Haw. Code R. § 17-2031-26 - Waiting list
(a) The authority shall maintain a separate
waiting list for each of its housing choice voucher or project-based voucher
programs.
(b) Placement on the
waiting list may be by:
(1) Date and time;
or
(2) Random lottery selection, so
long as all adopted preferences are considered.
(c) Applicants shall be notified of the
opportunity to apply for vouchers and of the procedure to be used to be placed
on the waiting lists through notices posted in a conspicuous place at the
authority's offices that accept section 8 applications, the authority's
website, and in a printed statement in the authority's information material on
its application process.
(d) The
notice to open the waiting list shall include information on what procedure
shall be used to place applicants on the waiting list, how to apply, the date
and time of the lottery selection and the number of applicants that will be
selected by the lottery, if applicable.
(e) The authority may accept applications
from applicants with and without a preference, or solely based on preference,
which will be specified in the notice of opening of the wait list.
(f) Applicants who are selected for placement
on the waiting list shall be notified in writing, through mail or electronic
communication, of their selection on the waiting list approximately ten
business days after the waiting list has closed.
(g) Selection of applicants from the waiting
list shall be based upon:
(1) A randomly
assigned number based on the number of applicants that were selected by the
lottery; or
(2) Date and time of
the application; and
(3) Applicable
local preference.
(h) An
applicant must notify the authority, at least annually, of any change that may
affect the applicant's place on the waiting list and the authority's ability to
contact applicant. Changes include, but are not limited to, familial status,
financial status, mailing address and current residence.
(i) An applicant may continue to be on the
waiting list even though the applicant is a tenant in or receiving housing
assistance from another housing program.
(j) Applications for the housing choice
voucher program will be active for eighteen months from the date of placement
on the waiting list and then will expire. Applicants on the waitlist at
eighteen months will receive a letter informing them that their application has
expired within ten business days.
(k) When the authority opens the waiting list
for applicants and limits applications to those with local preferences, any
applicant who is unable to verify their preference within ten business days
shall be removed from the waiting list.
(l) Applicants who were either not selected
to participate in the lottery, or whose application has expired, will not
qualify for an informal hearing.
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