§ 9-04 Application Process, Lottery and Waitlist.
RCNY § 9-04
(a)At HRA's discretion, when there is funding available to provide HRA HOME TBRA to applicant households, HRA will set an application period of at least 30 days, during which households may submit applications. HRA will disseminate notice of the application period, including on HRA's website. Applications must be submitted on a form and in a format established by HRA. A household may submit no more than one application per application period.
(b)After the application period closes, HRA will randomly assign all applications received during the application period a number. HRA will review all applications in order of assigned number.
(c)HRA will provide notice to an applicant household if HRA determines that an application is incomplete, and such household will have ten days from the date the notice is sent to supplement the application. HRA may grant an additional extension of time to supplement the application for good cause. Failure to supplement the application within ten days or any applicable extension period will result in denial of such household's application for HRA HOME TBRA.
(d)Coupons will be issued in order of assigned number to applicant households that meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) of 68 RCNY § 9-03 until coupons are no longer available. If HRA determines that an applicant household is ineligible for HRA HOME TBRA, HRA will notify such household that its application has been denied and the reasons for denial. Remaining applicant households that meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) of 68 RCNY § 9-03 will be placed on a waitlist in order of assigned number and notified in writing of their placement on the waitlist. Once placed on the waitlist, a household will retain its placement on the waitlist unless it is selected or removed from the waitlist pursuant to subdivision (e) of this section.
(e)Selection or Removal of Households from Waitlist.
(1)Subject to available funding and HRA HOME TBRA coupons, households will be selected for participation in HRA HOME TBRA from the waitlist in order of assigned number, provided such households continue to meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) of 68 RCNY § 9-03 .
(2)Households that are unable to establish that they continue to satisfy the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) of 68 RCNY § 9-03 will be removed from the waitlist and informed that their applications have been denied.
(3)HRA may request an applicant household on the waitlist to provide additional documentation regarding the household's income and composition and to establish that the household continues to meet the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) of 68 RCNY § 9-03 . An applicant household that fails to timely or adequately respond to such a request will be removed from the waitlist and informed that its application has been denied.
(4)In the event that HRA does not have sufficient funding to select the household at the top of the waitlist for HRA HOME TBRA participation due to such household's unit size, HRA shall not select a household with a smaller unit size, but shall select the household at the top of the waitlist when sufficient funding is available. (Added City Record 11/30/2015, eff. 12/30/2015)
