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Rural Properties

Rural Development Family Properties:

• Blueridge I Apartments - 317 SW Hart Street,Winston, OR 97496 - Phone 541-679-9505
• Forest Village Apartments - 2799 Frontage Road, Reedsport, OR 97435 - Phone 541-271-1385
• Gateway Village - 203 Date Street, Drain, OR 97435 - Phone 541-836-2928
• Glenhaven Apartments - 758 East and then Street, Riddle, OR 97469 - Phone 541-874-2461

Rural development regulations gives priority for available Rental Assistance (RA) to very low income tenants already living at the property that are currently not receiving RA,a and then to very low income applicant admission. Applicants cannot have an adjusted annual income that exceeds the moderate income limits for the county. Food stamps will be included in meeting the income requirements. Applicants will be selected for RA in accordance with D regulations, with selected applicants paying the greater of 30% of adjusted income or 1% of gross income, less a utility allowance for monthly payment.

For both RA and non-subsidized units, selection is based on meeting eligibility requirements by income limits, with selection based on RD Priorities. Income limits are as follows:

Income Limits

The occupancy guidelines recommended by Housing Authority of Douglas County are as follows:

Applicants could be admitted to larger or smaller size units if no qualified households are on that bedroom waiting list if the applicant agrees to transfer to the appropriate bedroom size when one becomes available and the unit size they are in is needed for another qualified household and agrees to abide by that provision of the lease.

Application Process for RD Properties:

All applicants must complete an application to be placed on the waitlist.

Waiting List/Priorities:

All applicants will be notified of the acceptance or rejections of their application. All applicants are placed on a master waiting lists by date and time received. Those rejected due to ineligibility by income or occupancy stats will be notified of the reason for their rejection and their name will be removed from the waiting list.

Applicants eligible by RD income and occupancy regulations are placed on the waiting list and categorized by bedroom size, income status and need for handicap accessible units. RD priorities state that applicants must be selected by income status chronologically within each income group in this order: very low income, low income, moderate income,and finally ineligible applicants.

If there are any changes to income, address, phone or household size before you are called to interview for a unit, please update your application with management. A credit/criminal background check is done. The charge is $15 per adult applicant. First month's rent is pro-rated, unless moving in on the first day of the month, ands i due at the time of move in. At least a third of the security deposit is also due at the time of move in and a payment plan can be established to pay the remaining amount in two more installments.

Selection:

Applicants who meet the income/occupancy guidelines and have come to the top of the RD income priority list still must meet all other eligibility selection criteria before being approved to move in.

Applicants must complete the Tenant Application in full (including income and asset documentation) and supply references which can be checked. Since management staff is available to answer any questions and applicant may have in regard to filling out the application form, incomplete applications will not be put on the main waiting list until completed in full.

This apartment complex will house no applicant without an interview and credit, criminal and reference check. Should an applicant fail to come to two scheduled interviews, the application will be removed from the waiting list.

Some applicants may have no previous or current rental or credit references, but can still offer professional non-related references. Tenants whose rental, personal or credit references prove negative may be rejected based solely on those negative references. Rejection may also occur if the current living circumstances are unsanitary or the unit is damaged due to applicant abuse or neglect, if the applicant has a previous rental agreement such as a history of disturbing the quiet enjoyment of neighbors, violence, harassment, or other criminal history. Applicants would also be rejected if found to be a direct threat to the health or safety of others, or have been convicted of dealing drugs, or if currently addicted to an illegal or controlled substance. Applicants will not be rejected solely on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.

Handicap accessible units will be marketed to qualified handicap/disabled households who would benefit from the unit features. In the event that no households who would benefit from the unit features. In the event that no households apply who need the special features, RD will be contacted for permission to house other households in these units. In this circumstance, tenants will sign a lease addendum agreeing to transfer (at their own expense) to another unit when an appropriate unit becomes available and there are households needing the benefit of the handicap accessible unit now on the waiting list. We will consider any request for reasonable accommodation, including alterations to non-accessible units.

Applicants rejected due to ineligibility by RD income or occupancy regulations will receive a written notice detailing the reason for rejection. Applicants rejected for any other reason will also receive a written notice of rejection along with an RD Grievance Procedures notification and instructions for requesting an informal meeting and/or grievance hearing.

Should an applicant be selected and refuse occupancy for reasons other than medical emergency, that applicant's name will be removed from the waiting list. That applicant may reapply and will be place on the waiting list chronologically by the new date of application.

A waiting list update will occur at least once every twelve months. Applicants who do not respond to the waiting list update will be removed from the waiting list wit appropriate written notice.

All accepted tenants must pay rent as determined on the Tenant Certification Form, and sign that form along with an RD approved lease and attachments.

This tenant selection criteria an attachment to the Management Plan and shall be revised should RD regulations or management policies change.