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PIH 2021-14 (HA)
Section PH-8 states:
PH-8: Resident Council Elections
Regulatory Authority: 24 CFR § 964.130(a)(1)
Description: The regulations require that resident councils must adhere to certain minimum standards regarding election procedures, including that all procedures must assure fair and frequent elections of resident council members—at least once every three years for each member. HUD recognizes that conducting resident council elections may not be possible as a result of COVID-19 public health actions. HUD is waiving the regulation to allow PHAs to delay resident council elections beyond the three-year limit if necessary. However, the delayed resident council election must be rescheduled and held as soon as reasonably possible once circumstances permit, after December 31, 2021.
Period of Availability: The period of availability of this waiver ends on December 31, 2021.
- Sac RAB is offering the Ramsey Solutions' 9 week "Financial Peace University" at a discount to the residents of public housing, SHARP Properties, RAD, and SHRA affordable housing.
SHRA tenant and employee discounts are available, please email tenantfocus@sacrab.com or call our office during business hours 916-443-5547 (M-F 10 - 4:30) Use the button below after you are given your discount price.
- SacRT has partnered with El Dorado Transit, San Joaquin Regional Transit, Vacaville City Coach, and Yolo County Transportation District to offer free rides to Celebrate California Clean Air Day on October 6, 2021. Take the pledge to ditch the car for the day and take public transit for free. Go to Clean Air Day website
- Our offices are generally closed to the public per the governor's and the county's orders. We are working remotly. Read more here.
- Our next Quarterly Meeting will be Friday October 22, 2021 at 1:30 pm on Zoom. Click here for meeting documents. Click here to join the webinar/meeting (October 22, 2021).
- The Tenant Focus is published bi-monthly check out the archives here.
- The Tenant Focus Story (video)
- All resident meetings were cancelled from March 17, 2020 through January 10, 2021
We are using Zoom with tele-confrencing for meetings through 2021 - The Housing Authority, through the Sacramento Housing Authority Repositioning Program, Inc. (SHARP), has submitted an application to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee on May 25th to allow the Housing Authority to obtain private capital funding to rehabilitate the Edgewater, Capitol Terrace, and Riverview Plaza. Awards are anticipated to be announced August 11, 2021.
- Link to the county COVID-19 vaccine info: https://dhs.saccounty.net/PUB/Pages/Communicable-Disease-Control/Vaccine-Registration-for-Eligible-Individuals-in-Sacramento-County.aspx
- COVID-19 Staying home? Go outside while social distancing! You need the vitamin D
- Click for data on COVID-19
- REMINDER! RENT PAYMENTS NOW ACCEPTED ONLINE
Residents in the Sacramento public housing program can pay their rent online using any device with Internet access and check the status of payments and review payment history. Making payments online provides another convenient way for residents and applicants to connect with the Housing Authority in addition to applying for housing and updating status changes using mobile devices. To get started, go to www.shra.org and click the Pay Your Rent button. - The Sacramento Housing Authority is accepting applications for several wait lists, including City and Project-Based County housing. Apply online using any device with internet access. Go to www.sacwaitlist.com to submit your application. Learn more about the Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing programs at www.shra.org.
- Sacramento City College has assitance for students. If you would like to contribute or are a student and need help see their page.
Here is a thank you letter from the Sacramento City College Foundation for donations to our scholarship fund. - Help with rent and more: Looking for resources such as rent assistance, help with utility bills, eviction prevention and other needs? Click here for a list of agencies and programs available to families who need help.
- SHRA has begun the RAD Program conversion process, click here for more info.
- Section 3 employment opportunities are available through SHRA.
- Each year the Housing Authority of the City and County of Sacramento must submit an update to their Annual Plan to HUD for final approval. The Sacramento Resident Advisory Board plays an integral part in this process. In April we go to the resident meetings an get resident input on the Capitol Fund portion of the plan. In July and August we review changes to the ACOP with SHRA. The completed package goes to the Commission in September for a public hearing, then if approved, it is forwarded to HUD for adoption. The documents are published on SHRAs website for public review and comment (click on Public Housing Agency Plans and Reports to view the plan). The public comment period closes after this item is heard by the commission.
- Under Section 18 of the Housing Act of 1937 (the Act), Public Housing Agencies are authorized to demolish and/or dispose of public housing developments and/or units.
The Housing Authority of the City and County of Sacramento applied for disposition of the Scattered Sites (4 units or less) and Tenant Protection Vouchers (TPVs). The disposition removes the Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) from the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to convert the units to a more stable Project Based Section 8 platform. TPVs are meant to ensure there is no displacement of low-income residents as a result of various actions resulting in a loss of subsidy assistance. This action will not displace residents from any public housing development or unit. The units will continue to be managed by the Housing Authority of the City or County of Sacramento. If a unit requires rehabilitation then a resident will be temporarily relocated while the unit is being rehabbed. They will have the right to return to their unit when the rehab is complete. - See our Calendar for a schedule of meetings
Sacramento Resident Advisory Board is a not for profit organization and organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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