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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.
If the applicant or a household member or guest was the cause
of the disaster, approval for priority status will be denied unless
mitigating circumstances are established to the satisfaction of
Occupancy Department staff.
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.
Court-Ordered/No-Fault
Eviction: Eviction pursuant to an Order for
Judgment (or Agreement for Judgment) issued by a court because of: (a)
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 in it’s housing programs with
respect to occupancy of under-occupied 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 (all
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 response(s) 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)
Domestic
Violence:
Defined as displacement from an address where the applicant is/was the
tenant of record 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 a 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:
Supplies the name of the
threatening or abusive household member or other legal occupant of the
dwelling unit; and
- 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; and
- Provide
documentation 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)
Avoidance
of Reprisal/Witness Protection: Relocation is required because: (A) a Household 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)
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/were 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)
For
disabled individuals only, inaccessibility of a critical element of their
current dwelling unit: 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 under laws pertaining to
reasonable accommodation 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 household member 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; and
- 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)
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 or her primary nighttime
residence is:
·
a 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.
Download a copy of 1e: Certificate of Homelessness (.pdf)
Governmental
Displacement: 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
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