Common use of Waiting Lists Clause in Contracts

Waiting Lists. To implement its tenant selection policies for an ongoing TBRA program in a fair and orderly manner, a PJ must use a waiting list for families applying for TBRA. The PJ may choose to use a Section 8 waiting list that covers the jurisdiction or may establish a separate waiting list for HOME TBRA applicants. In determining which list to use, the PJ will need to consider the following factors: o The preferences established by the PHA and how those preferences compare with the Pj's priorities for assistance. If the PHA has adopted its own preferences as permitted under the temporary suspension of Federal preferences, the PJ should examine those preferences. If the suspension is terminated or the PHA has chosen not to establish its own preference system, the PJ should examine both the local preferences established by the PHA and the manner in which it prioritizes the Federal preferences. If the PHA's preference system will not result in assistance being provided to the subpopulations that the ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ most in need, the PJ should consider establishing a separate HOME TBRA waiting list. o The length of the PHA's Section 8 waiting list and the turnover rate of vouchers and certificates. In communities where the existing Section 8 waiting list is very long and the unavailability of new or turnover resources results in long periods on the waiting list, a PJ's priority may be to provide interim assistance to families who are currently on the Section 8 waiting list. In these instances, the PJ will adopt the Section 8 waiting list and use HOME TBRA to supplement the existing Section 8 program. o The PJs preferred program design. If the PJ wishes to administer a TBRA program that closely resembles the Section 8 voucher or certificate program and finds the PHA's preference system acceptable, it may wish to adopt the Section 8 waiting list (and, perhaps, to contract with the PHA as the administering agent) for simplicity's sake. However, if the PJ wishes to implement a program that is very different from the Section 8 programs, there may be no advantage in adopting the Section 8 waiting list. o The Pj's capacity and preference with respect to an administering agent. If the PJ plans to administer the TBRA program itself or to contract out with a capable nonprofit organization, it will have flexibility with respect to choosing a waiting list for its program. However, if the ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ capacity to administer the program and chooses to contract with a PHA, it may have little choice but to adopt the PHA waiting list. The PHA may be reluctant to take on the added responsibility of establishing and maintaining a separate waiting list and administering selection criteria that are very different from its existing program.