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>> HI.
GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY.
TODAY'S DISCUSS
CANS -- DHAC, WE HAVE UPDATES
AND NEW QUESTIONS YOU HAVE
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE
COURSE.
AND WE HAVE WITH US TERESA
PALIDINO THAT WILL GIVE US AN
UPDATE ON PROGRAM AND POLICIES,
QUESTIONS WE'VE RECEIVED AND
CASE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY
OF THOSE TOPICS, PLEASE E-MAIL
OR CALL IN AND LET US KNOW.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM.
I'D LIKE TO STA
COUPLE NUMBERS.
TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES EVER
REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM WERE
51,857.
OF THAT, 12,627 WERE HOMEOWNERS
REFERRED BACK TO FEMA BECAUSE
THEY DIDN'T NEED ASSISTANCE OF
THIS PROGRAM.
CURRENTL
CASES OR FAMILIES UNDER DRSCs.
19,248.
THAT'S THE NUMBER OF EOPs.
THESE ARE FAMILIES THAT YOU HAVE
WORKED WITH, TOUCHED,
OR GIVEN ASSISTANCE TO AND RULED
OUT OF THE PROGRAM OUT OF THEIR
OWN WILL, MOVED ON, OTHER
HOUSING OPTIONS, ET CETERA OR
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FOUND
ELIGIBLE FOR CONTINUED
ASSISTANCE IN THE PROGRAM.
OUT OF
SPECIFICALLY TERMINATION OF
FAMILY VIOLATIONS OVERALL.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK MINUTE
AND SAY WE APPRECIATE THE
ACCURACY WITH WHICH YOU'VE BEEN
TRYING TO CAPTURE THESE EOPs.
THEY TELL THE STORY OF DHAP AND
THANKS VERY MUCH.
OUR 6,033 BREAKS DOWN INTO 2,013
CASES IN LOUISIANA AND EVEN
4,000 IN TEXAS AND 20 CASES
THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
THAT B
CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA, IOWA,
ILLINOIS, MISSISSIPPI,
NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA AND
TENNESSEE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED
PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAM.
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS ON
THE FAMIL
AS YOU KNOW, THE INFORMATION
THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER
THROUGH DHAP HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE
AND EXCEEDS THE INFORMATION THAT
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT
THROUGH
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN
THROUGH OUR PARTNERS AND THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PUBLIC AND
THE CONTINUED NEED.
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS, THIS
IS ON THE PSR REPORT ON THE WEB.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A SECOND AND
READ SOME NUMBERS THAT I THI
OUT OUT OF THE 6,033 POPULATION
AS CURRENT FAMILIES, BASED ON
DATE OF BIRTH ARE LISTED AS 553.
DISABLED BASED ON SELF-REPORTED
IN THE DHAP
1,706.
ELDERLY AND DISABLED, 288.
NONLE EARLY DISABLED, 1,418.
TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ON
HARDSHIP
OUT OF THAT, WE HAVE FAMILIES
WITH NO INCOME, 998 FAMILIES
WITH NO INCOME.
THESE STATISTICS ARE IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THEY HELP US MAKE THE
CASE FOR WHAT WE'LL DO WITH THE
FU
EXTENSIONS ON CONVERSIONS OR
WHEN THE STATE ASKS HOW THE
POPULATIONS MOVE ON.
AS YOU SEE BY OUR NUMBERS HERE,
5,508 FAMILIES ON IRT EXEMPTIONS
AND 6,033 FAMILIES IN THE
THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE
MONTHS THAT WILL FALL OFF
DURING -- DUE TO ATTRITION.
WE JUST ASK THAT WE REALLY LOOK
AT THOSE FAMILIES AND MAKE SURE
IF THAT THEY'RE CALCULATIONS
WERE CALCULATED CORRECTLY, THAT
THEIR INCOME HAS BEEN
CORRECTLY.
BECAUSE THAT'S STILL QUITE A FEW
FAMILIES THAT ARE YET TO COME
OFF OF THE PROGRAM.
WE'D REALLY LIKE TO MAKE SURE
THE CALCULATIONS ARE DONE
CORRECTLY.
SO WHEN WE ARE ASKED AGAIN HOW
THESE FAMILIES ARE COPING, WHAT
WE'RE DOING WITH THEM,
ABLE TO GIVE 100% ANSWER.
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE
INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO
CAPTURE.
THIS LEADS ME INTO ONE OF THE
BIGGEST QUESTIONS THAT WE
CONTINUE TO GET, WHICH IS THE
STATUS OF THE CONVERSION
VOUCHERS.
WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY
INFORMATION ON AN APP
DENIAL OF OUR REQUEST FOR
CONVERSION VOUCHERS.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT MID-TERM
ELECTIONS COMING UP.
THAT'S KEPT QUITE A FEW PEOPLE
UP HERE PRETTY BUSY IN D.C.
WE'VE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING.
THE MINUTE THAT WE DO, WE A SURE
YOU WE'LL LET YOU KNOW
AS POSSIBLE.
WE UNDERSTAND IT WAS IN BOTH
WRITE-UPS FOR THE HOUSE AND THE
SENATE.
SO IT'S AN ISSUE THAT THEY'RE
TAKING SERIOUSLY OR HAVE
CONSIDERED AS WELL.
BUT THERE'S NO ANSWER YET.
AS SOON AS WE DO, WE'LL LET YOU
NICK WILL TALK IN A MINUTE ABOUT
INFORMATION THAT WE'RE
COLLECTING IN PREPARATION FOR
THIS SHOULD THE CONVERSION COME
TO FRUITION AND WE GET IT.
ONE THING WE CAN TALK ABOUT
RIGHT NOW IS
WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR AN
EXTENSION.
THE PROGRAM GOES THROUGH MARCH
2011.
