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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a request for reasonable accommodation under the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, the Department administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program which is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Fair Housing Act;
WHEREAS, 10 TAC ?1.1, related to Reasonable Accommodation Requests to the Department, outlines the Department's obligations and procedures for review and processing of Reasonable Accommodation requests submitted for the HCV Program;
WHEREAS, the Department originally received a Reasonable Accommodation request from a participant in the HCV Program in 2021 and granted their request; the Department then received an additional Reasonable Accommodation request from that same participant on April 9, 2025, seeking to amend their existing Reasonable Accommodation;
WHEREAS, the request was reviewed in accordance with 10 TAC ?1.1, and staff determined that the requested accommodations were not reasonable and the new request was denied;
WHEREAS, 10 TAC ?1.1(c)(4) permits the Requestor to ask that their request be placed on the Board agenda for a final Board determination, and the Requestor has asked for this action; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends denial of this new request, while maintaining the original Reasonable Accommodation granted for the tenant in 2021;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, the Board upholds the Executive Director's decision to deny the new Reasonable Accommodation request submitted by the tenant, and confirms the existing Reasonable Accommodation will continue for the foreseeable future.
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BACKGROUND
The Department is required to administer its HCV Program in accordance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Fair Housing A...
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