PHA Implementation of COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements

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* 1. PHA Name

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* 2. Select the waiver(s) and alternative requirement(s) implemented at your public housing authority in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PH and HCV-1: Alternative dates for PHA plan submission

PH and HCV-1: Changes to significant amendment process

PH and HCV-2: Delay annual reexamination of income and family composition

PH and HCV-3: Allow self-certification as highest form of income verification

PH and HCV-4: Waive income verification for interim reexamination

PH and HCV-5: Waive mandatory EIV monitoring

PH and HCV-6: Extension for FSS Contract of Participation

PH and HCV-7: Waive public notice requirement for opening/closing waitlists

HQS-1: Owner certification for initial inspection

HQS-2: Owner certification for non-life-threatening (NLT) deficiencies

HQS-3: Extension of owner repairs for NLT deficiencies

HQS-4: Commence HAP w/ owner certification of NLT deficiencies

HQS-5: Delay biennial inspections

HQS-6: Waive interim inspections & accept verification by alt methods

HQS-7: Lease PBV turnover units w/ owner certification of NLT deficiencies

HQS-8: Add or sub PBV units w/ owner certification of NLT deficiencies

HQS-9: Suspend HQS quality control inspections

HQS-10: Waive space requirements - 1 living/sleeping room per 2 persons

HQS-11: Waive initial inspection before homeownership assistance payment

HCV-1: Admin plan polices may be adopted without board approval

HCV-2: Waive oral briefing requirement

HCV-3: Allow voucher extensions regardless of PHA policy

HCV-4: Allow HAP for contracts executed after 60 days

HCV-5: Allow absence from unit beyond 180 days

HCV-6: Extend automatic zero-HAP termination timeline

HCV-7: Allow PHA to increase payment standard any time after effective date

HCV-8: Delay updating HCV utility allowance schedule

HCV-9: Waive housing counseling requirement for homeowners

HCV-10: Increase age to 26 for FUP initial lease up

HCV-11: Suspend terminations for FUP youth

HCV-12: Accept referrals for other youth exiting foster care within 120 days

HCV-13: Extend homeownership assistance for 1 year

HCV-14: Extend mandatory removal of PBV units from HAP beyond 180 days

HCV-15: Permit a family to lease an under-occupied PBV or RAD PBV unit

PH-1: Extend deadlines for or ADCC and AMCC

PH-2: Waive TDC and HCC limits

PH-3: Allows force account labor for modernization activities

PH-4: ACOP Policies may be adopted without board approval

PH-6: Delay deadline for energy audit

PH-7: Change timeline for determination of over-income

PH-8: Delay resident council elections

PH-9: Delay updating PH utility allowance schedule

PH-10: Remove required tenant notifications for changes

PH-11: Extend designated housing plan renewals

PH-12: Waive annual PHA inspection reqs

PH-13: Delay automatic termination of over-income public housing residents

PH-14: Give families 2x to choose flat or income-based rent w/in 1 year

11a PHAS: Allow alternative inspections & retain prior year score

11b SEMAP: Allow PHA to retain prior year score

11b-1: Allow remote SEMAP confirmatory review

11b-2: Waive annual PIC submission of SEMAP cert w/in 60 days of PHA FYE

11c: Extend financial reporting deadlines

12a: Delay 50058 submission to 90 days after eff date

12b: Delay HUD notification on designated housing plan

12c: 24-mo extension for obligation and expenditure of Cap funds

12d: Troubled PHAs evaluated on 1-yr substantial improvement benchmark

12e: Waive community service and self-sufficiency reqs

PHA adopted blanket waiver implementation

None of the above

PHA Implementation of COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements

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* 1. PHA Name

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* 2. Select the waiver(s) and alternative requirement(s) implemented at your public housing authority in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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* 3. Of the waivers and alternative requirements selected above, which did your agency find most impactful. Describe why.

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* 4. Of the waivers and alternative requirements selected above, which did your agency find least impactful. Describe why.

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* 5. Any other comments?