WHILE WE DON'T HAVE THE
PAPERWORK YET, WE'RE WAITING ON
FINAL SIGNATURES HERE AND FINAL
SIGNATURES FROM FEMA.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEND OUT THE
DOCUMENTS BY
TODAY.
THAT WOULD INCLUDE LETTERS TO
LANDLORDS, LETTERS TO TENANTS.
YOUR NEW INFORMATION ON THE
MODIFICATION AND ALL NEW PROGRAM
INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS THAT ARE IN THERE.
NOW, WHAT THE EXTENSION MEANS TO
YOU RIGHT NOW IS WE
NEW GRANT AGREEMENTS FROM YOU.
THERE'S NOTHING NEW TO SIGN.
THE GRANT AGREEMENTS THAT WE
PREVIOUSLY USED, THE LANGUAGE
THAT IS WRITTEN IN THERE WOULD
GO THROUGH, WOULD TAKE US
THROUGH THIS EXTENSION.
HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A
CALL-OUT.
YOU'LL BE CONTACTED BY OUR STAFF
AND YOU'LL BE
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
AND YOU CAN EITHER CALL US OR WE
WILL REACH OUT TO YOU.
IT'S THROUGH THAT CONFIRMATION
FROM YOU THAT WE WILL CONTINUE
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE
PROGRAM.
SHOULD YOU CHOOSE NOT TO
CONTINUE PARTICIPATING AND
LET US KNOW AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE TO RE-ASSIGN FAMILIES
ACCORDINGLY.
IN LOUISIANA, THAT GOES THROUGH
L.A.
AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION, THAT
WOULD BE DHAP U.S.A.
LET US KNOW AS QUICKLY AS YOU
CAN IF YOU HAVE
CONTINUE PARTICIPATING WITH DHAP
IKE.
THE DOCUMENTS, ONCE WE RECEIVE
THEM, IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, THEY WILL BE POSTED
TO THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, DO NOT HESITATE TO
GIVE US A CALL TO THE
MAILBOX.
ALL QUESTIONS THAT COME IN WILL
COME IN AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN GET
ANSWERS TO.
THEY HELP US PUT TOGETHER OUR
FAQs.
AS YOU SAW WITH THE PREVIOUS
EXTENSION, THERE WERE FAQs FOR
THAT EXTENSION.
WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF FAQs
FOR THIS ONE AS
THERE ARE NO REAL CHANGES.
ANY FAMILY THAT WAS ELIGIBLE
CONTINUES TO BE ELIGIBLE IN THE
PROGRAM.
WE'RE NOT TAKING ANY NEW
REFERRALS.
AS BEFORE WITH THE OTHER
EXTENSION, FAMILIES THAT MAY
HAVE BEEN EOP-ED.
AS LONG AS IT
REASON AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT
YOUR PHA DETERMINES THEY CANNOT
COME BACK INTO THE PROGRAM
SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO COME BACK.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, GIVE
US A CALL.
WE'LL HELP YOU SORT THROUGH WHAT
TO DO WITH SOME OF THESE CASES.
OKAY.
ONE LAST THING TO KNOW, WITH THE
INITIAL PAYMENT, ONCE WE RECEIVE
THE FUNDING FROM FEMA, YOU'LL
RECEIVE THREE MONTHS HALF, THREE
MONTHS CASE MANAGEMENT AND ONE
MONTH
ALL FEES EARNED THROUGH THE
PREVIOUS EXTENSIONS AND EXISTING
PROGRAM WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
AS PER THE REGULAR PROGRAM, CASE
MANAGEMENT WILL STILL BE PART OF
THIS EXTENSION AND STILL BE
REQUIRED.
BUT YOU WILL GET THREE MONTHS OF
HAP PAYMENTS AND
CASE MANAGEMENT FEES PUSHED OUT
AT ONE AND ONE MONTH ADMIN FEES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
CONTACT ME, CALL US, E-MAIL US.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS ANY OF
THE FINANCE QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MIGHT HAVE.
WITH THIS,
QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED IN
THE FIELD THAT HAD TO DO WITH
DIS AND DEPOSITS AND END OF
PROGRAM.
NUMBER 1, FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE
MOVED BEFORE KNOWING ABOUT THE
EXTENSION, WILL HELP BE
PROVIDED, SECURITY U
DEPOSITS WHEN THEY RETURN TO THE
PROGRAM?
YES.
BUT IT WOULD BE ON A CASE BY
CASE.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
SITUATION.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT WITH THE
DELAYS AND NOTIFICATION, YOU
KNOW, FAMILIES TEND TO DO WHAT
IS BEST FOR THEM.
THAT SOMETIMES MEANS MOVING OUT
OF A SITUATION THAT THEY DON'T
FINANCIALLY HANDLE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE
A FAMILY MOVED OUT OF THEIR
UNIT, OUT OF FEAR THAT THE
PROGRAM WOULD NOT BE EXTENDED,
CONTACT US.
WE'LL HELP YOU WITH THE UTILITY
DEPOSIT AND SECURITY INFORMATION
AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE FOR
THAT.
FAMILIES DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE
THE MEANS TO MOVE OR WANT TO
MOVE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS
WITH THE 5,000 PLUS THAT ARE ON
IRT HARDSHIP EXTENSIONS, IT'S
S
RECONCILE.
IT'S A MOVE THAT WAS NOT OUT OF
ABILITY TO PAY FOR ONE'S OWN.
NEXT QUESTION.
WILL ANOTHER LEASE ADDENDUM BE
REQUIRED FOR THIS EXTENSION
ALSO?
YES.
WE ARE SENDING THEM OUT.
WE WILL WORK WITH YOU.
HAVE LANDLORDS THAT ARE NOT
THERE LOCALLY.
YOU HAVE TO MAIL THEM OUT.
