Accessible Public Housing Units, VCAs and HUD. Information Bulletin # 111 (5/0
Date Mailed: Thursday, May 18th 2006 09:47 AM
Category: Housing
Category: Housing
--part1_465.b07acb.319dd4ec_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Accessible Public Housing Units, VCAs and HUD. Information Bulletin # 111 (5/06) Since 2000, HUD has inspected many local housing authorities for accessibility compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. In many of these, HUD found violations, sent Letters of Findings, and then entered "Voluntary Compliance Agreements" (VCAs) in which the local housing authorities agreed to make specific numbers of housing units accessible by specific dates. What follows is the list of H As that have entered VCAs with HUD. Disability advocates in the listed locales should obtain a copy of both the Letters of Findings and the VCA (either from your HA or the regional HUD office under which the VCA was entered). You should check whether or not the HA has complied with the VCA. If the VCA required a specific number of units, ask your HA for the addresses so you could visually determine if they really were made accessible and if persons who require the accessible units are actually residing in them. In order to locate accessible, affordable public housing, local disability advocates must ensure full compliance with the VCA. If your local HA is not listed, you should telephone your regional HUD Office, ask for the Fair Housing official, and find out whether or not a Section 504 compliance review occurred recently? If you believe your HA is not compliance with the "5%-2%" accessibility requirement, ask your regional HUD to undertake such a review. They are supposed to make "a prompt investigation whenever a complaint or any other information indicates a possible failure to comply" with Section 504. Here are the local Housing Authorities which entere VCAs with HUD since 2000: New England - Boston HUD Region I : The Worcester Housing Authority Lynn Housing Authority The Farmingham Housing Authority Middletown Housing Authority North Providence Housing Authority The Northampton Housing Authority The Wayland Housing Authority Brunswick Housing Authority The Manchester Housing & Redevelopment Authority Coventry Housing Authority East Hartford Estates Cumberland Housing Authority Waterville Housing Authority The Waltham Housing Authority West Haven Housing Authority East Providence Housing Authority The Boston Housing Authority Milhaus Associates New York/New Jersey - New York HUD Region 2 The Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority the City of Syracuse Community Development The Utica Municipal Housing Authority The Batavia Housing Authority The Edgewater Housing Authority The Pennsauken Housing Authority Housing Authority of the City of New Brunswick Red Bank Housing Authority Montclair Housing Authority Housing Authority of the Township of Woodbridge Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeton Highland Park Housing Authority Long Beach Housing Authority Associated Blind Development Corp. Port Chester Housing Authority Greenpoint Apartments The Glen Falls Housing Authority Mid-Atlantic - Philadelphia HUD Region 3 The District of Columbia Housing Authority Lehigh County Housing Authority Charleston Housing Authority Housing Authority of the City of Erie, PA Housing Authority of Wicomico County Bishop's Garth Apartments Newark Housing Authority Harry & Jeanette Weinber Terrace Apartments Housing Authority of Armstrong County Southeast- Atlanta HUD Region 4 We were told that there were "No finalized VCAs." Disability advocates in this region should telephone their regional HUD office and ask for the Fair Housing Enforcement Office to find out when their VCAs will be finalized. Midwest - Chicago HUD Region 5 Kankakee County Housing Authority Hamtramck Housing Authority DuPage Housing Authority Illinois Housing Development Authority Illinois Housing Auth/Morningside Court O'Konski Manor Southwest - Fort Worth HUD Region 6 Lonoke County Housing Authority Houma Housing Authority Santa Fe Civic Housing authority Mountain View Apartments Fort Smith Housing Authority The City of Las Cruces Housing Authority East Baton Rouge Housing Authority Hot Springs Public Housing Authority Oak Forest Heights Apartments Housing Authority of the City of Lubbock Coastal Haven Apartments Christopher Homes of North Little Rock