ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN - San Antonio Housing Authority

In making its determination, the following may be considered as verification of anunauthorized household member:The alleged unauthorized member is unable to provide evidence of residency elsewhere.Statements from neighbors and/or the landlord.Any use of the unit address as the visitor's current residence.If the utilities are in the name of the visitor or any other unauthorized member.A family may request an exception to this policy for valid reasons (e.g., care of a relativerecovering from a medical procedure is expected to last 30 consecutive days). Anexception will not be made unless the family can identify and provide documentation ofthe residence to which the guest will return.3-I.K. FOSTER CHILDREN AND FOSTER ADULTSFoster adults are usually persons with disabilities, unrelated to the tenant family, who are unableto live alone [24 CFR 5.609].The term foster child is not specifically defined by the regulations.Foster children and foster adults that are living with an applicant or assisted family areconsidered household members but not family members. The income of foster children/adults isnot counted in family annual income, and foster children/adults do not qualify for a dependentdeduction [24 CFR 5.603; HUD-50058 IB, p. 13].PHA PolicyA foster child is a child that is in the legal guardianship or custody of a state, county, orprivate adoption or foster care agency, yet is cared for by foster parents in their ownhomes, under some kind of short-term or long-term foster care arrangement with thecustodial agency.A foster child or foster adult may be allowed to reside in the unit if their presence wouldnot result in a violation of HQS space standards according to 24 CFR 982.401.Foster children will be included in determining unit size only if they will be in the unitfor more than 6 months.Children that are temporarily absent from the home as a result of placement in foster care arediscussed in Section 3-I.L.© Copyright 2008 Nan McKay & Associates, Inc. Revised/Approved 04/08/10 (Eff: 07/01/10)Unlimited copies may be made for internal use.Page 3-7