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Priorities & Preferences for Elderly/Disabled Public Housing |
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1: Priority Information Sheet (.pdf)
2: Preference Information Sheet (.pdf)
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Priority Categories |
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1a. Disaster: Displacement due to a disaster, such as flood or
fire, that results in the un-inhabitability of an applicant's apartment or dwelling
unit not due to the fault of the applicant and/or household member or beyond
the applicant’s control.
Verification must include:
- A copy of the incident report from the local fire department, and
- A copy of his/her lease, or a statement from the property owner, verifying
that s/he is/was the tenant of record at the affected address, and
- Verification from the fire department, the inspectional services department,
the health department or other appropriate agency that the dwelling unit is
now uninhabitable, and
- The cause of the disaster if known.
1b. Condemned Housing: The applicant’s housing has been declared
unfit for habitation by an agency of government through no fault of the applicant.
Verification requirements are:
- Third-party, written verification from the appropriate unit or agency of
government certifying that the applicant has been displaced or will be displaced
in the next ninety days, as a result of action by that agency; and
- The precise reason(s) for such displacement.
1c. Court-Ordered/No-Fault Eviction: Eviction pursuant to an “Order
for Judgment” (or “Agreement for Judgment”) issued by a court because of landlord
action beyond the applicant’s ability to control or prevent, and the action occurred
despite the applicant’s having met all previously imposed conditions of occupancy
and displacement was not the result of failure to comply with HUD and state policies
with respect to occupancy of underoccupied and overcrowded units or failure to
accept a transfer to another unit in accordance with a court order or policies
or procedures under a HUD-approved desegregation plan.
Verification requirements (documents are required):
- Submission of a fully completed “Certificate of Involuntary Displacement
by Court-Ordered/No-Fault Eviction”; and
- A copy of the “Notice to Quit” issued by the landlord or property manager;
and
- A copy of the “Summons” and “Complaint” available from the court; and
- A copy of the “Answer” or other responses filed by the applicant in court
in response to the “Complaint,” if any; and
- A copy of the "Judgment of the Court" ("Agreement for Judgment,"
"Order for Judgment” and "Findings of Fact," or "Default
Judgment"); and
- If applicable, a copy of the execution issued by the court.
Download a copy of 1c:
Certificate of Involuntary Displacement by Court-ordered/No-fault Eviction (.pdf)
1d. Domestic Violence: Defined as displacement due to continuing
actual or threatened physical violence (including sexual abuse) directed against
one or more of the household members by another member of the same household or
by a non-household member residing in the dwelling unit.
Verification must include:
- Submission of a fully completed "Certificate of Involuntary Displacement
Due to Domestic Violence" or
- Third-party, written verification from the local police department, a social
service agency, a court of competent jurisdiction, a clergy member, a physician,
or a public or private facility that provides shelter or counseling to the
victims of domestic violence.
Such a verification will not be considered valid unless it:
- Describes how the situation came to verifier's attention: and
- Indicates that the threats and/or violence are of a recent [within the past
six (6) months] or continuing nature if the applicant is still residing in
the dwelling where the violence has occurred or is occurring.
- Indicates that the applicant has been displaced because of the threats and/or
violence or that the applicant is in imminent danger where he/she now resides.
- The applicant must supply the name and address of the abusive or threatening
household member or other legal occupant of the dwelling, if not already provided;
- Providedocumentation that the applicant and the alleged abuser are/were
residents of the same dwelling unit at the time the alleged abuse occurred.
Download a copy of 1d:
Certificate of Involuntary Displacement Due to Domestic Violence (.pdf)
1e. Homelessness: A household lacks a fixed, regular and adequate
nighttime habitation OR the primary nighttime dwelling is one of the following:
- A supervised public or private shelter designed to provide temporary living
accommodations (includes welfare hotels, congregate shelters and transitional
housing); or
- a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular
sleeping place for human beings.
Verification requirements are:
- Submission of a "Certificate of Homelessness" fully completed
by an appropriate source or the applicant's signed statement that he/she lacks
a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence; or his/her primary nighttime
residence is supervised public or private shelter designed to provide temporary
housing accommodations (i.e., welfare hotels, congregate shelters and transitional
housing), a public or private place not designed or used as a regular sleeping
place for human beings, OR
- A third-party written verification from a public or private facility that
provides shelter for homeless individuals, the local police department, or
a social services agency, certifying the applicant’s homeless status in accordance
with the definition in this policy.
NOTE: Persons living with residents of public or private housing DO
NOT qualify as homeless.
