Subsides
This subsidy is eligible for renewal when household income is at or below 80% of the AMI.
What is CityFHEPS?
What is the required RAQ score for determining eligibility for Family with Children services.
What is a score of 5 or higher?
This legal document safeguards the rights and responsibilities of both the landlord and the tenant.
What is a lease?
RAQ
Risk Assessment Questionnaire
This process can be initiated if a subsidy has fallen off the budget for a period between six months and one year.
What is a restoration
If a family exited shelter after January 1, 2014, with a rental assistance subsidy, moved into subsidized housing or received a subsidy while in the community, they are considered this for enrollment purposes.
What is Aftercare?
What is the document that captures demographic information, reason for services, and service planning goals? What are the steps that must be completed before enrolling a case?
What is a SOAP Note? What are contacting the client, collecting required documentation, requesting benefit information from HRA, and completing the income worksheet?
This type of case or proceeding can be initiated by a landlord to legally remove a tenant from their apartment.
What are Holdover proceedings?
AMI
Area Medium Income
These types of payments are typically handled at a client's local Job Center.
What are missing shelter allowance payments
This subsidy is designed to assist families experiencing domestic violence who feel unsafe, but requires the household to have an active cash assistance case and minor children.
What is FHEPS B ?
This document must be signed by the head of household in families with children who do not have an active cash assistance case.
What is an Attestation Form.
This process allows a remaining occupant to become the tenant of record in a rent-stabilized apartment when the prior tenant permanently leaves or passes away.
What are Succession Rights?
ESG
Emergency Solutions Grant
This form must be completed and submitted when a client returns to Homebase within 45 days of case closure.
What is exception to policy form
This program assists families exiting shelter and chronically homeless families by helping them afford rent. It operates similarly to Section 8, using 30% of household income to calculate the tenant share.
What is TBRA? (Tenant Based Rental Assistance)
What are the three forms required to complete enrollment for a Single Adult or Adult Family case?
What are the HS-2 Financial Resources & Support Networks Form, Home Visit Worksheet, and Habitability Standard Inspection Checklist.
An agreement reached between a landlord and tenant in housing court?
What is a Court stipulation?
PCS
Prevention Community Support
These payments can be re-issued by submitting a letter and a rental breakdown from the landlord.
What are missing subsidy payments?
If a client ages out of FHEPS program due to excessive income, are they eligible for CityFHEPS?
What is yes only if they had the old CityFHEPS.
What is the minimum amount of case notes required for ESG/EAF cases, and how do the service levels differ between Families with Children and Single Adult/Adult Family cases?
What are two case notes minimum, 120 days of services for Families with Children, and 90 days of services for Single Adult/Adult Family?
The maximum amount of time a housing court judge can allow a tenant to move out from the date of the judgment.
What is 12 months?
FHEPS
What is Family Homelessness Eviction Prevention Supplement
This occurs when a failed pre-clearance is received due to an outdated ACRIS record, even though the deed has been updated
What is a discrepancy between ACRIS and deed requiring submission of updated documentation