Housing Authority of the City of
Alameda
Announces
Site-based Project-based Voucher (PBV) Waiting List Openings for
PBV Units at Esperanza
(Five-bedroom only)
The Housing Authority will be accepting pre-applications for
the waiting list for certain Section 8 Project-based Voucher
assisted units in the City of
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Waiting List Opening
Time
The Housing Authority will open the following project-based
voucher waiting list beginning
This waiting list for these project-based (PBV) units at
Esperanza will remain open until further notice.
Additional Information
Applicants who are placed on this waiting list will only be
offered five-bedroom project-based voucher units at Esperanza in the
City of
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Paper
Pre-Application Availability
Paper pre-applications for this wait list will be available and
accepted beginning
Application
Submission
Pre-applications for the PBV Units at Esperanza may be
submitted in person or by mail to the Housing Authority office.
NO FAXED applications will be accepted, nor will they be
returned.
Pre-applications will be reviewed to ensure that the applicant
family qualifies for a 5 bedroom PBV unit.
Incomplete or ineligible pre-applications will be returned.
Eligible pre-applications will be placed on the wait list by
date/time order.
Placement on the
Wait List
Pre-applications will be reviewed to ensure that the applicant
family includes the minimum number of people need to qualify for a
five (5) bedroom unit under the Housing Authority’s
subsidy/occupancy standards. In
some cases, additional information will be requested.
Applicants placed on the waiting list will be notified in
writing and will be advised of their requirement to notify the
Housing Authority in writing about any address change; failure to
respond to written notices from the Housing Authority will result in
being dropped from the waiting list.
Tenant Selection
The order in which families will receive assistance from the waiting
list is impacted in part by any selection preferences for which the
family qualifies (for example, residency or employment in Alameda,
Veteran status, etc.), the source of funding, and property owner
obligations to house applicants with specific characteristics.
When selected, applicants will be required to submit evidence
of citizenship or eligible immigration status.
The Housing Authority will apply its tenant selection
criteria for applicant households and will determine eligibility for
PBV assistance for applicants approved for tenancy.
Eligibility and Voucher Assistance Determination
Applicants for
these project-based apartments will be subject to Section 8 HCV
project-based voucher eligibility determination, including verifying
income, assets, disabilities, citizenship or eligible immigration
status, etc. and a criminal background check.
Occupancy Standards: For project-based voucher applicants and tenants, the Housing Authority must ensure that the family will reside in the unit size for which they qualify under the Housing Authority’s established occupancy standard. The subsidy standard provides one bedroom for every two persons, except for:
- A family with a Head of Household and no spouse/domestic partner/significant other would be allocated a subsidy size in the following manner:
|
Family Size |
Voucher Size |
|
1 |
1 Bedroom |
|
2 |
2 Bedrooms |
|
3 |
2 Bedrooms |
|
4 |
3 Bedrooms |
|
5 |
3 Bedrooms |
|
6 |
4 Bedrooms |
|
7 |
4 Bedrooms |
|
8 |
5 Bedrooms |
|
9 |
5 Bedrooms |
- A family with a Head of Household and a spouse/domestic partner/significant other would be allocated a subsidy size in the following manner:
|
Family Size |
Voucher
Size |
|
2 |
1 Bedroom |
|
3 |
2 Bedrooms |
|
4 |
2 Bedrooms |
|
5 |
3 Bedrooms |
|
6 |
3 Bedrooms |
|
7 |
4 Bedrooms |
|
8 |
4 Bedrooms |
|
9 |
5 Bedrooms |
|
10 |
5 Bedrooms |
For verified reasons of health, an additional bedroom subsidy may be provided for: a live-in aide, medical equipment which requires a separate room because of size or function, or a family member who must have a separate bedroom due to other serious medical condition.
An unborn child of the Applicant or a child expected to be adopted or for whom legal custody is to be granted, will be included when determining the proper subsidy size.
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