PRP.7.5.160 Selection Procedure

(a) Prior to selection of an applicant, verification must be made of their continued eligibility for housing by contacting their utility suppliers, employers, landlord for current information, other third parties, etc.

(b) When a unit becomes available, selections are made by contacting the next person on the waiting list.

(c) Selected applicants will be notified telephonically or by certified US mail of the availability of a unit. If all attempts to contact the applicant are unsuccessful and/or there is no response from the applicant within three (3) days of receipt of the notice, as verified by the certified US Mail Delivery of Receipt card, the applicant will be taken off the Waiting List.

(d) Emergency Placements Due to Fire. The Housing Authority shall give priority to a Tenant family whose home has been destroyed by fire unless the damage was determined to be the result of the Tenant's intentional conduct, negligence, damage or misuse of the property. Emergency placements shall supersede pending awards to waiting list applicants.

(e) Elderly/disabled families will be given preference for units specifically built for elderly/disabled families. Where there are no eligible elderly/disabled families to fill a vacancy, the Authority may allow admission of a near elderly family.