DISASTER HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (DHAP)

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DISASTER HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM(DHAP)

• Tenant Briefing

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GENERAL OVERVIEW

• HUD has assumed responsibility for rental
  payments for families affected by Hurricanes
  Katrina and Rita.
• The new Disaster Housing Assistance Program
  (DHAP) is provided through local housing
  authorities.

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GENERAL OVERVIEW

• The Emergency Housing Assistance Corporation
  (EHAC), a unit of the Arlington Housing
  Authority, will manage the DHAP program in the
  Arlington area.
• Local housing authorities will begin making
  payments 11/1/07.
• FEMA or CLC will continue payments until then.

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GENERAL OVERVIEW

• DHAP is a 16 month program ending 3/1/09.
• DHAPs goal is to return families to self-
  sufficiency.
• Transition to self-sufficiency includes case
  management services and family contributions to
  rent payments.

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FAMILY ELIGIBILITY

• FEMA determines continued eligibility.
• Families can verify or request eligibility by
  calling FEMA at 1-800-362-FEMA.
• Appeals regarding eligibility will be referred to
  FEMA.

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CASE MANAGMENT

• Families will be provided with individual
  development plans to help achieve their
  personalized goals.
• Case management needs will vary from weekly,
  monthly and quarterly contact.
• Case management is mandatory for continued DHAP
  assistance.

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CASE MANAGEMENT (contd)

• Families declining participation in case
  management services will not be eligible to
  participate in DHAP or any other FEMA housing
  program.

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IN-PLACE TENANTS

• If landlord and tenant agree to continue existing
  lease arrangement
• Execute lease addendum
• Execute Disaster Rent Subsidy Contract
• EHAC conducts limited inspection

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IN-PLACE RENT

• Rent amount typically will not change Lesser
  of
• Lease amount
• OR
• Greater of
• Fair market rent
• Payment standard
• Amount currently being received from FEMA

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RENT BEFORE DHAP

• Lease amount 800
• Rent paid by CLC/FEMA 775
• Portion paid by family 25

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IN-PLACE RENT EXAMPLE

• Lesser of
• Lease amount 800
• OR
• Greater of
• Fair market rent 750
• Payment standard 725
• Amount currently being
• received from FEMA 775
• (Family contribution continues to be 25)

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NEW / RELOCATING TENANTS

• If landlord and tenant do not agree to continue
  lease arrangement
• Tenant locates new unit
• EHAC conducts HQS inspection
• EHAC determines rent reasonableness
• Execute Lease Addendum
• Execute Disaster Rent Subsidy Contract

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New/Relocating Rent Amount

• Rent amount is lesser of
• Lease amount
• OR
• Greater of
• Fair market rent
• Payment standard

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New Rental Contract Example 1

• Rent Lesser of
• Lease amount 700
• OR
• Greater of
• Fair market rent 750
• Payment standard 725

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New Rental Contract Example 2

• Rent Lesser of
• Lease amount 800
• OR
• Greater of
• Fair market rent 750
• Payment standard 725
• (Family rent contribution 50)

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INCREMENTAL RENT TRANSITION

• Beginning 3/1/08, families are required to pay an
  incremental portion of rent.
• The incremental portion is in addition to any
  existing family share already being paid.

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INCREMENTAL RENT TRANSITION

• Incremental rent is 50 each month and increases
  by 50 each month.
• EHAC will reduce the monthly subsidy by the
  tenants incremental rent, beginning with 50 in
  March 2008 and increasing by 50 each month.

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INCREMENTAL RENT TRANSITION

• Example
• Rent paid by EHAC 11/07-2/08 800
• Rent paid by family 3/08 50
• Rent paid by EHAC 3/08 750
• Rent paid by family 4/08 100
• Rent paid by EHAC 4/08 700

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INCREMENTAL RENT TRANSITION

• Family may request an exception to incremental
  rent transition policy on basis of economic
  hardship.
• Family must have complied with all case
  management service requirements to apply for an
  exception.
• Economic hardship waivers require review and
  approval by EHAC.

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DISASTER RENT SUBSIDY CONTRACT

• DRSC terminates if any of the following occurs
• Lease is terminated by owner or tenant,
• EHAC terminates assistance for family for
  violating family obligations, or
• Family vacates unit.

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DISASTER RENT SUBSIDY CONTRACT

• DRSC automatically terminates as of 3/1/09, or at
  such time that subsidy paid on behalf of family
  equals zero, whichever comes first.

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FAMILY OBLIGATIONS

• Supplying information required by HUD
• Not committing any serious violation of the lease
• Notifying EHAC before moving out of the unit or
  terminating the lease
• Participating in case management services

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SUBSEQUENT MOVES

• A family may move with continued DHAP assistance
  within existing jurisdiction.
• Family may also make one move outside of initial
  jurisdiction.

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SUBSEQUENT MOVES UNDER DHAP (contd)

• Once family has exercised its option to move
  outside of initial jurisdiction, the family may
  not move again between jurisdictions with
  continued DHAP assistance.

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TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE

• EHAC may terminate assistance for participating
  family that does not comply with family
  obligations under DHAP.
• EHAC will give family opportunity to request
  informal hearing, if requested.

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END OF DHAP

• DHAP assistance is temporary housing assistance
  and the program terminates as of March 1, 2009.

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CONTACTS

• FEMA 1-800-362-FEMA
• HUD DHAP_at_hud.gov
• 1-866-373-9509
• DHAP xxx_at_arlingtonhousing.tx

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