TAKES AWHILE TO GET THEM BACK.
THE MORE WE KNOW ABOUT YOUR
SPECIFIC SITUATIONS WITHIN YOUR
PHAs AND ABOUT THE DOCUMENTATION
AND THE PROCESS IT TAKES TO GET
THE DOCUMENTATION, THE BET
CAN PREPARE WHEN THESE QUESTIONS
COME UP DURING FILE REVIEWS AND
I.G. AUDITS.
I KNOW WE TALKED TO SEVERAL PHAs
THROUGHOUT SEVERAL STATES AND
THEY HAVE LET US KNOW THAT THEY
HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING
THESE ADDENDUMS
PREVIOUS EXTENSIONS BECAUSE THEY
HAVE LANDLORDS THAT ARE HARD TO
CONTACT OR NOT IN STATE OR NOT
IN TOWN.
SO WHEN WE KNOW THAT
INFORMATION, WE CAN DEFINITELY
MAKE NOTE OF IT AND CITE IT WHEN
ASKED.
BUT YES, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONTINUE
TO REACH
AND SIGNED.
THE NEXT QUESTION: WILL THE SAME
REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUED
ELIGIBILITY AND CASE MANAGEMENT
BE IN EFFECT FOR THE EXTENSION
UNTIL MARCH 2011.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY AND CASE
MANAGEMENT IS STILL A
NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THIS
EXTENSION.
IT'S STILL A CONTINUATION OF THE
EXISTING PROGRAM.
THESE TWO REQUIREMENTS ARE STILL
IN PLACE.
NEXT QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR CHANGING
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION IN
DIS?
AND THE QUESTION ASKED OF THAT
IS ALSO DIS QUESTION.
SO I WILL ANSWER THIS LAST ONE
AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO OUR
RESIDENT DIS EXPERT, NICHOLAS
HICKMAN.
THE LAST QUESTION, BEFORE
HANDING IT OVER, IS WILL FEMA
SEND OUT
EXTENSION SHOULD PHAs REQUIRE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXTENSION.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY INFORMATION
THAT WILL BE SENT OUT.
I BELIEVE THAT THE PRESS RELEASE
THAT THEY HAVE SENT OUT IN THIS
CASE SUFFICED.
I DON'T THINK THEY WERE PLANNING
ON SENDING ONE OUT TO EVERY ONE.
AS FOR INCREASED CALLS ABOUT
THIS EXTENSION, YOU MAY OR MAY
NOT RECEIVE THEM.
SINCE WE'RE NOT RECEIVING NEW
REFE
NOT ALLOWING PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT
ALREADY IN OUR PROGRAM IN THE
PROGRAM, I WOULDN'T SEE WHY WE
WOULD RECEIVE MORE PHONE CALLS.
IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IT'S A CASE BY CASE.
DEPENDS ON YOUR FOOTPRINT AND IF
YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE
PREVIOUSLY
OR PEOPLE THAT MADE HADN'T
COMPLETED THEIR DOCUMENTATION
AND WERE STILL PENDING SOMETHING
IN YOUR FILE OR IN THE SYSTEM.
SO THAT QUESTION IS MORE BASED
ON THE AREA.
BUT THERE REALLY SHOULD NOT BE A
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT RECEIVING ANY
ADDITIONAL REFERRALS OR NEW
REFERRALS TO THE PROGRAM.
NOW, ON TO THOSE DIS QUESTIONS.
QUESTION NUMBER 1.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR CHANGING
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION IN
OF THE PROGRAM IN THE FIRST
EXEMPTION, ALL HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
CHANGES IN DIS SHOULD BE
REQUESTED VIA THE DHAP IKE
E-MAIL.
PLEASE SENT IN YOUR REQUEST WITH
THE FIELD REPRESENTAT
WE CAN RESEARCH AND MAKE THE
PROPER NOTIFICATIONS TO BOTH
HUD'S PARTNER'S, FEMA AND
MAINTAIN THE DATA HERE AT HUD AS
WELL.
>> EXCELLENT.
OKAY.
TH
WILL THE PROGRAM END DATE BE UP
DATED IN DIS?
>> SURE.
AND AGAIN, YES, WITH THE FIRST
EXTENSION, THAT PROGRAM AND DATE
WAS EXTENDED OUT TO 10-31 AS
WELL AS WITH THIS EXTENSION, WE
WILL EXTEND THAT DATE
3-31, 2011.
>> WITH THAT, WE TURN IT OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
I'M NICK WITH THE REZNICK GROUP.
I'M GOING
DATES AND CHANGES TO THE DIS
SYSTEM AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE WITH REGARD TO THE
PROGRAM, THE DIS SYSTEM AND ANY
RECONCILIATION THAT IS UNDERWAY
AND THIS EXTENSION.
THE AREA I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS ARE
THE NEW DATA FIELDS THAT HAVE
BEEN
RECORDS IN DIS FOR THE RECENTLY
ANNOUNCED EXTENSION OF DHAP.
AS PART OF THE EXTENSION O
DHAP PROGRAM, HOUSING
AUTHORITIES HAVE UNTIL MARCH 1
TO COMPLETE A PRESCREENING
APPLICATION ON THEIR IKE
FAMILIES AND ENTER THIS
INFORMATION INTO DIS.
TWO CHECK BOXES HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE IKE LEASE
THEY'RE LABELLED HCV PRESCREEN
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED, WHICH IS
A CHECK BOX AND DATE
PRESCREENING APPLICATION
SUBMITTED, WHICH IS A DATE BOX.
YOU JUST ENTER IN A DATE.
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE $150
INCENTIVE
FIRST EXTENSION, BOTH DATA
FIELDS HAVE TO BE FILLED OUT.
