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Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP)

• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1:  Statement of Policies and Objectives
• Chapter 2:  Eligibility for Admission
• Chapter 3:  Applying for Admission
• Chapter 4:  Tenant Selection and Assignment Plan
• Chapter 5:  Occupancy Guidelines
• Chapter 6:  Determination of Total Tenant Payment
• Chapter 7:  Verification
• Chapter 8:  Transfer Policy
• Chapter 9:  Leasing
• Chapter 10:  Pets and Assistance Animals Policy
• Chapter 11:  Recertifications
• Chapter 12:  Rental Agreement Terminations
• Chapter 13:  Complaints, Grievances and Appeals
• Chapter 14:  Family Debts to the PHA
• Chapter 15:  Glossary
• Appendix

NOTE: On 4/13/17, the HPHA adopted changes to the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP) Chapters 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 15, to:
1. Be Consistent with and Include Reference to Chapter 515, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Sections 1246302 and 307, Hawai‘i Administrative Rules, Regarding Familial Status, and HUD’s Final Rule on Equal Access to Housing; and
2. Permanently Adopt Changes to ACOP Chapter 11.B Entitled “Annual Recertification” Which Were Previously Effective Until March 31, 2014, Based on HUD’s Final Rule on “Streamlining Administrative Regulations for Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Multifamily Housing, and Community Planning and Development Programs”; and
3. Include other housekeeping revisions.

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