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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

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INDIANAPOLIS
HOUSING AGENCY

INDIANAPOLIS HOUSING AGENCY
Admissions ami Continued Decupancy Pelcy
For
Hitecight Owned or Managed Preperties

Revised August 2016
1618 Nerth Meridian Street
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Public Housing Program: 317-261-7200

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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