Section 17-2031-26 - Waiting list(a) The authority shall maintain a separate waiting list for each of its housing choice voucher or project-based voucher programs.(b) Placement on the waiting list may be by: (2) Random lottery selection, so long as all adopted preferences are considered.(c) Applicants shall be notified of the opportunity to apply for vouchers and of the procedure to be used to be placed on the waiting lists through notices posted in a conspicuous place at the authority's offices that accept section 8 applications, the authority's website, and in a printed statement in the authority's information material on its application process.(d) The notice to open the waiting list shall include information on what procedure shall be used to place applicants on the waiting list, how to apply, the date and time of the lottery selection and the number of applicants that will be selected by the lottery, if applicable.(e) The authority may accept applications from applicants with and without a preference, or solely based on preference, which will be specified in the notice of opening of the wait list.(f) Applicants who are selected for placement on the waiting list shall be notified in writing, through mail or electronic communication, of their selection on the waiting list approximately ten business days after the waiting list has closed.(g) Selection of applicants from the waiting list shall be based upon:(1) A randomly assigned number based on the number of applicants that were selected by the lottery; or(2) Date and time of the application; and(3) Applicable local preference.(h) An applicant must notify the authority, at least annually, of any change that may affect the applicant's place on the waiting list and the authority's ability to contact applicant. Changes include, but are not limited to, familial status, financial status, mailing address and current residence.(i) An applicant may continue to be on the waiting list even though the applicant is a tenant in or receiving housing assistance from another housing program.(j) Applications for the housing choice voucher program will be active for eighteen months from the date of placement on the waiting list and then will expire. Applicants on the waitlist at eighteen months will receive a letter informing them that their application has expired within ten business days.(k) When the authority opens the waiting list for applicants and limits applications to those with local preferences, any applicant who is unable to verify their preference within ten business days shall be removed from the waiting list. (l) Applicants who were either not selected to participate in the lottery, or whose application has expired, will not qualify for an informal hearing.Haw. Code R. § 17-2031-26
[Eff 12/31/2022] (Auth: HRS § 356D-13) (Imp: HRS § 356D-13; 24 C.F.R. § 982.204, 982.205, 982.206)