Public Housing Research Paper

Applying for public housing has always been a long and complicated process. So, before someone even begins the applications process it best for them to see if they fall under all the eligibly requirements. For example, the first step under the qualifications for The San Antonio Public Housing Authority is that they must be a family as defined under the SAHA’s Admissions and Continued Occupancy policy. They also must meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements on citizenship or immigration status. In SAHA’s policy it states that “the applicant, or at least one member of the applicant’s family, must be a citizen or have eligible immigration status” (SAHA’s ACOP). When it occurs that some of the family members …show more content…
This is part of SAHA’s policy so that they may avoid admitting new residents who can “…be damaging to the health, safety and welfare of current residents…” (SAHA’s ACOP). When SAHA submits someone to a criminal background check they are asking these questions. Do they have a history of criminal activity that involves physical violence to a person or property, or have any drug related convictions? Then from there it is determined if they are threat to anyone living on the premises. Another thing that is looked at is alcohol abuse. However, in SAHA’s policy this should only be looked at “…as an aggravating factor...” when it comes to criminal charges (SAHA’s ACOP). The two convictions that will automatically make someone ineligible to live in SAHA’s public housing system will be if they are registered as lifetime sex offender or if they have been convicted of producing methamphetamines on site at an assisted housing unit. These steps that are in this process are meant to keep the peace and prevent any unwanted criminal activity in and around the public housing …show more content…
To make sure that they stay on that waiting list it is the applicants responsibly to keep up with their application and see that it stays up to date with their most current information. In hopes to getting the wait list time shorter SAHA sends out a letter to the current address on the applications to make sure the person is still interested. If the person does not reply within fifth teen days or the letter is returned with no forwarding address, the applicate will be removed from the list. The only other conditions to remove someone off the list per SAHA’s policy is if they have been placed in SAHA public housing, the applicant themselves request for the application to be removed, they failed to show up to any interviews, they could not give the correct information to the people at SAHA, they were informed that the applicated has deceased, or the applicant was offered public housing but dined it with no justifiable reason. If someone was taken off the list and they wish to be reinstated. It must be within ninety days of them being removed. However, the applicate must prove that they were under mitigating circumstances, like if they were in the