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SDHC COVID-19 Hardship Policies Extended
SDHC Residents and SDHC Rental Assistance Participants Can Apply for Help Through September 30
The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) has extended the deadline to apply for its hardship programs that assist families in SDHC's programs who are experiencing financial hardships related to COVID-19. Applications will be accepted through September 30. These programs are in addition to many actions SDHC has taken to maintain stable housing and prevent evictions among the low-income households SDHC serves, amid the COVID-19 public health emergency.
For more information, visit www.sdhc.org/about-us/coronavirus-covid-19/

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Rental Assistance Households

· No terminations from the program until September · Full-time student status will be maintained during

30, 2020, unless a participant engages in violent or

prolonged school closures.

criminal behavior.

· Families will receive a referral to the SDHC Achievement

· For households that have lost income due to

Academy for voluntary work readiness and employer

COVID-19, the amount of the contract rent that the

recruitment resources.

household pays (rent portion) will be calculated as 20 percent of the household's adjusted income. (If a household has already been approved for this change,

· Families will be required to report any restoration of their income at the end of the six-month hardship period.

the time it remains in effect will be extended from four · Payments and past-due notices for families who

months to six months.)

received Security Deposit Loan assistance from SDHC are

· The revised household rent portion will be effective

suspended through September 30, 2020.

for the month when the decrease of income is

· SDHC's alternative Housing Quality Standards (HQS)

reported to SDHC.

Inspections Protocol remains in effect. Both the landlord

· The revised household rent portion will be effective for six months.

and participant are required to self-certify the condition of the unit with SDHC.

Residents of Properties Owned or Managed by SDHC, Including Its Nonprofit Affiliate, Housing Development Partners

· SDHC will not evict households based solely on loss or · If SDHC declined a previous application for assistance,

decrease of income as a result of COVID-19 impacts.

the resident may apply again if their financial

· Households affected by COVID-19 and seeking

circumstances have changed.

assistance are required to submit an online

· If a financial hardship exists, any or all of the following

application, available on SDHC's website,

forms of relief may be provided:

https://www.sdhc.org/rent-from-sdhc/ or the website of SDHC's nonprofit affiliate, Housing Development Partners, www.hdpartners.org

- Forgiving all or part of the rent due, as determined by SDHC during the term of the hardship for a period of up to, and not to exceed, four months;

· The hardship program continues from March 20, 2020,

- Waiving late fees; and/or

through September 30, 2020.

- Referring the household to financial resources

· If SDHC approves an application, the household will

outside of SDHC.

receive assistance for up to a maximum of four months. · Changes in income must be reported to SDHC within

21 days.

Established in 1979, the San Diego Housing Commission provides a variety of award-winning affordable housing programs and services that stimulate the local economy, revitalize neighborhoods, and impact the lives of low-income and homeless San Diegans.
San Diego Housing Commission 1122 Broadway, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92101 www.sdhc.org