|
GUMA TRANKILIDAT TOPICS
WHAT
IS GUMA TRANKILIDAT?
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
HOW DO I APPLY?
HOW DOES THE APPLICATION
PROCESS WORK?
WILL I NEED TO PRODUCE
ANY DOCUMENTATION?
WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED?
WILL I HAVE TO SIGN
A LEASE?
ARE THERE ANY SELECTION
PREFERENCES?
HOW IS RENT DETERMINED?
HOW LONG CAN I
STAY IN GUMA TRANKILIDAT?
HOUSE
RULES (PDF
- Requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader)
WHAT IS
GUMA TRANKILIDAT?
Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority’s
Guam Elderly Project, "Guma’ Trankilidat,"
is financed through the Farmers Home Administration,
Section 515 New Construction. Guma’ Trankilidat
provides housing to very low-income elderly and
persons with a disabilities. The project contains
49 one-bedroom units. Section 8 rental assistance
is provided residents of Guma Trankilidat. For
more information about the Section 8 program visit
GHURA’s Section 8 program web page.
WHO
IS ELIGIBLE?
Guma Trankilidat is limited to very low-income
families whose head of household, spouse or sole
member is elderly or a person with a disability.
The very low-income limits are at 50% of the median
income for Guam under the Section 8 program. GHURA’s
Housing Services Division can tell you the income
levels for Guam by family size, or you can also
find the income limits here on the Internet. [Link
to Section 8 income limits.]
GHURA determines your eligibility
based on:
- Annual gross income;
- Whether you qualify as elderly,
a person with a disability; and
- U.S.
citizenship or eligible immigration status.
HOW DO I
APPLY?
If you are interested in applying for Guma Trankilidat,
contact the GHURA Housing Services Division at
671-477-9851 or pick up an application at the
GHURA Main Office located at 117 Bien Venida Avenue,
Sinajana, Guam.
HOW DOES
THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORK?
You will fill it out an application form for Section
8 and check the box for Guma Trankilidat. GHURA
needs to collect the following information to
determine eligibility:
Names of all persons who would be living in the
unit, their sex, date of birth, and relationship
to the family head;
Your present address and telephone number;
Family characteristics (e.g., veteran) or circumstances
that might qualify the family for tenant selection
preferences;
Names and addresses of your current and previous
landlords for information about your family's
suitability as a tenant;
An estimate of your family's anticipated income
for the next twelve months and the sources of
that income; and
The names and addresses of employers, banks, and
any other information GHURA would need to verify
your income and deductions, and to verify the
family composition.
A representative from GHURA’s Housing Services
Division will describe the Guma Trankilidat program
and its requirements, and answer any questions
you might have.
WILL I NEED
TO PRODUCE ANY DOCUMENTATION?
Yes, a GHURA representative will request whatever
documentation is needed (e.g., birth certificates,
tax returns) to verify the information given on
your application. GHURA will also rely on direct
verification from your employer, etc. You will
be asked to sign a form to authorize release of
pertinent information to the GHURA.
WHEN WILL
I BE NOTIFIED?
GHURA will provide written notification. If GHURA
determines that you are eligible, your name will
be put on a waiting list, unless GHURA is able
to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached
on the waiting list, GHURA will contact you. If
it is determined that you are ineligible, GHURA
will explain why and, if you wish, you can request
an informal hearing.
WILL I HAVE
TO SIGN A LEASE?
If you are offered housing at Guma Trankilidat
and accept it, you will have to sign a lease with
the GHURA.
ARE THERE
ANY SELECTION PREFERENCES?
Include a description of the selection preference
here.
HOW IS RENT
DETERMINED?
Your rent, which is referred to as the Total Tenant
Payment (TTP), would be based on your family's
anticipated gross annual income less deductions,
if any. HUD regulations allow GHURA to exclude
from annual income the following allowances:
$480 for each dependent;
$400 for any elderly family, or a person with
a disability; and
Some medical deductions for families headed by
an elderly person or a person with disabilities.
Based on your application, a GHURA representative
will determine if any of the allowable deductions
should be subtracted from your annual income.
Annual income is the anticipated total income
from all sources received from the family head
and spouse, and each additional member of the
family 18 years of age or older. The formula used
in determining the TTP is the highest of the following,
rounded to the nearest dollar:
30 percent of the monthly-adjusted income. (Monthly
Adjusted Income is annual income less deductions
allowed by the regulations);
Welfare rent, if applicable; or
A $25 minimum rent.
HOW LONG
CAN I STAY IN GUMA TRANKILIDAT?
In general, you can stay for as long as you comply
with the lease and as long as your family’s
income is with in the Section 8 income limits.
HOUSE
RULES (PDF
- Requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader)
|
