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DallasHousing
Authority
~ ~ u : i ; R H T ° J ' m n
3939
N.
Hampton
Rd.,
Dallas,
TX
75212IPhone:214.951.8300IFax:214.951.88001www.dhadal.com
August
4,2010
VIAHANDDELIVERY
Department
of
SustainableDevelopmentandConstruction320EastJeffersonRoom204Dallas,Texas75203Attention:Ms.BettyAntebi-TaylorDearMs.Antebi-Taylor:Pursuanttoourconversation,attachedissupplementalinformationconcerning
DHA's
publichousingpoliciesandCliffManor.Specifically,attachedare
DHA's
AdmissionsandContinuedOccupancyPolicyforLowIncomeHousingownedbyDHA("ACOP");thePublicHousingLeasethatwillbeutilizedat
Cliff
Manor;andacurrentdraft
of
theGoodNeighborAgreementthatisanticipatedtobeusedat
Cliff
Manor.Additionally,many
ofthe
pointsinyourJune17,2010lettertoMaryAnnRuss,werepreviouslyaddressedinresponsetocommunityinquiries:
AclearlistfromDHAlMDHAofwhatsocialserviceswill
be
addressedatCliffManorthroughPSH.PeoplewholiveatCliffManor,includingthosewhoalreadylivethere,receiveavarietyofservicesmostlyprovidedbyprofessionals,skillednon-professionals,variousfaithrepresentativesandrelatives,whovisittheDevelopment.Additionalservicesincludemeals
on
wheels,chore/cleaningservice,transportationtoshopping,medicalprovidersandworshipservices.DHAalsoemploysresidentserviceemployees(availableateveryDHAproperty)whoprovidecasemanagementservices.Theseindividualsmeetwithresidents,talkwiththemabouttheirproblemsandneedsandprovideinformationandreferral
to
off-siteserviceproviders,ifnecessary.UnderPSH,thesealreadyprovidedserviceswillbeaugmentedwithadedicatedcasemanagerwhowill
do
thesamethingDHA'sresidentservicesstaffdo-meetwithresidents
and
makeinformationandreferrals
to
off-siteservices,includingtransportation
to
suchservices.ThecurrentsecuritystructureforCliffManor+theproposedsecurityplanforthenewPSHofCliffManor.DHA
is
currentlyprovidingsecuritythroughacombinationofprofessionalservices(afterworkinghours)fromAbleSecurityandacontractwithacompanythatemploysoff-dutypoliceofficers.Wewill
be
offering
an
apartmentat
no
chargetoaDPDofficer,butthis
is
stillbeingnegotiatedwithDPD.
DHA
is
a
FairHousingandEqualOpportunityAgency
IndividualswithdisabilitiesmaycontacttheS04/ADACoordinator
at
214.951.8348,
TTY
1.800.735.2989or504ADA@dhadal.com
 
Admission/IntakeTobeadmittedtoCliffManor(oranyotherlowrentpublichousingproperty)afamily/individualmust:
a.
Beincomeeligible(Maximumincomeforadmission(grossincome,allsources)
of
aone-personfamily
is
$38,300and40percent
of
thepeopleadmittedeachyearmusthaveincomeslessthan$14,350peryear.Ourtypicalapplicantshavelessthan$10,000
in
annualincome.
b.
Be
eitheracitizenoreligibleimmigrant(e.g.
be
apermanentlegalalienorapersonfleeingpersecution
in
theirnativeiand);
c.
Have
and
supplythesocialsecuritynumberofeveryfamilymemberwhowilllive
in
theunit;
d.
Everyadultmust
be
verified
to
meetFederalstandards
on
criminalhistory:1)Not
be
subjecttoalifetimeregistrationrequirement
as
asexoffender;2)Not
be
acurrentuserofillegaldrugs;
3)
Nothavearecenthistoryofviolentcrime4)Notengage
in
behaviorwhenabusingalcohollhatwould
be
aleaseviolation
e.
NotoweDHAoranyotherhousingauthoritymoneyrelated
to
participation
in
ahousingprogram
In
addition,forparticipation
in
the
PSH
program,theindividualmustfirst
be
cleared
by
MDHA'sinitialscreeningprocess.Criteriafordismissai/evictionPart
2,
section12oftheLease,TenantObligations,detailswhatatenantmust
do
to
remainapublichousingtenant.Whenweterminateleases,themostcommonreasonsarefailuretopayrent(based
on
income)orcharges
in
additiontorent,permittingsomeonenotlisted
on
thelease
to
live
in
theapartment,housekeepingthatcreateshealthorsafetyhazards,committingdrugrelatedorviolentcriminalactivity(notjust
in
theapartmentorbuilding,butalsonearby),andinterferingwiththequietandpeacefulenjoymentofthepremisesbyothertenantsorpersonsresiding
in
theimmediatevicinity
of
theunit.Detaiiedprocessofhowresidentswill
be
abletoaccessservices:transportation.ManyresidentsareeligibleforDART
bus
passesandLifeNet
will
ensurethattenantshaveviabletransportationoptions
in
ordertomeetwithserviceproviders.
Also,
as
previously
indicated,please
notethat
thereis
currently
noplan
by
DHA
to
add
more
apartmentsto
Cliff
Manor;
theaveragestay
for
tenants
will
bebasedon
their
ability
toabide
by
DHA's
rulesandregulations,andthe
PublicHousing
Lease,
which
isattached;thereis
currently
no
remodeling
work
contemplatedat
Cliff
Manor
that
would
require
a
permit,
andthereare
currently
no
permits
pending;
thereis
currentlynoremodeling
or
construction
planscontemplated
AT
Cliff
Manor;
all
MDHA
tenantsat
Cliff
Manor
will
screened
by
MDHA
in
addition
to
havingtheir
backgroundsscreened
by
D
HA,
according
toFederalGuidelines.Those
prospective
tenants
whofail
the
background
checks
will
not
be
allowed
tobecometenantsat
Cliff
Manor;
thosetenantsthataredisabled
will
be
entitled
to
a
live-in
aide,
al1live-in
aides
will
alsobesubjectto
DHA's
background
checkconductedaccordingtoFederalGuidelines;anda
live-in
maintenance
worker
will
beonsiteat
Cliff
Manor.
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