ACOP - San Antonio Housing Authority

c. That he/she may be assisted by Counsel and witnesses may offer
testimony;
d. That the informal hearing is the sole remaining opportunity for the
applicant to offer information or argument in support of why the action
should not have been taken; and
e. That the request for an informal hearing must be received within 10
days of the date of the letter.
K. Local Preferences
1. The PHA’s method for selection will be based on preference, and date and time of
application.
2. Applicants must provide verification before they can be placed on the waiting list with the
requested preference [24 CFR 960.206]:
a. Involuntarily displacement preference is extended to families that are involuntarily displaced by:
Natural disaster (fire, flood, hurricane, earthquake, etc), as verified by local, state, or federal
authorities within the last 6 months;
PHA action (emergency relocation, purchase, demolition, sale of property, extensive rehabilitation,
etc);
PHA owned, operated housing development and SAHA/HUD sells, forecloses or demolishes the
project (to include major renovations/modernization, property acquisition or other action of the
PHA);
b. PHA sponsored housing programs, (Moderate Rehabilitation Program, Shelter Plus Care, Housing
Choice Voucher Program, Homeownership Program, 5H Homeownership Program, and the
Section 32 Homeownership Program) to meet specific housing needs (i.e. bedroom size,
reasonable accommodation, or to satisfy legal judgments); or to provide housing due to loss of
program funding.
c. Working Preference:
To qualify for this preference the Head, co-head, or spouse must be working at least 30
hours per week at the State's minimum wage, or more, for the period six months prior to
admission. This is a pilot program for a maximum of 200 families. All applicants claiming
this preference must join the FSS program upon moving in. The pilot program will provide
assistance for the family for 5 years unless extended based on a hardships addressed in
the FSS regulations. Extensions are limited to 2 years.
d. Simplified Earned Income Disregard (EID)-
Only the head, co-head, or spouse can qualify the family for the disregard. To qualify the
member must be previously unemployed for 30 days. For families wishing to take
advantage of the EID, the disregard will consist of:
Yr. 1:100% of the earned income disregarded,
Yr. 2: 50% of the earned income disregarded,
Yr. 3: 25% of the income disregarded,
Yr. 4: 20% of the income disregarded, and
Yr. 5: 10% of the income disregarded.
There will be no “start-stop” for the disregard. Because this disregard allows the family to
retain earnings immediately it will replace the FSS Escrow account for those participating in
the program.
For families already in the FSS program, any escrow already earned at the time of the EID
will remain in the account. The family will be eligible for the FSS escrow when the eligibility
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