Special Admissions and Occupancy Policies for Certain Public Housing Communities. OHA is authorized to involve a broad spectrum of community stakeholders, including advocacy groups, in a process to explore and adopt reasonable restrictions for occupancy of specific OHA public housing buildings. Buildings, or portions of buildings (floors, units), may be designated as Smoke-Free, Pet-Free, Assisted Living (or other similar reservations). OHA may establish admissions preferences in order to establish these special occupancy requirements. A key goal of this initiative will be to ensure that OHA is able to maintain and improve the quality of life in OHA communities. These reservations or policies must not have a disparate impact on protected classes and must be operated in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Any such designations or policies will include adequate safeguards for the disabled, including protections for disabled persons who are OHA residents and those seeking housing assistance. Residents can voluntarily participate in any of the services provided. Once adopted, the designations or policies will be updated and reviewed as part of the Annual MTW Plan and Report submitted by OHA for HUD’s review. In particular, OHA will review the demographic make-up of its current resident population and applicants to assess the need for and support any changes to its designations or policies.
Special Admissions and Occupancy Policies for Certain Public Housing Communities. The Agency is authorized to involve a broad spectrum of community stakeholders, including advocacy groups, in a process to explore and adopt reasonable restrictions for occupancy of specific public housing buildings in the Agency’s inventory. Buildings, or portions of buildings (floors, units), may be designated as Smoke-Free, Pet-Free or Assisted Living (or other similar reservations). The Agency may establish admissions preferences in order to establish these special occupancy requirements. A key goal of this initiative will be to ensure that the Agency is able to maintain and improve the quality of life in the Agency communities. These reservations or policies must not have a disparate impact on protected classes and must be operated in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Any such designations or policies will include adequate safeguards for the disabled, including protections for disabled persons who are Agency residents and those seeking housing assistance. Residents can voluntarily participate in any of the services provided. Once adopted, the designations or policies will be updated and reviewed as part of the Annual MTW Plan and Report submitted by the Agency for HUD’s review. In particular, the Agency will review the demographic make-up of its current resident population and applicants to assess the need for and support any changes to its designations or policies. This authorization waives certain provisions of Sections 0, 0, 0, 00, xxx 00 xx xxx 0000 Xxx and 24 C.F.R. 945 subpart C, 960 Subparts B, D, E and G as necessary to implement the Agency’s Annual MTW Plan.
