Housing Voucher Programs - Policy and Procedures Manual

Chapter II Sections

1. Opening A Waiting List
2. Outreach
3. Application Distribution Procedures
4. Application Review Procedures
5. Waiting List Placement Procedures
6. Notice of Application Acceptance Procedures
7. Waiting Lists for Special Programs
8. Enter Data in Elite
9. Printing the Waiting List
10. Ranking Applications
11. Changes While on the Waiting List
12. Waiting List Pulls
13. Removing Applicant Names from Waiting List
14. Purging/Updating Waiting List
15. Closing an Open Waiting List
16. Cross Listing Notice for MRP/SRO
17. Application Maintenance
18. File Retention
19. Portability
20. Special Admissions
21. Applicable Forms List

Chapter II: Waiting List Management

Section F: Notice of Application Acceptance Procedures

• Each applicant must receive written notice of the receipt of his or her application and residency status on the waiting list or a determination of ineligibility. Acceptance notification is provided via the Application Status Letter (MSHDA 1634a). The Cross Listing Notice is required in certain counties. Refer to Section P of this Chapter entitled Cross Listing Notice for MRP/SRO for more information.
• Notification letters must be sent within 30 days if the waiting list is only opened for a specific period of time or within 14 days if the list is opened indefinitely/continuously. If unable to process the Notification letters within the 14/30 day timeframe, discuss time extension requests and submit a notification of extension by E-mail to the RS.