eligibility requirements

We invite you to apply for housing and housing assistance with us.  LDCHA residents enjoy a number of benefits that are not available anywhere else in this community. However, access to our programs is based on eligibility. The following eligibility criteria is presently used by the LDCHA. If after reading this you are concerned that you may not meet the criteria, give us a call at 785-830-2241. We will be happy to review your situation and provide advice on what you might do to qualify.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Lifelong Prohibitions:

·  A registrant on any state sexual predator list.

·  Conviction for the manufacture or sale of methamphetamines. 

FURTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

All Households Must:

·  Meet income guidelines.

·  Meet the definition of family.

·  Be a U.S. citizen or have INS documentation of eligible immigration status.

·  Have no family member who, as previous participants in federal housing programs, has been evicted or had their housing assistance terminated for illegal drug activity or program/lease violations in the past 3 years.

·  Not owe a debt to any housing agency.

·  Not have committed fraud against a federal housing program.

·  Have no family member with a history of violent or drug related criminal activity in the past 5 years.

·  Have 3 years of good residential history.

·  Not provide false or misleading information on a housing application. 

ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES – Current Income Guidelines  (as of 02/08)

ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS

Who’s Ineligible:

· Households without rental history.

· Households with bad rental history including: unpaid rent, damages, disturbances.

· Household members with a history of violent criminal and/or drug activity.

· Household members that have been evicted or had their assistance terminated from a federal housing program.

· Households that owe a debt to a federal housing agency.

· Anyone who provides false or misleading information on a housing application.

GENERAL GUIDELINES for how an otherwise ineligible applicant can be found eligible.

1.    With No Rental History: 

·    Applicants may be found eligible if they complete the renter education program.

·    Meet all other eligibility requirements.

·    Register of Deeds may be used to ascertain information on applicant.

2.    With Poor Rental History: 

· Must meet all other LDCHA eligibility requirements.

·   They must be able to document that the conditions causing their poor rental history no longer exist and that they are actively pursuing actions to change or rectify past activities.

            ¨  Restraining Orders

            ¨  All Other Court Orders

            ¨  Documentation that damages at previous

                 residences were not caused by

                 applicant.

            ¨ References from Social Services and/or

                Law Enforcement agencies.

3.    For Non-Eligible Previous Housing Participants: 

·         Must be in full cooperation with the LDCHA application process.

·         Applicants must pay all money owed including all debt to housing agencies.

·       Applicants must meet all other LDCHA eligibility requirements.

·         Must document all agreements and programs they are participating in to rectify past problems including those discussed in with poor rental history section.

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