THE CHECK BOX AND THE DATE FIELD
NEED TO BE FILLED OUT IN ORDER
FOR YOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY TO
RECEIVE THAT INCENTIVE FEE PER
ADDITIONALLY, AN INCENTIVE FEE
OF $100 WILL BE PROVIDED TO
HOUSING AUTHORITIES THAT PERFORM
FULL INSPECTIONS ON UNITS IN
ADVANCE OF THE PROGRAM END ON
MARCH 31, 2011 FOR FAMILIES THAT
MAY TRANSITION TO THE HCV
PROGR
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE IKE LEASE
RECORD AS WELL.
WHICH ARE LABELLED THE HQS
INSPECTION DATE AND HQS
INSPECTION RESULT.
THE DATE IS A DATE BOX.
YOU ENTER IN THE DATE THAT THE
AGAIN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE
MAY BE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE
INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED
BECAUSE ONE MAY HAVE FAILED AND
YOU HAVE GONE BACK TO REINSECT.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE MOST
RECENT INSPECTION
MENU OF PASS OR FAIL.
NOTE WHETHER IT PASSED OR
FAILED.
AGAIN, FOR THAT $100 INCENTIVE
FEE, BOTH BOXES NEED TO BE
FILLED OUT IN ORDER TO BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THAT $100
INCENTIVE FEE PER
THE $100 FEE IS A ONE-TIME FEE
AS I MENTIONED AND NOT FOR EACH
INSPECTION PERFORMED.
WHEN ENTERING THIS INFORMATION
IN THE DIS RECORD, AGAIN, JUST
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
ENTER WHETHER IT'S PASS OR
FAILED THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR IKE FAMILIES TO
TRANSITION TO THE HCV PROGRAM
FROM DHAP IN THE EVENT THAT
COULD HAPPEN AT THE END OF THIS
PROGRAM, ADDITIONAL DATA FIELDS
HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDED AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE
RECORD.
THAT EVOLVES TO TRACK THE
PROGRESS OF THESE FAMILIES TO
HCV IF AVAILABLE.
THESE FIELDS ARE MEANT TO
CAPTURE THE KEY POINTS IN THE
APPLICATION PROCESS AND INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING.
THE FIRST BOX THAT
ADDED IS FULL HCV APPLICATION
COMPLETED.
PLEASE ENTER THE DATE THAT THE
FULL APPLICATION FOR HCV HAS
BEEN COMPLETED, NOT JUST THE
PRESCREENING APPLICATION.
ANOTHER BOX IS THE ELIGIBILITY
FOR HCV.
IT'S A DROP-DOWN MENU.
THE DATE, THE RAPTA WAS ISSUED.
THAT'S THE DATE THAT THE FAMILY
GOES OUT TO LOOK
THE NEXT BOX IS THE DATE THAT
THE VOUCHER WAS RETURNED.
INDICATE WHEN THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY WAS ADVISED ABOUT THE
UNIT AND THE LAST IS THE FIRST
DAY THE FAMILY BEGINS LIVING IN
THE UNIT THAT THE LEASE REFERRED
TO.
MOVING ON FOR THE PLACEMENT FEE
RECONCILIATION.
HUD IS IN THE PROCESS OF
WRAPPING UP THE PLACEMENT FEES.
AUTHORITY THAT ASSISTED THE
FAMILY IN LEASING UP THE DHAP
IKE PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST TIME
OR FOR AN IKE FAMILY WHO THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY ASSISTED IN
PLACING THE FAMILY AS
IN THE DIS RECORD BY THE EOP
CODE.
DIS RECORDS ELIGIBLE FOR
PLACEMENT FEES ARE INDICATED BY
THE CHECK BOX.
THAT IS ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 1,
2008 AND A VALUE GREATER THAN
ZERO IS ENTERED IN THE HAP TOTAL
BOX.
FOR THOSE RECORDS WITHIN AN EOP
HAS BEEN SELECTED.
ALL REMAINING PHAs THAT HAVE NOT
REMITTED THEIR OVERAGE FOR
PLACEMENT FEES.
IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO, RECENT
THE INFORMATION TO THE
LETTER TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
AS A REMINDER, THE ADDRESS IS
SENT TO BANK OF AMERICA.
BE SURE TO PUT "ATTENTION
HUD-FAD
HEADER.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
NEED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR
RECONCILIATION CALCULATIONS,
CONTACT US HERE AT
DHAP-IKE@HUD.GOV.
LASTLY, THE SECURITY DEPOSIT.
CALCULATIONS WERE SENT OUT TO
HOUSING AUTHORITIES A COUPLE
WEEKS AGO.
THE CALCULATIONS USED DIS AND
VMS INFORMATION TO DETERMINE ANY
OVERAGES.
THESE CALCULATIONS COMPARED THE
VMS WITH THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISBURSED
TO YOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT
THE ELIGIBLE LEASES SELECTED
FROM DIS ARE ONLY THE RECORDS OF
THE FAMILY'S FIRST TIME THEY
PROGRAM.
AND WHERE VALUE HAS BEEN ENTERED
IN THE SECURITY AND UTILITY
DEPOSIT FIELDS AS WELL AS THE
CRITERIA THAT I MENTIONED
BEFORE, THAT ALL THREE CHECK
BOXES ARE CHECKED.
THE LEASE EFFECTIVE DATE IS
GREATER THAN NOVEMBER 1, 2008.
AND THE DATA IN THE PAID OR
RETURNEDED SECTIONS OF THE
SECURITY AND UTILITY DEPOSITS
SECTION, PLEASE REMEMBER TO ONLY
ENTER DATA IN THE PAID SECTION
IF A DEPOSIT WAS MADE ON BEHALF
OF A FAMILY.
