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[HA RUDIANAPOUS SEEMS BENCY (dunsnat 8008 lennsor creas Chit acne Tees Garet eA "Tony" Roget ‘nec eomANAPOs HOEHG AGENCE fanskon Soares epee tor sorte qaatty acd invdatce loon rd fay ea sme toma sr ny sing January 3, 2019 SENT VIA. CERTIFIED MAIL ONLY ‘MuckRock Nowe DEPT ME 62686 4118 Highland Avenue Somarvillo, MA.D2144-2516 Re: Your December 18, 2018 1.5. Mailed Public Records Reqwest ‘To Whom It May Concert Enclosed please find the following in response to your saquest related to aur policies/procedures: G)indianapolis Housing Agency's CTHA‘E") aixty one (B81) page Admissions aiid Continued Occupancy Policy: and @)Five Hundzed Sixty Six (S68) page Administrative Plan for the Indianapolis Housing Agency Housing Choice Voucher Program ‘With ragards to your request for: Any seports compiling the data of public housing and Section § housing assistance Senials and the basis of those danials hetween January 1, 2017 aud Decomber 31, 2017 Any loga of police reports related to activity in publig housing and Section &-subsidized units Betwoon January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 auch records are excepted from disclosure under the Access (© Public ‘Records Act ("APRA"); apucifically §.C. §5-14-3-4(a) (records made contidentia) hy tedere! Iaw. As to your remaining request, THA must respectlully deny your request since we do not have any auch rocords in our possession. Publis Focords axo defined, in part, as any waiting, papey, report study, MAP» Potogeaph, book, card, tape recording, oF ather material hat ie create, Foocived, ratained, maintained, er led by or with a public agency. LC. 8 143-2, Sincerely. Mare P. Sultaer General Couneel Enclosures HA INDIANAPOLIS HOUSING AGENCY INDIANAPOLIS HOUSING AGENCY Admissions ami Continued Decupancy Pelcy For Hitecight Owned or Managed Preperties Revised August 2016 1618 Nerth Meridian Street loicnapels, nize 48282 Public Housing Program: 317-261-7200 spichndes ed Maple Grove, Gengetons Apartments and 18 Park Cownioites ompr Rerzemmoog> AMDOG><SOM>ZemMGOoFEe s wr SsopE IMA & Table of Contents Complying with Civil Rights Laws, Reasonable Accommodations Providing Informaticr ir Languages other than English for persons with Linited English Praticiency Eligtblty and Intake. Applications Closing and Re-opening the Waing List Affimative Fair Housing Marketing and Outreach Procedures Income Targeting Requitemers ‘Qualifying for Admission, Applicent Selection Criteria Oetermination of Eligibilty and Notification of Applicants ‘The Preference System for Public Housing and Multifamily Housing unis Factors other than Preferencos that affect selection of Applicants. Records Management. Occupancy Guidelines: HUD Notice cf Policy, Dee. 18, 1998 Federal Regisior Tonant Selection and Assignment Plan Organizing the Applicant Waring List. ‘Making Unit Offers to Transferees and Appicants, Accessible Units Administenra the Applicant and Tranter Walting Lists Transfers Monitoring Tenant Selection and Assignments, Fair Housing Leasing Policies. General Leasing Policy ‘Showing Units Prior to Leasing Additions to and Deletions from the Resident Family and Housel uid Visitors Transfer Polley General Transter Policy ‘Types of Transfers, Prion for Transfers. Residents in Good Standing Cost of Transfers ‘Transfers at Section 8 project-based and Low Income Housing Tax Gredit Propedties. Annual Reexaminations of Income and Family Circumstances, Eligitilty for Continued Occupancy. Remaining Family Members and Prior Det Reexaminations Interim Rent Adjustments: Modified Fixed Rent Sysiem ‘Adjusting Rent uctweer. Regula” Reexaniinations imesim Changes in Family Composition Page! WA & Pg ye MOOD EEMPOGE KOMP RIAL TOMMOOe EP Ze mooD> 1 (HA Public Housing Communlty Service Policy Effective Date of Rent Adjustments. 29 Earned ineoma Disallawances; Public Hausing Properties/Residents ONLY......29 |. Laase Termination Policies. 2 General Policy: Lease Termination 32 Residant-infiated Lease Terminations 33 IHA-intiated Lease Tetminations 33 Notification Raquirements 4 Evetion Actions 34 Reoord keeping Requirements 35 General Policy: Lease Termination 36 Rasidentinitiated Lease Terminations 35 WA-initiated Lease Teminations 35 Notification Requirements 38 Eviction Actions. 