for medical costs, child care, transportation, education or similar items; and (iii)
Such other situations as may be determined by the SFHA. [QHWRA; Section 523;C]
For families electing the flat rent payment amount, the SFHA shall review the income of such families not less than once every three (3)) years. Families choosing to pay the income-based rent, shall continue to have a re-examination of income once every twelve (12) months. [QHWRA; Section 523;E]
C. Income -Based Rent At the time of admission or reexamination, all families shall be charged the greater of: 1. Thirty percent (30%) of the monthly adjusted income; or 2. Ten percent (10%) of the unadjusted monthly income. All families shall be afforded the resident choice of rent payment and can choose to pay the lesser of the income-based rent or the established flat rent per the flat rent amounts. [QHWRA; Section 523]
D. Minimum Rent The SFHA has established $0 as its minimum rent, in the event a family reports no income. The SFHA is required to grant financial hardship status immediately, for a period of ninety (90) days to eligible families that can verify circumstances that make payment of the minimum rent a hardship. These hardships include situations in which the family income decreases due to changed circumstances, loss of employment, death, eviction as a result of non-payment of rent, awaiting an eligibility determination to receive federal, state or local assistance (this includes legal aliens entitled to receive assistance under the Immigration and Nationality Act), and other situations as determined by the SFHA. If a resident requests a hardship exemption that the SFHA determines is temporary, an exemption for non payment of the minimum rent will not be granted during the 90 day period beginning on the day the request is made. However, a resident may not be evicted for nonpayment of rent during this 90-day period. If the hardship is reasonably determined to be long-term, the SFHA must retroactively exempt the residents from the minimum requirement for the 90-day period. [QHWRA; Section -407 (A)(B)]