AND ONLY ENTER DATA INTO THE
RETURN SECTION IF THE DEPOSIT
WAS PAID AND HAS BEEN RETURNED
TO YOUR HOUSING
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
NEED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR
HOUSING AUTHORITY'S
RECONCILIATION CALCULATIONS,
CONTACT US HERE AT OUR E-MAIL
ADDRESS.
THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND HARD
WORK.
I'LL PASS IT OVER TO TERESA.
>> GOOD MORNING,
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN.
AS JUDITH MENTIONED EARLIER, I'D
LIKE TO BRIEFLY DISCUSS SOME
HIGHLIGHTS FROM CASE MANAGEMENT
AND THEN WE'LL RECAP THIS --
TODAY'S BROADCAST WITH SOME
FREQ
POLICY UPDATES THAT JUDITH AND
NICK TOUCHED ON EARLIER.
OKAY.
SO CASE MANAGEMENT.
OVER THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 5, ||
THE ETO SYSTEM WENT THROUGH SOME
UPGRADES.
THE SOFTWARE WAS DOWN
SHORT TIME.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THERE'S
BEEN SOME SUBTLE CHANGES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES, CONTACT
YOUR INFO PATH REPRESENTATIVE.
IN SEPTEMBER, INSTRUCTIONS WERE
ARCHIVED DATA FOR THE PURPOSES
OF A CLOSEOUT.
INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN BEEN
PLACED ON THE ADMINISTRATION
SCREEN AND ETO.
THIS INFORMATION CAN BE RETRIEVE
RETRIEVED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AREAS: A SIGNED
CONTACT ATTEMPT, IDP EFFORTS AND
REFERRAL INFORMATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
DIFFICULTIES, YOUR INFO PATH
REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE MORE THAN
HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU.
PLEASE ALSO REVIEW THE CUSTOM
REPORT SECTION OF
NEW REPORTS EXTRACTING SENSITIVE
DATA HAVE BEEN ADDED.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE REFERRAL STATUS
BY STAFF REPORT WILL ALLOW THE
POINT OF CONTACT TO PULL A
DETAILED REPORT FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGER'S CASE
LOAD THAT CONTAINS ALL THE
INFORMATION ON REFERRALS MADE,
NAME OF REFERRED AGENCY AND THE
STATUS OF THE REFERRAL.
GO TO MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO
PHAs AS A FORM OF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY INFO
PATH.
IF YOUR PH
DEMONSTRATION OF THE TRACKING
TOOL PROCESSES, PHAs CAN REQUEST
A MEETING TO WALK YOU THROUGH
THE ISSUES.
AGAIN, PLEASE REFER BACK TO YOUR
PATH
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
DUE TO THE PROGRAM EXTENSION,
PHAs SHOULD CONTINUE WITH TIMELY
QUARTERLY CLIENT REASSESSMENTS
AND RECOMMENDED TIER LEVEL
CONTACTS.
MINIMUM QUARTERLY REASSESSMENTS
REQUIRE UPDATING THE DATA
EMPLOYMENT READINESS.
HUD RECOMMENDS THAT WHILE THE
PHA IS UPDATING THE DRC, OBTAIN
SIGNATURES ON UPDATED IDP.
IDP RELEASES OF INFORMATION AND
ALL REQUIRED
AGAIN, WHEN UPDATING THE DRC,
PLEASE OBTAIN SIGNATURES ON THE
IDP RELEASES OF INFORMATION AND
ALL REQUIRED PAPERWORK.
WHILE NOT REQUIRED, HUD STRONGLY
RECOMMENDS THAT THE PHA OBTAINS
SIGNATURE OF NEEDS
AS PROOF OF CONTACT.
PHAs ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A
DEFICIENCY ACTION PLAN TO THE
ASSIGNED PHA WITHIN TEN DAYS OF
THE RECEIPT OF THE CASE
MONITORING RECORD.
THAT IS MAILED DIRECTLY
POINT OF CONTACT.
WHEN ADDING REFERRAL SOURCES TO
ETO, PLEASE BE SPECIFIC.
A REVIEW WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED
OF REFERRAL SOURCES IN THE
SYSTEM AND IT WAS FOUND THERE'S
VERY LITTLE DESCRIPTION NOTED IN
SOME OF THE REFERRALS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS SIMPLY A
NAME WITH IDENTIFICATION OR
TITLE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR
REFERRAL SOURCE.
FOR INSTANCE, IF A REFERRAL IS
MADE TO A CAR MECHANIC, A
PHYSICAL THERAPIST, PLEASE NOTE
THE INFORMATION WHEN
REFERRAL SOURCE.
NOTIFICATION OF SYSTEM UPGRADES
TO SOFTWARE WILL BE POSTED ON
THE ETO WEBSITE.
OR SENT OR RECENT VIA E-MAIL THE
E-MAIL MESSAGE SYSTEM.
TAKE CARE TO REGULARLY CHECK
INFORMATION RELATED TO CASE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
DURING SITE VISITS, HUD
CONTINUES TO FIND REFERRALS ARE
NOT FOLLOWED UP ON OR RESOLVED.
ONCE A REFERRAL IS MADE, IT
SHOULD BE REFERRED AND UPDATED
EVERY 30 DAYS
IS RESOLVED.
THIS DATA IS A KEY METRIC IN
IDENTIFYING PROGRAM SUCCESS, SO
IT'S IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY THE
FINAL REFERRAL OUTCOME WHEN IT
IS REACHED.
GIVEN A STAGE WE'RE IN NOW,
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
MOST DETAILED INFORMATION IN
ETO.
IT'S BEEN FOUND IN SITE VISITS
THAT THE INCOME INFORMATION
UTILIZED TO CALCULATE CONTINUED
SUPERIOR OFTENTIMES DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT IS BEING REPORTED IN
THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
PLEASE OWN SURE THIS INFORMATION
IS CONSISTENT AS THE DATA IN ETO
IS WHAT WE -- IS WHAT IS
UTILIZED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION
ABOUT POTENTIAL ON GOING HOUSING
ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES.