38 Racord Keeping Requirements 33 Ublities 7 Resident Paid Utilities 24 CFR § 865 & 968.4(0)(2) aT Excess Utility Charges 38 Reasonable Accommodations 24 CFR § 8.4 and 966.7 38 Flat Rents (Public Housing only) 38 Flat Rents 3a Annual Update of Flat Rents 3g Choice of Rent 38 Recertf cation of Families an Flat Rents 39 Hardshio Reduction in Flat Rens. 39 Determining Income and Rent 40 ‘Annual Income 24 CFR § 5,509. 40 Excluded income 24 CFR § 5.508 at Anticipating Annual Income 24 CFR § 6.608) a4 ‘Adjusted Incame 24 CFR § 5.611 45 ‘Computing income-baged Rent and Chaice of Rertin Public Housing 24 CFR § 5628 Publlé Housing Family Salt Sufficlency Program. a7 Program Objectives. a Definitions of Terms Used In This Statement of Policies. az Packground, Definitions. Requiremants of the Program IA obligations. Noncompliance of a non-exempt family member Pago’ ADMISSIONS AND CONTINUED OCCUPANCY POLICY FOR IHAINSIGHT OWNED AND MANAGED PROPERTIES. INDIANAPOLIS HOUSING AGENCY 1019 /N. MERIDIAN ST. INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202 Public Housing Program: 317-261-7200 The U.B. Department of Housing anc! Urban Development (HUD) has established ceitain eyutalcry requirements enpleable ta Low incoma Haysing that are generally set forth in Tile 24 of the Code of Federal Rogurattns (24 CFR), Parts 5, &, 106, 290. 401. 402, 880. 288, 260 and 968. theres any confict helween HUD's ragulaians and this policy the regulations wil govern, in addon to Low Rent Public Housing, certain cactizns of hie policy apply to ther types of low income Reusing owned. managed or Zeseloped by Indianspalis Housing Agency (MAY such ae "mutifamiy housing, Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIATTC) units. Waten Federal guidance is inconsistent statute shall aka inghest priory, regulations eazond prionty, handboate bird pony and other HUD guidance lal pray. esties boing I4A’s Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy, this isthe Tenant Selection Pan for muliarily housing managed by IMA |. Nondigerimination A. Complying sth Coif Rights =a, 41, Gh rights inws protect tha rights of applicants ard resides to equal treatment by tha Housing Agency in operating its pioyrems. Its the palcy of the Indianapelis Housing ‘Agency (HA) 12 comply with al iil Rights laves now in effecl and subsoquontiy fenaeree, including but nt nite to 8. Till V1 ofthe Cri Rights Ac of 1964, which forbids discrimination on the basis ef ‘ace, color, religion, aioal origin ar 86k, 24 CER §§ 4 and 100 i, Tile Vil of the Ci Rights Act of 1988 (as amended by the 1974 HCDA and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1858), which extend protection against Aiscimination based on disabiity ana tamiial status, and spells out forme of Prohibited d scriminalion; 24 CFR § 100 Deacutve Order 1106: Scolion 604 of the Retiabitation Act of 1873, which descnbes spectic housing Tights of persons with disabiltias. 24 CFR § 6 ©. Age Discrimination Act of 1975, vnich establishes certain sights ofthe eldorly: 24 ‘PR g 140 4. Tila I ofthe Americans with Disabliss Act, otherwise Section 604 and the Fait Housing Amendments govern (Tile Il deals with common areas and publ space, not living units, which an: covered ky Section SO} 4. Any sopleable State laws or tec ordinances 2. HA shell not discriminate because nf re, colar, national onan, sex, roligon, femal status, or disability in the leasing. rental. accupancy. use, or other disposition of housing or related faciities, inducing and, whichis part af a dove'epment under the Page Is jursdicfon covered oy # puble housing Annual Contributions Contract with HUD. 26¢FR§ 100 3, HA shall not deny admission ta otherwise qualified applicants beosuse of their rmembarship in somne group to which regae Bchavior may be imputed (a... families {ih chilren bran fo unmetrie parants). Instaas, each applicant who is. = rmamber of 2 particular grova wil be weated as an individual based on hes of he” atibutes and Behavior, 24 CFR § 960.203(3} 4. [HA st offer units only in the order prescribed by this policy, sinee any other method violates te rights at appicants. 1B. — easonsble Accommadatlons 1. IHA, 26 a public agency that provides affordable housing to eigiblo families, fas 2 aga! obligation to previde "Unt mediicalions” and “reasonable aocarmodations" to applicants and residents ifthay ar any hausehold members have a disability. 