Holidays Observed for 2020 New Year’s Day Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Washington’s Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Christmas
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Notification of HUD COVID-19 Waivers to Residents, Applicants and Others
On November 30, 2020 HUD issued PIH Notice 2020-33 (HA), Rev-2 which supersedes PIH Notice 2020-13 and PIH Notice 2020-05, which provides Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements. As required, THA is notifying all families of the waivers to be adopted by THA and any impact it may have on any applicant or participant. The Tupelo Housing Authority has adopted several of the waivers which will allow us to continue to provide services to all residents, applicants, and others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are the waivers the THA is adopting.
If you should have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call.
WAIVER
WAIVER SUMMARY/DATE OF AVAILABILITY
HOW DOES THIS EFFECT YOU?
PH and HCV-1 PHA 5-YEAR and Annual Plan Submission Dates
Provides alternative dates for submission. Availability period ends December 31, 2020
Due to limitations on large public gatherings and the need to postpone public hearings, HUD established alternative deadlines for some PHAs.
PH and HCV-2 Family Income and Composition: Delayed Annual Examinations
Permits the PHA to delay the annual reexamination of income and family composition. Availability period ends June 30, 2021.
Will provide THA additional time to complete annual examinations if needed.
PH and HCV-3 Family Income and Composition: Annual Examination; Income Verification Requirements
Waives the requirement to use the income hierarchy, including the use of EIV, and will allow PHAs to consider self certification as the highest form of income verification. Availability period ends December 31, 2021.
Will allow annual examinations to be performed by allowing tenants to self-certify income. Third party verification will not be required. The information provided must be complete and accurate. False information submitted is subject to lease termination.
PH and HCV-4 Family Income and Composition: Interim Examinations
Waives the requirement to use the income verification requirements, including the use of EIV, for interim reexaminations. Availability period ends December 31, 2021
Will allow interim reexaminations to be performed by allowing tenants to self-certify income. Third party verification will not be required. The information provided must be complete and accurate. False information submitted is subject to lease termination.
PH and HCV-5 Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) Monitoring
• Waives the mandatory EIV monitoring requirements. Availability period ends December 31, 2021
N/A
PH-5 Community Service and Self Sufficiency Requirement (CSSR)
Temporarily suspends Community Service and Self Sufficiency Requirement Availability period ends April 30, 2022
Tenants will not be subject to the Community Service and Self Sufficiency Requirement until the next annual reexamination cycle.
PH-6 Energy Audits
Allows for delay in due dates of energy audits. Availability period ends one year beyond 2020 audit deadline
N/A
11A PHAS
Allows for alternatives related to inspections. PHA to retain prior year PHAS score unless requests otherwise.
Allows for extensions of financial reporting deadlines. Availability period ends March 31, 2022
N/A
PH-12 Public Housing Agency Annual Self-Inspections
Waives the requirement that the PHA must inspect each project. Availability ends December 31, 2020
THA will not perform annual inspections in 2020. Annual inspections will resume in 2021.
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On November 30, 2020 HUD issued PIH Notice 2020-33 (HA), Rev-2 which supersedes PIH Notice 2020-13 and PIH Notice 2020-05, which provides Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements. As required, THA is notifying all families of the waivers to be adopted by THA and any impact it may have on any applicant or participant. The Tupelo Housing Authority has adopted several of the waivers which will allow us to continue to provide services to all residents, applicants, and others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are the waivers the THA is adopting. If you should have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call.
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July 8, 2020 To: All Residents of Tupelo Housing Authority
Effective Monday, July 13, 2020 the Tupelo Housing Authority lobby at each office will be open to the public. In our continued effort to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, the following procedures must be followed:
1. Only access to the lobby area will be available to visitors, residents, vendors and the public. 2. You must wear a mask before entering and at all times while inside the building. One will be provided if you do not have one. 3. All lobby areas will be sanitized at least twice daily to help ensure that the lobby area has been properly disinfected. Hand sanitizer and gloves will be available for use at the door upon entering the lobby. 4. We encourage all residents to continue to communicate as much as possible by telephone, fax, and email. You may also continue to drop any documents or rent in the drop box. 5. Emergency maintenance work orders will continue to be the primary focus and non-emergency work orders will be completed as soon as they can. 6. If you have a loss of income, please report this information as soon as possible to the leasing office via fax, email, phone or by visiting the lobby of the leasing office. 7. All move-ins and transfers will continue to be conducted in the lobby area. Reasonable accommodations and emergency transfers will continue as normal. 8. Only one (l) person will be allowed at the window and only two (2) allowed in the exterior lobby area at one time at the leasing office. 9. You must maintain social distancing of 6′ at all times.
COVID•19 is still here. Please follow the procedures above to help us limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of everyone.
If you have any questions, please don ‘t hesitate to contact the leasing office.
Sincerely, Tabitha Smith
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The Tupelo Housing Authority is committed to doing everything we can to ensure the health and safety of our clients and residents. In an effort to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, all offices will be temporarily closed beginning Monday, March 30, 2020. Unfortunately, no walk ins are being allowed at this time.
The Maintenance Department can be reached at 662-844-1538 to report maintenance issues. Remember only work orders that must be done will be completed at this time. Also, please report if you or your family is ill or under quarantine. This information will be kept confidential.
For after-hours maintenance emergencies call 662-553-4420.
For payments or to turn in paperwork please use the drop box at one of these locations, receipts will be mailed for all payments received. A drop box is coming soon at the Timber Ridge Community Center.
Central Office — 701 South Canal Street
Leasing Office –1624 North Green Street
Payments, paperwork and housing applications can also be mailed to: P.O. Box 3Tupelo, MS 38802
For questions, including how to apply for housing, please contact one of the numbers above. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and want to thank you for your patience during this time.
May 11, 2020 Tabitha Smith Executive Director
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