Riverside County Grand Jury • 1998-1999

Riverside County Housing Authority*

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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings

The Housing Assistance Eligibility Booklet must be completed by applicants who must sign and date each form in the booklet, whether or not it applies to their application. The booklet is repetitive and demands multiple signatures of applicants and family members (eighteen years of age and over). In addition, the terminology contained in the booklet is beyond the comprehension of some applicants.

Related Recommendations (1)

Simplify the forms in the booklet and eliminate duplication. Reduce attestations by applicants and family members to one signature as required on the final page of the booklet. Reword the terminology so that it can be more easily understood by applicants.

Unauthorized access can easily be gained through locked gates at public housing complexes by selecting tenants at random through the interphone system.

Related Recommendations (1)

Assure that security is enforced by the resident manager with positive identification required for all visitors. Post signs with entry and exit information applicable to tenants as well as visitors.

Additional Recommendations 1

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

R1

Revise the initial waiting list application form to include specific conditions that could make applicants ineligible for housing assistance, such as criminal history, illegal drugs, domestic violence, alcohol, past housing problems and lack of proof of U.S. citizenship.

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