ACOP - San Antonio Housing Authority

6. If a family’s composition has grown due to the addition of children thorough birth,
adoption or court awarded custody, such that the family exceeds the occupancy
guidelines for the largest unit available at a site, the family can be offered a split
transfer into two units. Each new family must have as its head at least one adult
listed on the most recent lease (1 must be the original head of household) and each
head of household must be legally capable of executing a lease.
7. A dependent may not reside with more than one family at a time. The family that has
the primary custody, the family with whom the dependent lives more than 50% of the
time, shall be the dependent’s family for the purpose of determining income,
deductions, and the appropriate size of the apartment.
8. All requests for exceptions to the occupancy standards must be submitted in writing.
9. In the case of a request for exception as a reasonable accommodation, the PHA will
encourage the resident to make the request in writing using a reasonable
accommodation request form. However, the PHA will consider the exception request
any time the resident indicates that an accommodation is needed whether or not a
formal written request is submitted.
10. Requests for a larger size unit must explain the need or justification for the larger
size unit, and must include appropriate documentation.
11. Requests based on health-related reasons must be verified by a knowledgeable
professional source, unless the disability and the disability-related request for
accommodation is readily apparent or otherwise known.
12. The PHA will notify the family of its decision within 20 business days of receiving the
family’s request.
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