Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter HPHA-RS - SPECIAL RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM EMERGENCY RULES › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY › Section HPHA-RS-13 - Eligibility for participation

Current through June, 2024
(a) To be eligible
				  to participate or continue participation in the program, the applicant and
				  applicant's household members or tenant and tenant's household members shall:
(1) Qualify as a household;
(2) Have an adjusted household income which
				  does not exceed the applicable income limit;
(3) Have assets which do not exceed the
				  applicable asset limit;
(4) Have
				  earning capabilities or whose financial situation gives reasonable assurance of
				  meeting the rental payments on time as they become due;
(5) Not own, in whole or a majority interest
				  in, a dwelling unit in the state of Hawaii;
(6) Not have an outstanding debt owed to the
				  authority;
(7) Be eligible for a
				  monthly rent supplement payment of a minimum of $25 and not more than
				  $1,000;
(8) Provide a social
				  security number for all family members or certify that the person does not have
				  a social security number;
(9) Meet
				  all requirements of part VIII, chapter 356D, HRS;
(10) Have their primary place of residence in
				  Hawaii or intends to make Hawaii their primary place of residence;
(11) Not have engaged in criminal activity
				  involving crimes against persons or property that is a threat to the health,
				  safety, or property of others, for three years prior to admission;
(12) Not have been evicted from any of the
				  authority's housing programs for drug related criminal activity for three years
				  prior to admission. For purposes of this subsection, in determining
				  eligibility, the authority may consider whether the evicted applicant or
				  household member has successfully completed a rehabilitation program approved
				  by the authority, or whether the circumstances leading to eviction no longer
				  exist;
(13) Not engage in any drug
				  related or violent criminal activity;
(14) Not engage in the illegal use of a drug
				  or give the authority or its provider agency reasonable cause to believe that
				  the illegal use of a drug, pattern of illegal use, abuse of alcohol, or pattern
				  of abuse of alcohol may interfere with the health and safety of the residents,
				  or the right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents;
(A) For the purposes of this subsection
				  "reasonable cause to believe" means by the preponderance of the
				  evidence;
(B) For the purposes of
				  this subsection, in determining whether to deny eligibility based, on a pattern
				  of use of a drug or a pattern of abuse of alcohol, the authority may consider
				  rehabilitation as provided for under
				  42 U.S.C.
				  §13661(b)(2)(A)-(C)
				  effective October 1, 1999;
(15) Except for a newborn child, a person
				  shall not be permitted to join or rejoin the household until it is verified
				  that the person meets the eligibility requirements set forth in this
				  section;
(16) Not engage in or
				  threaten abusive or violent behavior toward the authority's or the provider
				  agency's staff. For purposes of this subsection, "threaten" means an oral or
				  written threat or physical gestures that communicate intent to abuse or commit
				  violence. Abusive or violent behavior may be verbal or physical and include
				  racial epithets, or other language, written or oral, that is customarily used
				  to intimidate;
(17) Not cause any
				  harm or damage to the authority, its staff, agents, representatives, or
				  programs;
(18) Furnish evidence of
				  citizenship or eligible immigrant status as provided for in
				  24
				  C.F.R. §5.508, as it existed on April 7,
				  2016; and
(19) Be referred from a
				  homeless shelter, outreach, grant, or supportive service provider who has
				  assisted the applicant in completion of an application for rent supplement, in
				  locating a qualified dwelling unit and who agrees to provide case management
				  follow-up services for no less than six months after applicant placement in
				  this Special Rent Supplement Program.