Download a copy of 1e:
Certificate of Homelessness (.pdf)
1f. Danger of Reprisal: Relocation is required because: (a) a houehold
member provided information or testimony on criminal activities to a law enforcement
agency; and (b) based upon a threat assessment, a law enforcement agency recommends
the relocation of the household to avoid or minimize risk of violence against
household members as reprisal for providing such information. Verification requirements
are:
- Submission of a fully completed “Certificate of Involuntary Displacement
to Avoid Reprisal” or documentation from a law enforcement agency that the
applicant and/or a household member provided information on criminal activity;
and
- Documentation that, following a threat assessment conducted by the agency,
the agency recommends the relocation/re-housing of the household to avoid
or minimize the threat of violence or reprisal to or against the household
member(s) for providing such information. This includes situations in which
the applicant and/or household member(s) are themselves the victims of such
crimes and have provided information (testimony) to a law enforcement agency.
Download a copy of 1f:
Certificate of Involuntary Displacement to Avoid Reprisal (.pdf)
1g. Victim of Hate Crimes: A member of the household has been a
victim of one or more hate crimes AND the household has vacated a dwelling unit
because of this crime OR the fear associated with the crime has destroyed the
peaceful enjoyment of the dwelling unit.
Verification must include:
- Submission of a fully completed “Certificate of Involuntary Displacement
by Hate Crimes” or documentation from a law enforcement agency that the household
member(s) was a victim of such crime(s); and has vacated the dwelling
because of such crime(s) or has experienced fear associated with such crime(s)
and the fear has destroyed the peaceful enjoyment of their current dwelling
unit; and
- proof that the applicant is a tenant of record.
Download a copy of 1g:
Certificate of Involuntary Displacement Due to Hate Crimes (.pdf)
1h. Inaccessibility of Dwelling Unit (disabled individuals only): A
member of the household has a mobility or other impairment that makes the person
unable to use a critical element of the current apartment or development
AND the owner is not legally obligated to make changes to the apartment or dwelling
unit that would make these critical elements accessible to the household member
with the disability.
Verification requirements are:
- The name of the legal occupant who is unable to use the critical element;
- A written statement from a qualified healthcare provider verifying that
the household member has a Disability (but not necessarily the nature of the
disability) and identifying the critical element of the dwelling which is
not accessible and the reasons why it is not accessible;
- A statement from the landlord or official of a government or other agency
providing service to such disabled persons explaining the reason(s) that the
landlord is not required to make changes which would render the dwelling accessible
to the individual as a reasonable accommodation.
Download a copy of 1h:
Certificate of Involuntary Displacement by Inaccessibility of Dwelling Unit
(.pdf)
2a. Governmental Action: A household is required to permanently
move from their residence by a federal, state or local governmental action such
as code enforcement, public improvements or a development program.
Verification requirements are:
- Third-party, written verification from the appropriate unit or agency of
government certifying that the applicant has been displaced or will be displaced
in the next ninety days, as a result of action by that agency; and
- The precise reason(s) for such displacement
2b. Excessive Shelter Costs: The household pays more than 50%
of its total monthly income for rent and utilities (excluding telephone and
cable TV)
Download a copy of 2b:
Certificate of Excessive Shelter Costs (.pdf)
2b. Imminent Landlord Displacement: You have not yet been evicted
by court order BUT your landlord has notified you that you must vacate your
dwelling unit through no-fault of your own, unrelated to a rent increase, and
you have already vacated the dwelling unit or you will vacate the dwelling unit
within the next six (6) months.
Download a copy of 2c.Certificate
of Involuntary Displacement by Imminent Landlord Action (.pdf)
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Preferences |
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3A Veteran Preferences:
Disabled Veteran: Preference shall be given to families of disabled veterans whose
disability has been determined by the Veteran's Administration to be
service-connected.*
Deceased Veteran: Preference shall be given to families of deceased veterans whose death
has been determined by the Veteran's Administration to be service-connected.*
Other Veteran.*
* Please see above preference information sheet for details.
3B Boston Residency: Preference shall be given to BHA applicants who are residents of the City of Boston, who work within the City of Boston, whose last permanent address was in the City of
Boston OR who have been offered employment in the City of Boston. The City
of Boston includes the neighborhoods of Allston, Back Bay, Beacon Hill,
Brighton, Charlestown, Chinatown, Dorchester, Downtown, East Boston,
Fenway-Kenmore, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Mission Hill, North End,
Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, South End and West Roxbury.
3C Disabled, Non-elderly Applicants in Need of a One-bedroom Unit: This preference is available in the Family Public Housing Program only.
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