ACOP - San Antonio Housing Authority

. Excess utility
c. Maintenance and Other Services
d. Other charges, including late fees
e. Amounts due under a repayment agreement with the SAHA.
f. Rent
2. The oldest obligation within any of the above classifications will be the first to be retired.
3. It is the responsibility of the tenant to ensure that all mandatory obligations are paid in full
and on time.
4. Late fees only apply to unpaid rent balances.
V. MINIMUM RENT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP PROVISIONS
A. A family required to pay the minimum rent may request a financial hardship exemption. For the
purpose of determining whether a qualifying hardship is temporary or long term, “temporary” is
considered to be a period of less than 90 days.
B. If the family requests a financial hardship, the 90-day period is measured from the date the family
requested the hardship exemption.
C. The family must apply for a financial hardship exemption from payment of the minimum rent. If the
situation is expected to last for at least 90 days from the date the family requested the exemption,
a long term exemption is granted. If the situation is expected to last less than 90 days, a temporary
exemption is granted.
D. A financial hardship exemption must be granted if the family provides proof that any of the
following situations exists.
1. The family has lost eligibility for or is awaiting eligibility determination for a Federal, State or
local assistance program, including a family member who is a noncitizen lawfully admitted
for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act who would be entitled to
public benefits but for title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of
1996;
2. The income of the family has decreased because of changed circumstances, including loss
of employment, since the last reexamination;
3. A death has occurred in the assisted family which has a continuing financial impact on the
family.
4. The death of an immediate member of the family has occurred which has a continuing
financial impact on the family. “Immediate member of the family” means those relatives or
step relatives bearing the following relationship to the head, spouse, or co-head: spouse,
domestic partner, mother, father, son, daughter, sister, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, or
uncle.
1. Such family members do not need to be a member of the assisted family.
5. The family would be evicted because it is unable to pay the minimum rent.
1. “Unable to pay” means that the minimum rent would require the family to pay more
than 50 percent of its monthly income (50 percent of one twelfth of annual income)
toward the gross rent.
E. Prohibition of Eviction
1. A family who has requested a financial hardship exemption from the minimum rent will not
be subject to eviction for non-payment of rent for 90-days beginning the month following the
request for the exemption.
F. Long Term Financial Hardship
1. If it is determined that the family’s financial hardship is long-term, the family will be exempt
from the minimum rent as long as the hardship continues.
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