Section 5.09 - Selection Categories(1)Priority Categories. The LHA shall use the following priority categories in descending order in determining the order of tenant selection: (a)1stPriority. Homeless due to Displacement by Natural Forces an applicant, otherwise eligible and qualified, who has been displaced by: 1. fire not due to the negligence or intentional act of applicant or a household member;2. earthquake, flood or other natural cause; or3. a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized under disaster relief laws.(b)2ndPriority. Homeless due to Displacement by Public Action (Urban Renewal) an applicant, otherwise eligible and qualified, who will be displaced within 90 days, or has been displaced within the three years prior to application, by:1. any low rent housing project as defined in M.G.L. c. 121B, § 1;2. a public slum clearance or urban renewal project initiated after January 1, 1947; or3. other public improvement.(c)3rdPriority. Homeless due to Displacement by Public Action (Sanitary Code Violations) an applicant, otherwise eligible and qualified, who is being displaced, or has been displaced within 90 days prior to application, by enforcement of minimum standards of fitness for human habitation established by 105 CMR 410.000: Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation (State Sanitary Code: Chapter II) or local ordinances, provided that: 1. neither the applicant nor a household member has caused or substantially contributed to the cause of enforcement proceedings; and2. the applicant has pursued available ways to remedy the situation by seeking assistance through the courts or appropriate administrative or enforcement agencies.(d)4thPriority. Other Priority situations as described in the Housing Situation Priority Policy established by the Department pursuant to 760 CMR 5.11.(e)5thPriority. AHVP Participant an applicant, otherwise eligible and qualified, who is living in a non-permanent, transitional housing subsidized by the AHVP.(f)6thPriority. Transfer for Good Cause.(g)7thPriority. Standard Applicant an applicant, otherwise eligible and qualified, who does not fit within any of the previous six priority categories.(2)Preference Categories. Apart from the affirmative action preference to be applied pursuant to 760 CMR 5.10(3) the LHA shall apply the following preferences in descending order within each of the priority categories in determining the order of tenant selection: (a)Veteran. Any veteran applying for elderly/handicapped housing receives this preference. A veteran applying for family housing receives this preference in all St. 1948, c. 200 units or, if the LHA has no St. 1948, c. 200 units, in all St. 1966, c. 705 units. In St. 1948, c. 200 and St. 1966, c. 705 units the order of preference is as follows:1. veterans with service-connected disability;2. families of deceased veterans whose death was service connected; and(b)Local Resident. Any Local Resident applying for public housing receives this preference.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1394, eff. 6/28/2019.