Figure 4-2: Written Tenant Selection Plan - Topics

• A. Required Topics 1. Project eligibility requirements: Project-specific requirements (see Chapter 3, Section 2); Citizenship requirements (see Chapter 3, Section 1); and Social security number requirements (see Chapter 3, Section 1).

• 2. Income limits (including economic mix requirements for Section 8 properties) (see Chapter 3, Section 1).
• 3. Procedures for accepting applications and selecting from the waiting list: Procedures for accepting applications and pre-applications (see Chapter 4, Section 3); Procedures for applying preferences (including income-targeting in Section 8 properties) (see Chapter 4, Sections 1 and 4);

• Applicant screening criteria (see Chapter 4, Sections 1 and 4); - Required drug-related or criminal activity criteria *including State lifetime sex offender registration check in all states where applicant household members have resided or using a database that checks against all state registries, e.g., the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Database.

• • Procedures for using the EIV Existing Tenant Search;*
• • Other allowable screening criteria; and

• Procedures for rejecting ineligible applicants (see Chapter 4, Section 1).

• 4. Occupancy standards (see Chapter 3, Section 2).

  5. Unit transfer policies, including selection of in-place residents versus applicants from the waiting list when vacancies occur (see Chapter 7, Section 3).

  6. Policies to comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Fair Housing Act and other relevant civil rights laws and statutes (see Chapter 2, Section 3).

  7. Policy for opening and closing the waiting list for the property (see Chapter 4, Section 3). 8. Eligibility of students (see Chapter 3, Sections 1 and 3).

  8. Policies for applying Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) protections (Section 8 only).

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