Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 15 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM › Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation › Chapter 185 - SECTION 8 - HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY › Section 15-185-22 - Eligibility for admission and participation

Current through June, 2024
(a) To be eligible
				  for participation in the program, an applicant and household members shall meet
				  all of the requirements of the preapplication and final-application phases as
				  set forth below:
(1) During the
				  pre-application phase, the applicant and adult household members shall:
(A) Qualify as a family;
(B) Be income eligible as determined under
				  section 15-185-6;
(C) Not have an
				  outstanding debt owed to the corporation as a participant in any of its
				  programs;
(D) Not have an
				  outstanding liability for unpaid rent or damages incurred while previously
				  participating in any section 8 rental subsidy program;
(E) Provide a social security number for all
				  family members who are at least six years of age or certify that the person
				  does not have a social security number;
(F) Not have been evicted since March 1,1985
				  from a public housing program administered by the corporation or its
				  predecessor, Hawaii housing authority;
(G) Not have been terminated for assistance
				  under the program;
(H) Not have
				  committed fraud, bribery, or any other corrupt or criminal act in connection
				  with any federal housing program;
(I) Within one year of the projected date of
				  voucher award, not have been engaged in any drug-related or violent criminal
				  activity or other criminal activity which would adversely affect the health,
				  safety, right of peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents, the
				  owner, or corporation employees;
(J) Not be illegally using a controlled
				  substance or give the corporation a reasonable cause to believe that the
				  illegal use (or pattern of illegal use) of a controlled substance or abuse of
				  alcohol (or pattern of abuse) may interfere with the health, safety, or right
				  to peaceful enjoyment of a rental premises by other residents;
(i) For the purposes of this subsection,
				  "reasonable cause to believe" means by a preponderance of the
				  evidence;
(ii) For the purposes of
				  this subsection, in determining whether to deny eligibility based on a pattern
				  of illegal use of a controlled substance or a pattern of abuse of alcohol, the
				  corporation may consider rehabilitation as provided for under 42 U.S.C.
				  813661(b)(2)(A)-(C) effective October 1, 1999, which is incorporated by
				  reference and attached as exhibit H;
(K) Not be engaged in any drug-related
				  criminal activity or violent criminal activity which would adversely affect the
				  health, safety, right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents,
				  the owner, or corporation employees;
(L) Not have been convicted of the
				  manufacture, production, or distribution of methamphetamines; and
(M) Not subject to lifetime registration
				  requirements under any State sex offender's registration program.