Article IV: Tenant Selection Procedures for Subsidized Housing

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity which owns, operates or manages housing units which receive tax abatement.

TAX ABATEMENT

That a subsidized housing project, pursuant to ordinance or resolution adopted by the Council of the City of Englewood, does not pay real property taxes to the City, but instead pays to the City payments in lieu of taxes in a manner prescribed by statute.

§ 325-30 Criteria to be in writing.

Within 30 days from the date of adoption of an ordinance or resolution granting tax abatement to it, a subsidized housing project operating within the City of Englewood shall prepare, in writing, and file with the City Clerk the criteria by which it intends to make selection of persons to occupy housing units within the project, and such writing shall include at least the following:

Any criteria used to determine whether any applicant for such housing unit is eligible or ineligible for occupancy.

The method used to establish priorities among those applicants found to be eligible.

The method by which representatives of the project are chosen to serve on any Tenant Selection Committee or are chosen to represent the occupants of the project in making any of the aforesaid decisions.

The names and addresses of the person or persons charged by the project with responsibility for making any such determination.

§ 325-31 Notice of Tenant Selection Committee meetings.

Any meeting of any Tenant Selection Committee, or any meeting or gathering or conference at which representatives of the project shall discuss, vote on or make any decisions concerning applications for occupancy of housing units within the project shall be open to any person who has theretofore submitted an application for such occupancy. Any such applicant shall be given prior written notice, at least five days in advance, of the date, time and place where any such meeting shall take place.

§ 325-32 Waiting list.

All subsidized housing projects shall maintain a waiting list of applicants for occupancy of its housing units, and such waiting list shall be posted in its office and be available for examination by anyone who wishes to examine the same, and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the City Clerk of the City of Englewood and shall likewise be available for examination by anyone who wishes to examine same.

§ 325-33 Notice to applicants.

When a vacancy occurs within such housing project, the person whose name first appears on the waiting list shall be advised of such vacancy either by in-person notification or by telephone (or if the party cannot be reached by either of said methods then by writing in which event the party shall have not less than five days within which to respond) and given an opportunity to appear before the Tenant Selection Committee and be heard with regard to his or her application for such vacant housing unit.

§ 325-34 Statement of reasons for ineligibility.

Any person determined to be ineligible for occupancy shall be advised of the reason for such determination, in writing.

§ 325-35 Notification of reasons for passing over names on waiting list.

In the event that a housing unit is made available to some person other than one whose name appears first on the waiting list, then all persons who appeared in a higher position than the person who actually received the apartment shall be given written notice of the reason for such determination.

§ 325-36 Violations and penalties. [1]

Any person violating any provision of this article shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, for each separate violation thereof.

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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).