Albuquerque Housing Services Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa Great Plains - Kansas City HUD Region 7 We were told that there are "No open VCAs." We do not understand what this means and disability advocates in this region should meet with your HUD regional director. It's hard to imagine that all of the HA s have fully complied with the "5% -2%" requirements. " If advocates in this region know that their HA s have not complied with the "5%-2%" accessibility rule, you should telephone your regional HUD office and ask for the Fair Housing Enforcement Office to find out why no VCAs were entered. Were Section 504 Compliance reviews even done? Rocky Mountains - Denver Region 8 Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake Sakura Square Apartments Dignity Apartments Sunset Park Apartments Pacific/Hawaii - San Francisco Region 9 City of Richmond's Housing Authority County of Sacramento Housing Authority City of Vacaville Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Housing Authority of the City of Calexico City of Lakewood Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo Northwest/Alaska - Seattle Region 10 The City of Beaverton Eastern Idaho Special Services Agency The City of Eugene The Housing Authority of Portland The Housing Authority of the City of Nampa Parkside Partners and Allie Group Housing Authority of the City of Salem Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Auth. City of Springfield The Washington County Dept. of Housing Svcs. Headquarters District of Columbia Housing Authority The Puerto Rico Public Housing Authority Las Vegas Housing Authority Miami-Dade Housing Authority Steve Gold, The Disability Odyssey continues Back issues of other Information Bulletins are available online at http://www.stevegoldada.com with a searchable Archive at this site divided into different subjects. To contact Steve Gold directly, write to stevegoldada@cs.com --part1_465.b07acb.319dd4ec_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY= =3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Accessible Public Housing Units, VC= As and HUD. Information Bulletin # 111 (5/06) <BR> Since 2000, HUD has inspected many local housing authorities for accessibili= ty compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. In many of t= hese, HUD found violations, sent Letters of Findings, and then entered= "Voluntary Compliance Agreements" (VCAs) in which the local housing authori= ties agreed to make specific numbers of housing units accessible by specific= dates. <BR> <BR> What follows is the list of H As that have entered VCAs with HUD. <BR> <BR> Disability advocates in the listed locales should obtain a copy of both the=20= Letters of Findings and the VCA (either from your HA or the regional HUD off= ice under which the VCA was entered). You should check whether or not the HA= has complied with the VCA. If the VCA required a specific number of units,=20= ask your HA for the addresses so you could visually determine if they really= were made accessible and if persons who require the accessible units are ac= tually residing in them.<BR> <BR> In order to locate accessible, affordable public housing, local disability a= dvocates must ensure full compliance with the VCA. <BR> <BR> If your local HA is not listed, you should telephone your regional HUD Offic= e, ask for the Fair Housing official, and find out whether or not a Se= ction 504 compliance review occurred recently? If you believe your HA=20= is not compliance with the "5%-2%" accessibility requirement, ask your regio= nal HUD to undertake such a review. They are supposed to make "a promp= t investigation whenever a complaint or any other information indicates a po= ssible failure to comply" with Section 504.