Haw. Code R. § 17-2040-29 - Final application process-selection and certification
(a) Selection for certification and final
application processing shall be from the established waiting list.
(b) Applicants shall be provided with a
briefing packet containing all required materials and shall be informed of
their responsibilities prior to acceptance of a voucher. A voucher shall not be
issued unless the applicant or authorized representative participates in a
briefing and signs the voucher.
(c)
A voucher holder shall be responsible for finding a qualified dwelling unit of
appropriate size prior to the expiration of the voucher.
(d) The authority shall ensure housing search
assistance is made available during their initial housing search through
partnership with the Coe or other designated partner referral agencies. The
authority may use available emergency housing voucher funds to assist in the
housing search, completion of the rental application, and completion of forms
submitted to the authority.
(e) A
voucher shall expire at the end of one hundred twenty days from issuance unless
within that tirneframe, the family submits a request for lease approval, in
which case the one hundred twenty day time limit shall be suspended while the
authority determines whether to approve the lease.
(f) An applicant may request an extension
beyond one hundred twenty days provided there are verifiable circumstances
beyond the applicant's control that hinder the applicant from locating a
suitable unit. The request for extension shall be in writing and be received by
the authority or postmarked no later than the last day of the voucher term. The
extension request shall include an explanation for the request and a progress
report on efforts made to locate a suitable unit. If an extension is granted,
the authority shall recertify the applicant's eligibility and income.
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