. When interviews are scheduled, all adult family members must attend. Failure to provide
requested information and data may result in the denial of an application. Failure to attend the initial
scheduled appointment will result in denial of the application. One reschedule will be allowed as a
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