<BR> <BR> Here are the local Housing Authorities which entere VCAs with HUD since 2000= :<BR> <BR> New England - Boston HUD Region I :<BR> The Worcester Housing Authority<BR> Lynn Housing Authority<BR> The Farmingham Housing Authority<BR> Middletown Housing Authority<BR> North Providence Housing Authority<BR> The Northampton Housing Authority<BR> The Wayland Housing Authority<BR> Brunswick Housing Authority<BR> The Manchester Housing & Redevelopment Authority<BR> Coventry Housing Authority<BR> East Hartford Estates<BR> Cumberland Housing Authority <BR> Waterville Housing Authority<BR> The Waltham Housing Authority<BR> West Haven Housing Authority<BR> East Providence Housing Authority<BR> The Boston Housing Authority <BR> Milhaus Associates<BR> <BR> New York/New Jersey - New York HUD Region 2 <BR> The Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority<BR> the City of Syracuse Community Development<BR> The Utica Municipal Housing Authority<BR> The Batavia Housing Authority<BR> The Edgewater Housing Authority<BR> The Pennsauken Housing Authority<BR> Housing Authority of the City of New Brunswick<BR> Red Bank Housing Authority<BR> Montclair Housing Authority<BR> Housing Authority of the Township of Woodbridge<BR> Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeton<BR> Highland Park Housing Authority<BR> Long Beach Housing Authority<BR> Associated Blind Development Corp.<BR> Port Chester Housing Authority<BR> Greenpoint Apartments<BR> The Glen Falls Housing Authority<BR> <BR> Mid-Atlantic - Philadelphia HUD Region 3<BR> The District of Columbia Housing Authority<BR> Lehigh County Housing Authority<BR> Charleston Housing Authority<BR> Housing Authority of the City of Erie, PA<BR> Housing Authority of Wicomico County<BR> Bishop's Garth Apartments<BR> Newark Housing Authority<BR> Harry & Jeanette Weinber Terrace Apartments<BR> Housing Authority of Armstrong County<BR> <BR> Southeast- Atlanta HUD Region 4<BR> We were told that there were "No finalized VCAs." Disability advocates= in this region should telephone their regional HUD office and ask for the F= air Housing Enforcement Office to find out when their VCAs will be finalized= .<BR> <BR> Midwest - Chicago HUD Region 5<BR> Kankakee County Housing Authority<BR> Hamtramck Housing Authority<BR> DuPage Housing Authority<BR> Illinois Housing Development Authority<BR> Illinois Housing Auth/Morningside Court<BR> O'Konski Manor<BR> <BR> Southwest - Fort Worth HUD Region 6<BR> Lonoke County Housing Authority<BR> Houma Housing Authority<BR> Santa Fe Civic Housing authority<BR> Mountain View Apartments<BR> Fort Smith Housing Authority <BR> The City of Las Cruces Housing Authority<BR> East Baton Rouge Housing Authority<BR> Hot Springs Public Housing Authority<BR> Oak Forest Heights Apartments<BR> Housing Authority of the City of Lubbock<BR> Coastal Haven Apartments<BR> Christopher Homes of North Little Rock<BR> Albuquerque Housing Services<BR> Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa<BR> <BR> Great Plains - Kansas City HUD Region 7<BR> We were told that there are "No open VCAs." We do not understand what=20= this means and disability advocates in this region should meet with your HUD= regional director. It's hard to imagine that all of the HA s have ful= ly complied with the "5% -2%" requirements. " <BR> If advocates in this region know that their HA s have not complied with the=20= "5%-2%" accessibility rule, you should telephone your regional HUD office an= d ask for the Fair Housing Enforcement Office to find out why no VCAs were e= ntered. Were Section 504 Compliance reviews even done? <BR> <BR> Rocky Mountains - Denver Region 8<BR> Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake<BR> Sakura Square Apartments<BR> Dignity Apartments<BR> Sunset Park Apartments<BR> <BR> Pacific/Hawaii - San Francisco Region 9<BR> City of Richmond's Housing Authority<BR> County of Sacramento Housing Authority<BR> City of Vacaville<BR> Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles<BR> Housing Authority of the City of Calexico<BR> City of Lakewood<BR> Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo<BR> <BR> Northwest/Alaska - Seattle Region 10<BR> The City of Beaverton<BR> Eastern Idaho Special Services Agency<BR> The City of Eugene<BR> The Housing Authority of Portland<BR> The Housing Authority of the City of Nampa<BR> Parkside Partners and Allie Group<BR> Housing Authority of the City of Salem<BR> Southwestern Idaho Cooperative Housing Auth.<BR> City of Springfield<BR> The Washington County Dept. of Housing Svcs.<BR> <BR> Headquarters<BR> District of Columbia Housing Authority<BR> The Puerto Rico Public Housing Authority<BR> Las Vegas Housing Authority<BR> Miami-Dade Housing Authority<BR> <BR> <BR> Steve Gold, The Disability Odyssey continues<BR> <BR> Back issues of other Information Bulletins are available online at http://ww= w.stevegoldada.com <BR> with a searchable Archive at this site divided into different subjects. = ; To contact Steve Gold directly, write to stevegoldada@cs.com <BR> </FONT></HTML> --part1_465.b07acb.319dd4ec_boundary--
