• Anyone who wishes to be accepted for housing or placed on our waiting list and feels they meet the above outlined criteria must complete the appropriate application for their housing need, as well as the Authorization for Criminal Record Investigation and Reference Check Inquiry and Consent.  The application and authorization forms must include a signature from the applicant, and co-applicant if applicable, certifying the accuracy and completeness of information provided. 
  
• Applications may be obtained by either stopping in and requesting a copy at the front desk or asking that one be mailed to them.
  
• Present state issued photo identification (such as a Driver’s License or ID card) and evidence of a valid social security number for each household member who is 6 years of age or older.  If no Social Security Number has been assigned to a particular family member, the applicant must sign a certification stating that no SSN has been assigned.  If an applicant has a social security number but does not have the required documentation, the applicant may submit the Social Security number and certify that the number is accurate but that documentation cannot be provided.  The applicant then has sixty (60) days to provide the documentation to the owner.   If the applicant is found to be otherwise eligible for admission, they may retain their position on the waiting list for the 60 day period during which they are trying to obtain documentation.  If the applicant is 62 or older, this period may be extended for an additional 60 days to obtain and submit the documentation.  Otherwise, the applicant is determined to be ineligible and is then removed from the waiting list.  Until such time as the SSN documentation is provided, they may not be admitted for occupancy. 
   
• Acceptable documentation of social security number include:
   
  • Original Social Security card
  • Driver’s license with SSN
  • Identification card issued by a federal, State, or local agency, medical insurance provider, or an employer or trade union.
  • Earnings statements on payroll stubs
  • Bank statement
  • Form 1099
  • Benefit award letter
  • Retirement benefit letter
  • Life insurance policy
  • Court records

     If the applicant cannot supply the original Social Security Card and supplies one of the documents listed above, the
     applicant must also certify that the document provided is complete and accurate.

• References must be verifiable and yield a positive result.
  
• Only single applicants will be accepted for studio apartments.  A maximum of two persons will be accepted for one bedroom apartments.
  
• Those placed on one or more waiting lists are required to contact Owner every 6 months.  Owner retains the right to remove from the waiting list(s) those who do not comply.
   
• Applicants are required to report to Owner any changes in household composition.

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Applications will be denied from households who:

• Were evicted in the last three years from federally assisted housing for drug related criminal activity, unless the household member has successfully completed an approved, supervised drug rehabilitation program; or the circumstances leading to the eviction no longer exist (e.g. the household member no longer resides in the household).
  
• Were evicted from any non-governmental, public, flat-rate rental property for any reason.
  
• Any member who is currently engaged in illegal use of drugs or for which the Owner has reasonable cause to believe that a members illegal use or pattern of illegal use of a drugs may interfere with the health, safety, and right to peaceful enjoyment of the property by other tenants;
  
• Any member who is subject to a state sex offender lifetime registration requirement;
  and
• Any member if there is reasonable cause to believe that member’s behavior, from abuse or pattern of abuse of alcohol, may interfere with the health, safety, and right to peaceful enjoyment by other tenants.
  
• Are unable to disclose and document SSNs of all household members 6 years of age or older.
  
• Subsidized applicants who do not sign and submit verification consent forms or the Authorization for Release of Information (forms HUD-9887 and HUD-9887-A);
  
• Has household characteristics that are not appropriate for the specific type of unit available at the time, or has a family of a size not appropriate for the unit sizes that are available;
  
• Includes family members who did not declare citizenship or non-citizenship status, or sign a statement electing not to contend noncitizen status. However, Owner may permit families to revise their application to exclude proposed family members who do not declare citizenship or eligible noncitizen status; or
  
• Does not meet the Owner’s Tenant Screening Criteria.
  
• Felony convictions for certain types of crimes will result in denial of your application.  You will be denied if you have had a conviction for any type of crime that would be considered a serious threat to real property, to the peaceful enjoyment by neighbors of the premises, or crimes against a vulnerable population group.  This includes the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance.
  
• Certain court judgments against you may result in denial of your application.  If you have been through a court ordered eviction or had any judgment against you for financial delinquency, your application will be denied.
  
• False information is grounds for denial.  You will be denied rental if you misrepresent any information on the application.  If misrepresentations are found after a rental agreement has been signed, your rental agreement will be terminated.
  
• All rejections will be in writing advising the reason(s) for the rejection, along with applicants’ right to respond to the Owner in writing or request a meeting within 14 days to dispute the rejection.  Any meeting with the applicant to discuss the rejection will be conducted by a member of the Owner’s staff who was not involved in the initial decision to deny admission or assistance. Within 5 business days of the Owner response or meeting, the Owner will advise the applicant in writing of the final decision on eligibility.
  

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