AS ALWAYS, YOUR DILIGENT EFFORTS
IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO DHAP
IKE POPULATIONS ARE GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND
TO ASSIST YOU IN KEEPING THAT UP
GOOD WORKED, WE'
SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
AND POLICY UPDATES.
THESE QUESTIONS WERE TOUCHED ON
BY JUDITH AND NICK BUT WE'LL
RECAP.
ELIGIBILITY FOR DHAP IKE
CONTINUED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE
EXTENSION.
FAMILIES THAT
CAUSE, IE VIOLATION OF FAMILY
VIOLATIONS OR BECAUSE THEY
BECAME INELIGIBLE THROUGH INCOME
CANNOT BE READMITTED TO THE DHAP
IKE PROGRAM.
FAMILIES THAT VOLUNTARILY LEFT
THE PROGRAM COULD HAVE RETURNED
TO RECEIVE R
A LATER DATE, BUT HAD TO ENTER A
DRC AND RECEIVE A RENTAL
ASSISTANCE PAYMENT IN THE MONTH
OF MARCH 2010 IN ORDER TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE DHAP IKE
EXTENSION.
FAMILIES THAT DID NOT MEET THE
EXTENSION ARE NO LONGER
ELIGIBLE.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE
IS WHEN A FAMILY MOVED OUT OR
VACATED THEIR UNIT OUT OF FEAR
OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROGRAM
IN OCTOBER.
AGAIN,
ISSUE, FAMILIES VACATING THEIR
UNIT THINKING THEY COULD NOT
AFFORD A STAY.
AGAIN, PLEASE CONTACT HUD IF YOU
FIND THAT YOUR PHA IS IN THAT
POSITION OR IF YOU KNOW OF
FAMILIES IN THAT POSITION,
PLEASE CONTACT HUD THROUGH
DHAP-IKE@HUD.GOV E-MAIL ADDRESS.
FOR FURTHER AND MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY, YOU
CAN ALSO REFER BACK TO OUR DHAP
IKE FAQs IN SPECIFIC, NUMBE
AND NUMBER 89.
DEPOSITS.
IF A FAMILY ENDS A PARTICIPATION
IN DHAP AND THE FAMILY IS STILL
IN THE ORIGINAL UNIT, THE PHA
SHOULD NOTIFY THE LANDLORD THAT
THE FAMILY
PROGRAM.
ESPECIALLY IF SECURITY DEPOSITS
ARE PAID ON THAT FAMILY'S BEHALF
BY THE PHA.
SECURITY DEPOSITS NEED TO BE
REPAID TO THE PHA WHEN THE
FAMILY LEAVES THE UNIT AS THE
UNDER IF MUST BE RETURNED TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
UNTIL THE FAMILY VACATES THE
UNIT, THE LANDLORD IS NOT
REQUIRED TO RETURN SUCH FUNDS.
AGAIN, FOR THE CLARIFICATION OR
DETAILS, REFER BACK TO OUR
RELEASE FAQs AND SPECIFIC NUMBER
52.
DHAP IKE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT
SPECIFY WHAT FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION ARE REQUIRED.
BUT THERE SHOULD BE
DOCUMENTATION IN FILES TO ENSURE
THAT THE INDIVIDUAL BEING SERVED
IS THE INDIVIDUAL BEING REFERRED
TO HUD BY FEMA.
GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDs ARE
PREFERRING.
AGAIN, THE REQUESTED
DOCUMENTATION IS AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE PHA.
CAN A PHA REQUIRE FAMILIES TO
PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF
CITIZENSHIP OR ELIGIBLE
IMMIGRANT STATUS IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE DHAP IKE ASSISTANCE?
I KNOW IN PREVIOUS BROADCASTS,
THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN TOUCHED
IT'S ALSO IN OUR FAQs.
BUT IT HAS REOCCURRED SINCE
THEN.
SO THE ANSWER IS NO.
INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR DHAP IKE
ASSISTANCE IS DETERMINED SOLELY
BY FEMA, NOT
WHILE PHAs ARE RESTRICTED OF
ACCEPTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS,
THIS RESTRICTION DOES NOT GO TO
DHAP IKE, WHICH IS UNDER A
SEPARATE STATUTE.
ONCE FEMA REFERS A PROGRAM INTO
THE FAMILY IS INELIGIBLE BECAUSE
OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
FAMILY COMPOSITION.
WHILE REVIEWING FILES, PHAs
SHOULD BE CHECKING TO ENSURE THE
FAMILY MEMBE
IN DIS.
IF THE FAMILY COMPOSITION HAS
CHANGED, THE PHA SHOULD ENSURE
THAT IT HAS ADJUSTED THE RENT
SUBSIDY CORRECTLY.
IF SOME OF THE ORIGINAL
MEMBERS HAVE LEFT THE HOUSEHOLD,
THE RENTAL SUBSIDY COULD BE
CHANGED DEPENDING ON THE
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE REDUCED
FAMILY SIZE.
PLEASE REFER TO DHAP OPERATING
REQUIREMENT, IN SPECIFIC PAGES
18-19 FOR THE COMPLETE RULES.
IN GENERAL, WHEN DETERMINING THE
FAMILY UNIT SIZE UNDER THE PHA
SUBSIDY STANDARDS FOR PURPOSES
OF DETERMINING THE APPLICABLE
FMR PAYMENT STANDARD TO
CALCULATE THE FAMILY'S
AND SUBSIDY PAYMENT, THE PHA
ALWAYS USES THE SMALLER ONE.
YOU CAN REFER TO PAGES 18-19.
IF I'M NOT CLEAR, I APOLOGIZE.
