ACOP - San Antonio Housing Authority

8. The applicant must provide the complete and accurate Social Security numbers and the
documentation to verify each Social Security number assigned to the applicant and to each
member of the applicant’s household, regardless of age, who claim to have legal residency
or citizenship status.
9. The applicant, spouse, and each member of the applicant’s household who is 18 years of
age or older must sign and submit a Form HUD-9886, “Authorization for the Release of
Information” and other release forms necessary for the Housing Authority to verify the
family’s income and other eligibility factors.
D. Application Procedure
1. Any family that wishes to reside in public housing must apply for admission to the program
[24 CFR 1.4(b)(2)(ii), 24 CFR 960.202(a)(2)(iv), and PH Occ GB, p. 68].
2. The PHA uses a two-step process in selecting families from the waiting list. The PHA
initially will require families to provide only the information needed to make an initial
assessment of the family’s eligibility, preference, and to determine the family’s placement
on the waiting list. The family will be required to provide all of the information necessary to
establish family eligibility and the amount of rent the family will pay at the Eligibility
Interview.
3. Families may obtain application forms from the PHA’s office during normal business hours.
Families may also request – by telephone or by mail – that a form be sent to the family via
first class mail. Completed pre-applications must be returned to the PHA by mail, by fax, or
submitted in person during normal business hours. Pre-Applications must be complete in
order to be accepted by the PHA for processing. If a pre-application is incomplete, the PHA
will notify the family of the additional information required.
4. At the very least, the SAHA will verify the following:
a. Family size, composition, ages and identity of family members.
b. Employment and student status, wages, and date of employment.
c. Any condition(s) which allow an applicant a preference or determines
eligibility.
d. Assigned Social Security numbers for the applicant(s) and each member of
the applicant’s household.
e. If any member of the family is currently residing in assisted housing or if the
family has outstanding debt to another public housing agency as reported in
HUD’s EIV System.
E. Removal of Applicant from the Waiting List
1. Under any of the following conditions, applicants will be removed from the waiting list:
a. The applicant has already accepted an offer of public housing from the
SAHA;
b. The applicant requests that their application be removed, such request must
be in writing;
c. The applicant failed to respond within the 15 day time period to the SAHA’s
first class mail correspondence to confirm their continued interest in public
housing during an update of the waiting list;
d. The applicant failed to respond and attend an pre-occupancy orientation, as
required for admittance into the Public Housing Program;
e. The applicant has not responded to reasonable efforts to schedule an
interview to complete the application or to provide clarification to information
provided on their application; or
f. The applicant failed to keep a scheduled interview or failed to respond to the
SAHA regarding information that is necessary to process the application or to
remain on the waiting list.
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