Section 17-2036-22 - Eligibility for admission; initial requirements(a) To be eligible for admission in the Program, an applicant shall meet the following qualification requirements: (1) Has been admitted to the section 8 housing choice voucher program;(2) Is in compliance with the terms of the lease and the section 8 housing choice voucher program;(3) Satisfies the first-time homeowner requirements set forth in section 17-2036-23;(4) Satisfies the minimum income requirements set forth in section 17-2036-24;(5) Satisfies the employment requirements set forth in section 17-2036-25;(6) Has pre-qualified for a loan;(7) Has not defaulted on a mortgage securing debt to purchase a home under the Program;(8) Except for cooperative members who have acquired cooperative membership shares prior to commencement of homeownership assistance, has no present ownership interest in a residence at the commencement of homeownership assistance for the purchase of a home;(9) Except for cooperative members who have acquired cooperative membership shares prior to the commencement of homeownership assistance, has entered a contract of sale in accordance with section 17-2036-41;(10) Satisfies any other initial requirements as determined by the authority and set forth in the PHA section 8 administrative plan; and(11) Not engage in or threaten abusive or violent behavior toward the authority'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 insult or intimidate.(b) The applicant shall also satisfactorily complete a pre-assistance homeownership counseling program approved by the authority. Haw. Code R. § 17-2036-22
[Eff 1/20/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 356D-4, 356D-13) (Imp: HRS §§ 356D-4, 356D-13; 24 C.F.R. §§ 982.626, 982.627, 982.628, 982.629 )