YOU SHOULD USE THE SMALLER OF
THE FAMILY UNIT SIZE FOR WHICH
THE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION OF THE
SUBSIDY STANDARDS OR THE FAMILY
UNIT SIZE FOR WHICH THE CURRENT
COMPOSITION OF A FAMILY NOW
QUALIFIES UNDER THE PHA SUBSIDY
STANDARDS.
AS JUDITH MENTION EARLY, WE WERE
RECEIVING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
CONVERSION.
SHE TOLD YOU ALL THAT WE HAVE TO
OFFER AT THIS MOMENT.
PLEASE DO CONTINUE TO E-MAIL
YOUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
RE
TO DHAP-IKE@HUD.GOV SO YOU CAN
BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY AND BE
PREPARED FOR ANY POSSIBLE
CONVERSION.
JUDITH?
>> GREAT.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A COUPLE
E-MAIL QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME
IN.
QUESTION, I WAS WONDERING IF
YOUR OFFICE HAS A DHAP IKE
CHECKLIST THAT COULD BE PROVIDED
TO US.
WE'D LIKE TO USE IT TO AUDIT OUR
FILES.
BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
WE DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL
CHECKLIST.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON WITH THE PHAs FROM
THE FILE REVIEWS THAT WE'VE HAD.
I THINK, NICK, IF YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THIS.
FROM THE AUDITS THAT HAVE BEEN
WE'VE GATHERED INFORMATION THAT
COMMONALITIES THAT THEY LOOK FOR
AND THINGS WE LOOK FOR IN THE
FILES.
WE CAN SEND THAT TO YOU.
WE HAVE A CHECKLIS
THAT SHOULD BE IN THERE TO
DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.
ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> YEAH.
I ECHO THE SENTIMENTS.
THAT CHECKLIST IS WHAT IS USED
FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF
IDENTIFYING WHAT SHOULD BE IN
THOSE FILES.
>> EXACTLY.
AND IT'S A
THE AUDITORS KNOW WHEN WE REVIEW
YOUR FILES.
WE PREVIOUSLY SENT ONE OUT
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
I HAD SOME THINGS ON THERE THAT
PHAs WROTE BACK AND SAID
THINK THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD BE IN
THERE.
AND WE'VE TAKEN THOSE CONCERNS
AND ADJUSTED THE CHECKLIST
ACCORDINGLY.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEND THIS
OUT AS WELL AGAIN TO EVERYONE.
PLEASE USE IT BECAUSE WE THINK
THAT IT'S -- WE THINK IT'S
PRETTY GOOD.
AGAIN, WE'VE U
WHAT THE AUDITORS HAVE TOLD US
THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T SHARE THEIR
ACTUAL CHECKLIST WITH US.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITH
THE ORIGINAL CHECKLIST, LET US
KNOW AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TWEAK
IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
UNDERSTOOD AND B,
AND C, IT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH
WHAT WE NEED IN THOSE FILES.
SO WE'LL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU AS
WELL.
I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T THINK
I'LL BE ABLE TO SEND IT OUT WITH
THE EXTENSION DOCUMENTS SO LOOK
FOR A SEPARATE E-MAIL ON THAT.
WE'LL SEND IT OUT TO YOU.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WHEN
HUD UPDATE THE PROGRAM END DATE
IN VIS?
WILL THEY AUTOMATICALLY EXTEND
THE HAP CONTRACT TERMINATION
DATE FOR ACTIVE CLIENTS TO
COINCIDE WITH THE PROGRAM END
DATE?
>>
PATTERN THAT HUD USED FOR THE
FIRST EXTENSION.
THE PROGRAM DATE WILL BE
EXTENDED OUT TO MARCH 31, 2011.
AS FOR THE LEASE TERMINATION
DATES.
HUD WIL
THAT ALL LEASES THAT ARE ACTIVE
TODAY WILL BE EXTENDED OUT
THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011.
HOWEVER, IT WILL BE PLACED UPON
YOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY TO GO IN
AS YOU ARE UPDATING YOUR RECORDS
TO UPDATE THOSE LEASE
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
SUCH AS A FAMILY -- HUD CAN
ASSUME THAT THE FAMILY WILL BE
IN A UNIT UNTIL MARCH 31, 2011.
HOWEVER, A FAMILY MAY EXIT THE
UNIT IN JANUARY.
IT WOULD STILL BE UPON YOU TO GO
IN THERE AND CHANGE THAT
TERMINATION DATE.
SO IN THE
WILL VIEW ALL THE LEASES AS THE
LEASE TERMINATION DATE MARCH 31,
2011, BUT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
SHOULD GO IN BETWEEN NOW AND
MARCH 31, 2011 AND CHANGE THE
LE
APPROPRIATE DATE THAT SHOULD
MIRROR YOUR LEASE ADDENDUM.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA FOR A
FAMILY TO BE READMITTED TO
IKE.
FAMILY THAT WAS OVER INCOME DUE
TO A FAMILY MEMBER.
THAT FAMILY MEMBER HAS RECENTLY
MOVED OUT OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
CAN THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME BE
REEVALUATED AT THIS TIME AND
READMIT?
>> I'D LIKE TO GO BACK BEFORE I
GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER.
THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP IN THE
PAST WITH DHAP IKE FAMILIES THAT
ARE EOP-ED BECAUSE OF ASSESSMENT
OF INCOME AND LEFT THE
THEIR INCOME.
AT THAT TIME -- AGAIN, THROUGH
IS THROUGH DHAP IKE'S REGULAR
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES,
NO, THAT FAMILY WAS NOT ALLOWED
BACK INTO THE PROGRAM.
AGAIN, THEIR NEEDS BECAME THAT
OF A SITUATION OTHER THAN
DISASTER.
>> EXACTLY.
