WESTVIEW COMMONS

All applicants determined eligible for residency are placed on a master waiting list. Applicants are placed on the waiting list in chronological order. The date and time of application and whether an applicant would benefit from the features of a handicap accessible unit is noted on the waiting list. HUD regulations state that applicants must be selected for placement into vacant units based upon their chronological order on the waiting list with the exception of handicap accessible units. When an accessible unit becomes vacant current tenants who require the features of that unit will have the first opportunity to move into the unit and if no current tenant requires the special features then the unit must be offered to the next qualified applicant on the waiting list who has a family member who needs the features of the accessible unit. In the event no households who need the special unit features apply to live in a vacant handicap accessible unit, HUD will be contacted for permission to house other households in these units. In this circumstance, tenants will sign a lease addendum agreeing to transfer (at their expense) to another unit later on should an appropriate unit become available and there are households needing the benefit of the handicap accessible unit on the waiting list at that time.