STANDARDS FOR APPLICATION REJECTION
Failure of any one (1) category is sufficient reason for rejection of the applicant. The following standards shall be used to evaluate whether or not an applicant shall be accepted for occupancy. Determinations regarding an applicant’s meeting a standard for rejection shall be at the sole discretion of NHSH staff and/or board members:
Known history of evictions.
Substantial risk that the applicant shall be unable or unwilling to pay rent, including a chronic history of late payment or non-payment of rent or non-payment of other financial obligations.
Substantial risk that the applicant or those under the applicant’s control shall interfere with the health, safety, security and the right to peaceful enjoyment of the resident community and neighbors, including violation of the terms of current or previous lease agreements, failure to maintain a unit in sanitary condition, current use of illegal drugs, conviction for drug manufacture, sale, distribution or other drug-related criminal activity, violent criminal activity and other criminal activity.
Substantial risk of intentional damage or destruction to the unit and surrounding premises by the applicant or those under the applicant’s control.
Any misrepresentation of any information on the application. If misrepresentations are found after a lease agreement has been executed, management reserves the right to use all administrative remedies at its disposal.
Eviction from previous rentals.
A life-time registration requirement under a state sex offender registration program.
Applicant’s household does not comply with the occupancy standards for the project based on the size of the unit, the size of the bedroom/sleeping area and the number of bedrooms/sleeping areas.
Applicants who do not possess the legal capacity to sign documents cannot become tenants or co-tenants.
Any application which is incomplete will not be processed.
Refusal to sign release to allow verification of information related to eligibility, references, etc., shall be grounds for rejection.
Inability to pay in advance the required rents, fees and deposits for the required monthly period.
In making determination relative to rejecting an application, the following considerations will be made:
The possible biases, attitudes and motives of all references and sources of information will be considered.
All information used in consideration of an applicant will be current. The possibility of mitigating factors and the possibility of changes in the applicant’s behavior will be considered in every case.
Consideration will be given to the applicant’s present shelter cost-income ratio and whether the rent level for the unit for which the applicant is applying would help eliminate present financial hardship when judging an applicant’s payment record.
In all cases where potential applicants are rejected for selection, NHSH shall issue a written notice of decision which specifies the reason for rejection.
All eligibility factors shall be verified in writing and documented in the file.
If NHSH determines that an applicant is ineligible because of family composition, because his or her income exceeds the appropriate income limits, because the applicant’s family composition is not suitable for the size of units available, or because the applicant does not meet NHSH resident selection criteria (e.g. poor rent-paying history, negative evaluations from prior landlords, etc.), NHSH shall promptly notify the applicant in writing of that determination. The notice shall explain why the applicant is not eligible and advise the applicant that he or she may (within 5 days receipt of the notice) respond in writing to appeal the eligibility determination.
If the applicant responds in writing, and after a review is held, NHSH shall advise the applicant in writing whether or not the determination has changed.
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