24CFR sea ‘2. A-unit madication is soma adaptation at change IHA can make to its apartments, Dulklings, er sles & teasonaba accammedaliaa Isa macification 1HA can make fois mathocs and procedures or 1HA policies, Both unit modiications and reasonable ‘ecemmodations ave caried ovt to assist an otherunse eligible epelicant or residant ani a eisabity io take fll advantege of and use IHA’s programs, including those that ‘are operated by other agencias in IHA-owned pubis space. 24 CFR § 2.20 ‘A modification or accommadation is not reasonabie Tit: 24 GFR § 8.216] and 24 CFR, $8240) Causes an undue financial and administrative burden; or b.. Represents a fundatnnta alteration inthe nature of IHA's progrom 3. Subject ip tna undue burdens and fundamental alterations testo, 1HA will corect physical shuations or procedures that create & batir to equal Nousing opportunity for fil. To permit peopie vith disabilities to take tal advantage of IHA's housing program ‘and non-housing programs, in accardance with Section $04 and the Far Housing ‘Amendmans Adt of 1988, [HA shall comply with al vequirements ard prohibitions in ‘applicable ta 4. Facilities and programs usod by applicants and -esidents shall be accessible to parsons using whcelchaies, persons wih sensury inpelmants and other percons witht Bieahities, Application ant management oFices, hearing rooms. community centers, day cara osriers, laundry facies, craft and waine rooms, et. (to the extant thatthe THA hee such facies) wil be usatie by residents with a full range of sissbiltis. It THA offers even facities, and none is accessible, sume" will pe made so, subjoct to the undue financial ang administrative hurdan test, 24 CFR § 82 5, Gocumenis and procedures usad by applicants and resulents wil be accessible or those with vision, hearing or athar seneney impaiments. Also, all documents wil be iirten simply and clearly to enable appiieants with learnirg ar cognitive aisabitis ta Page & Examples of reasonable accommodations include, bul rs not limited to: 24 CFR §@.4 3 Making alterations to @ IHA apamtirout (9 make it fully arcessible so it could be: used by @ person in a wheelchatr Understand as much as possible. , Tronsforrng a resident who needs a fully acoessible unt from an apartrent that ‘carinat be made accessible to an apariment thats aonessible which may rooLire oan the resident from one praperly 9 encther: © Widening the door of 2 cormunity ‘oom or puble festraom $0 a persan in @ ‘whoclshair may use the Facility 44. Adding oF aering apartment or billing features sa thy may be used by a family mmber witha disability, cluding bul not imited Ta: 41) Insteing strabo-type flashing ih smcke detectors and flashing lighfdoorbell for sfaniy with a Rearing impaired membor 2). ding structural grab bars inthe bathroom: 3). Changing the daorknots t lave-ype door hanes 4) Instaling a magnifier over the thaarnasta 5) Switching the bathtub to@ show 6} Lowering the pesphle onthe deer = Pormiting a family to have a larg dog to agsist a family membar wath a disability in a INA Tamly developmen: ufare the size of dags i usualy Wmited. 24 GFR & en 1 Making sure thal IHA processes are understandable to applicants and residents ‘with sensory or cognitive Impairments, incudhig but not med ler 24 GFR § 8.8 4) Moking laige type documens, Bralle documents, cassalles or a naader available ta an applicant or reside witha vision impairment during interwews (oF mactings with IH staff Using persons’ visits, interviaus oF telephone calls to convey informatio 1a an applicant or resident who cannct read, 3} Making @ sign language interpreter ava table fo an applicant with a hearing impairment during interviews or mauings wit IHA sift Pimitng an appicant or resin fo be accormpanie| or ropresented by a family member, fiend or advocate at all meetings are -ntervows wih THA i the individual desires such representation: Permitting an outside agency ot nividualo assist an applicant with a disability tomeet the IAs applicant steering orton, ‘mest the standard of HUD's defirtion of Cuniied Incindual with a Disabilty* ‘family head or other member with a disablity must sul be able to maet essen Dblgations of fenaicy. 24 CFR g 2.4 They mus he ate: 41) to pay rent and other charges (e.g. uty ils) as required 2y the leasa in a timely manner: Pays