>> SO AGAIN, THAT'S A VERY GOOD
QUESTION.
I'D BE MORE COMFORTABLE KNOWING
THE EXACT VERBIAGE THAT WE POUT
OUT ALREADY ON THAT QUESTION.
AND WE COULD PROBABLY E-MAIL
THAT OUT WITH ANYTHING THAT WE
REVIEW.
SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE CANNOT
THOROUGHLY ADDRESS RIGHT HERE
AND RIGHT NOW WE'LL SEND OUT IN
A FOLLOW UP E-MAIL.
>> THANKS FOR ANSWERING THAT.
I KNOW IN THE PAST YOU HAD
EXPERIENCE WITH THAT.
THAT QUESTION HAS COME UP IN
IN SOME CASES, IT'S NOT SO MUCH
THE FAMILY MEMBER THAT LEFT THE
HOUSEHOLD.
IT'S BEEN A FAMILY MEMBER THAT
HAD THEIR HOURS REDUCED OR LOST
THEIR JOB OR SOMETHING.
AS YOU MENTIONED, WHILE
DIFFICULT AND WHILE, YOU KNOW --
THOSE ARE HARDSHIP CASES
SITUATIONS, THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY
DISASTER RELATED.
IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO JUSTIFY
BRINGING THEM BACK INTO THE
PROGRAM WHEN WE ARE AUDITED BY
FEMA AND THE DHS AUDITOR.
THE MAIN
IT TO BE DISASTER RELATED.
IN A CASE LIKE THAT, IF YOU WERE
TO CONTACT US ABOUT IT, THAT
WOULD BE THE MAIN DEFINING
CRITERIA FOR LOOKING AT
READMITTANCE.
IS IT DISASTER RELATED.
A FAM
INCOME.
WE'D HAVE TO SPEAK TO THE PHA
ONE-ON-ONE ABOUT THIS.
SOME OF THESE CASES ARE SO GRAY.
OUR DEFINING CRITERIA FOR THAT
HAS TO BE DISASTER RELATED.
SO AS TERESA MENTIONED, WE'LL
IT OUT TO YOU.
THIS SITUATION POPPED UP MANY
TIMES.
EACH TIME IT HAS A DIFFERENT
TWIST TO IT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
HOW CAN THE PHA INSPECT A UNIT
WHEN THE FAMILY MAY NOT LIVE AT
THE UNIT UNDER T
MANY FAMILIES ARE HOUSED UNDER
IKE UNITS THAT THEY CANNOT LEASE
UNDER HCV DUE TO AFFORD ABILITY
ISSUES.
A GREAT QUESTION.
AND IT'S ONE THAT I THINK WE CAN
KIND OF ANSWER IN GENERAL
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE
YET.
I JUST
THAT WE HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY BIG
STEPS TOWARDS CONVERSION SINCE
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
COMMITTED TO US THAT WILL
HAPPEN.
SPEAKING ABOUT THIS THEORY, WE
UNDERSTAND THERE'S MANY FAMILIES
UNITS THAT WOULD NOT PASS
INSPECTION.
THIS IS ATTRIBUTED TO MULTIPLE
THINGS.
AFFORDABILITY AS MENTIONED THERE
AND ALSO AVAILABILITY.
AND AVAILABILITY IN AREAS TO
WHERE THEY HAVE NOW BUILT THEIR
LIVES AROUND.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE ASK
THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT AND
LOOK AT THE INSPECTION, IT'S A
CONVERSATION THAT THE PHA HAD
WITH THAT FAMILY BECAUSE SHOULD
CONVERSION HAPPEN, THAT FAMILY
NEEDS TO KNOW POINT BLANK, THIS
UNIT WOULD NOT PASS
A TOUGH CONVERSATION TO HAVE,
BUT ONE OF THE REASONS I DON'T
NECESSARILY WANT US TO START
ADDRESSING THAT JUST YET IS
BECAUSE IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT
WE CAN DECIDE WITHOUT INVOLVING
THE FAMILY IN THAT.
IN MANY CASES IT WOULD REQUIRE
ANOTHER UNIT.
AND TO BEGIN TO DISCUSS THAT
WITH THE FAMILY INVOLVED WOULD
GIVE, I GUESS, PREMATURE HOPE
THAT THE CONVERSION HAS BEEN
APPROVED.
SO WHILE
IT'S NOT ONE THAT I THINK WE'RE
READY YET TO TACKLE.
BELIEVE ME, IT IS ONE THAT HAS
BEEN ASKED MANY, MANY TIMES AND
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ACTUALLY
HAVE GUIDANCE ON.
WE CAN ALSO LOOK BACK TO OUR
KATRINA EXPERIENCE AND REACH FOR
GUIDANCE THAT WE HAD FROM THERE.
BUT I
BEING BROUGHT UP.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT
WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET TO
BEGIN TO ANSWER THAT.
BECAUSE AGAIN, A SITUATION LIKE
THAT REALLY INVOLVES THE FAMILY.
AND MESSAGING TO THEM THAT
MOVING MAY HAVE TO HAPPEN FOR
IN THIS PROGRAM.
SINCE WE'RE NOT THERE YET, I
WOULDN'T WANT TO GIVE ANYONE,
WHETHER IT'S A PHA OR A FAMILY
ANY EXPECTATIONS THAT WE HAVE A
DEFINITIVE ANSWER ON THIS JUST
YET.
SO I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE.
IF IT DOESN'T, PLEASE E-MAIL
OR CALL US.
E-MAIL THE DHAP IKE MAILBOX AND
DEMAND A BETTER EXPLANATION.
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT ANYWAY.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE NO MORE
QUESTIONS?
EXCELLENT.
WELL, WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
JOINING US.
AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU
QUESTIONS THAT YOU SEND US.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN
NEXT MONTH.
THANK YOU.