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LTC 296-2022 Pre-Application Opening for Miami Beach Section 8 Housing296-2022 MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION TO : FROM : Honorable Mayor Dan Gelbe~embers of the City Commission Alina T. Hudak, City Manag \}f'1 \ DATE: July 20 th , 2022 SUBJECT : Pre-Application Opening for Miami Beach Section 8 Housing The purpose of this LTC is to notify the Mayor and City Commission that The Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach (HACMB) will accept online pre- applications from 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022 until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022 for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Waiting List. Pre-applications will only be available for completion online at the following website: https://miamibeach.myhousing.com The Office of Housing and Community Services will be providing assistance to any families and individuals that need help completing the pre-application for the upcoming Section 8 voucher lottery. To receive assistance with the pre-application, families and individuals can come to City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, first floor. (Double doors between the two outside elevators). The hours of operation are 8:30am to l 2noon (closed for lunch between l 2noon to l pm) and l pm to 5pm . Key points for the application process: • Pre-applications will on ly be accepted through the online form. • Families and individuals must meet income limit requirements. • All pre-applications received during this period will be considered as applying at the same time. • A computer lottery will randomly select 3,000 pre-applicants. • Local Preference for Selection of Eligible Families : 62 years or older, disabled, living or working in the City of Miami Beach, U.S. Veterans, or surviving spouses of U.S. Veterans. Should you have additional questions, please contact Alba Torre at (305) 673- 7000 ext. 26175 Attachment PRE-APPLICATION ONLINE English.pdf PRE-APPLICATION O LINE Spanish .pdf THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH NOTICE OF OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE WAITING LIST FOR THE SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) PROGRAM ■ The Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach (HACMB) will accept online pre-applications from 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022 until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022 for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Waiting List. ■ A computer lottery process will randomly select 3,000 pre-applications. All pre-applications received during this period will be considered as applying at the same time. It does not matter if a pre- application is received on the first day or the last day. ■ The Section 8 HCV Waiting List will close at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022. PRE-APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS (Please read carefully): ■ ■ ■ ■ Pre-applications will ONLY be available for completion online at the following website: https://miamibeach.myhousing.com Pre-applications will not be available at the Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach offices. Telephone, fax, and email requests will not be accepted. Applicants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone with internet access to apply, including free computers at public libraries. The HACMB encourages requests for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to be made in advance in writing to the Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach, Section 8 Department, 200 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Requests must be received no later than Friday, July 22 , 2022. Families selected must meet the following guidelines: 1. Total Annual Income may not exceed the MAXIMUM Eligible Income Limit Per Household as established by U.S. HUD: Number of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 persons in household 2022 Annual $34,150 $39,000 $43,900 $48,750 $52,650 $56,550 $60,450 $64,350 Income Limits 2. Local preference for Selection of Eligible Families: 62 years or older, disabled, living or working in the city of Miami Beach, U.S. Veteran, or surviving spouse of a U.S. Veteran. Preferences are solely added at the time of pre-application and solely determined at the time of eligibility. Once the position of a family is determined, preferences and date and time of pre- application no longer apply. ■ Pre-applications will only be accepted when completed and submitted online. • Only the 3,000 randomly selected pre-applications will be notified via USPS regular mail of their placement on the waiting list. ■ No telephone calls, walk-ins, or mail-ins of pre-applications will be accepted. ■ Only one pre-application per household will be considered throughout the process. Applicants will receive a receipt number as confirmation of the online submission. Any pre-application that is not fully and accurately completed will be disqualified. Any household that submits more than one pre-application for the waiting list will have all pre-applications voided. ■ Applicants should note that there is never a fee to apply for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program operated by the HACMB. The HACMB does not discriminate on the basis of the federally protected classes in the access to admission procedure or employment of its housing programs and activities and provides Equal Housing Opportunity to all. (5) LA AUTORIDAD DE VIVIENDAS DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI BEACH AVISO DE APERTURA Y CIERRE DE LA LISTA DE ESPERA PARA EL PROGRAMA HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (HCV) EOUAI.. HOUS!HG OPPORTUNITY • La Autoridad de Viviendas de la Ciudad de Miami Beach (HACMB) aceptara par media del internet pre- solicitudes para la Lista de Espera para el programa de asistencia de rentas Housing Choice Voucher (HCV). Las Pre-Solicitudes en linea se aceptaran desde las 9:00 AM del Lunes 25 de Julio de 2022 hasta las 4:00 PM del Jueves 28 de Julio de 2022 inclusive. • Se seleccionaran 3,000 pre-solicitudes al azar por medio de un sorteo computarizado. Todas las pre- solicitudes recibidas durante este periodo de tiempo se consideraran coma si fueran recibidas al mismo tiempo. No importa si la pre-solicitud fue recibida el primer o el ultimo dia. • La Lista de Espera para la Secci6n 8 se cerrara a las 4:00 P.M. del Jueves 28 de Julio de 2022. INSTRUCCIONES PARA LAS PRE-SOLICITUDES. (Por favor leer cuidadosamente): • Las pre-solicitudes SOLAMENTE estaran disponibles en linea a traves del siguiente sitio web: https://miamibeach.myhousing.com • Las pre-solicitudes no estaran disponibles en las oficinas de Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach. • No se aceptaran solicitudes telef6nicas, par fax o e-mail. Para aplicar, solicitantes pueden usar cualquier tipo de computadoras, tabletas o telefonos inteligentes con acceso al internet, incluyendo el uso gratuito de computadoras en bibliotecas publicas. • HACMB recomienda que las peticiones para acomodaciones razonables de personas deshabilitadas se hagan anticipadamente por escrito a Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach, Section 8 Dept., 200 Alton Rd., Miami Beach, FL 33139. Estas peticiones deberan ser recibidas a mas tardar el Viernes, 22 de Julio de 2022. Las familias seleccionadas deberan cumplir con los siguientes requisitos: El total de ingreso anual no debe superar el limite de ingreso maximo permitido por nucleo familiar. Cantidad de 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 personas en el nucleo familiar 2022 Limites de $34,150 $39,000 $43,900 $48,750 $52,650 $56,550 $60,450 $64,350 ln~reso Anual Preferencias locales para la selecci6n de familias: 62 afios de edad o mayores, deshabilitados, viviendo o trabajando en la ciudad de Miami Beach, US Veteranos y/o esposas/os sobrevivientes de veteranos. Las preferencias seran solamente agregadas en el momenta de la solicitud y solamente determinadas en el momenta de la elegibilidad. Una vez que la posici6n de una familia es determinada, tanto las preferencias, coma fecha y momenta de las solicitudes dejan de aplicar. • Las pre-solicitudes solamente se aceptaran una vez completas y enviadas en linea. • Solamente los 3,000 pre-candidatos seleccionados al azar recibiran notificacion por USPS correo regular de su inclusion en la Lista de Espera. • No se aceptaran llamadas telefonicas, pre-solicitudes enviadas por correo, ni entregadas o depositadas en persona. • Durante el proceso solamente se considerara una pre-solicitud por nucleo familiar. Todo solicitante recibira un numero de confirmacion en linea. Solicitudes incompletas seran descalificadas. Si una familia presenta mas de una pre-solicitud de inclusion en la lista de espera, todas guedaran anuladas. • Solicitantes deben saber gue la Autoridad de Viviendas nunca cobra cuota alguna por solicitudes para participar en el programa Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) operado por HACMB. HACMB no discrimina en base a las clases protegidas federalmente en cuando al acceso, procedimientos de admision o empleo en sus programas de viviendas, ofreciendo igualdad de oportunidades en el acceso a la vivienda.