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Harr Plaza
Harr Plaza
Phone Number +1 440-288-7424

PROPERTY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

 

HOUSEHOLD/RESIDENT TYPE

Harr and International Plazas are designed to provide housing to elderly and disabled families who meet the eligibility and screening requirements. In order for a family/household to meet the family type eligibility requirements, the head-of-household, the co-head-of-household or a spouse must be

  • 62 or older, or
  • Disabled, as defined by HUD

 

SINGLE PERSONS

HUD does not restrict the admission of single persons to assisted housing (HUD Handbook 4350.3, REV 1, CHG 4, 3-22A). 

 

INCOME LIMITS

Income limits vary by household size. Income Limits are available here. HUD requires that property managers incorporate the most recently published income limits when determining eligibility.

 

For these properties, qualified applicant households must meet the following income limit requirements:

 

Subsidy

Type of Income Limit

Section 8 (pre-1981)

Low 80% of median income

Very low 50% of median income

Extremely low very low income household whose income equals or is less than the greater of poverty level or 30% of median income

When an accessible unit is requested, the Reasonable Accommodation procedure will be followed.

 

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Based on federal regulations, LMHA may admit only eligible applicants. In the selection of applicants for admission, eligibility criteria have been established in accordance with HUD guidelines.

 

The following eligibility standards will be applied in accordance with HUD requirements, in addition to the age and/or disability requirements listed above:

  1. The households annual income must not exceed program income limits at move in.
  2. The Head of Household (HOH), co-Head of Household and the spouse (regardless of age), and all adults in each household must sign an Authorization for Release of Information (HUD Forms 9887 and 9887A) and owner/agent created verification documents prior to receiving assistance and annually thereafter.
  3. The unit for which the household is applying must be the households only residence.
  4. An applicant must agree to pay the rent required by the program under which the applicant will receive assistance.
  5. Only U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens may receive assistance. (See additional information below and in Appendix B.)
  6. Applicants who claim eligible status must disclose Social Security Numbers for all household members and provide proof of the numbers reported. (See additional information below.)
  7. The household size must be appropriate for the available apartments. (See Occupancy Standards.)
  8. All information reported by the household is subject to verification