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Sunrise Apartments

April 4, 2022

Dear Interested Pre-Applicant,

The Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC) Low Income Public Housing Program will re-open the wait lists for one, two, and three-bedroom standard and accessible units located at 1314 Wentworth Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 for persons 18 years of age and older. The household will be required to pay rent equal up to 30% of their adjusted annual income.

The annual income limits are as follows:

• 1 person household: $52,220
• 2 person household: $59,650
• 3 person household: $67,100
• 4 person household: $74,550
• 5 person household $80,650
• 6 person household: $86,500
• 7 person household: $92,450

*income limits are subject to change per HUD Guidelines

Preferences will be given to the following:

• Families with children
• Veterans and veteran’s widows/widowers
• Victims of Domestic Violence
• Elderly families (head, spouse, co-head or sole member is 62 years of age or older)
• Disabled families (head, spouse, co-head or sole member is a person with disabilities)
• Homeless families (an individual or family, who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence and whose primary nighttime residence is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations; OR an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; OR a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. Verification for this preference may include documentation provided by a homeless service organization (third-party verification will be requested).

Applicants claiming a preference must be able to demonstrate they qualify for the preference. These preferences will apply to all units. Applicants will be selected from the waiting list based on the highest number of preference points and based on the date the application was received by the HACC. Preferences are cumulative. For applications with no preference indicated, the applicant will be placed on the waiting list according to the date the application was received by the HACC. Received applications are dated and will be ranked in order received by HACC's current computer software program.

No more than two (2) persons will be permitted to occupy a bedroom. Management will balance the need to avoid overcrowding with the objective of maximum utilization of space, as per the following occupancy standards:

Persons of the opposite sex (other than spouses, and children under age 5) will not be required to share a bedroom; Persons of different generations will not be required to share a bedroom; live–in aides will be allocated a separate bedroom (no additional bedrooms will be provided for the live-in aide’s family); single person families will be allocated a one bedroom; and foster children will be included in determining unit size.

Pre-Applications will be available online beginning Tuesday April 12, 2022 at 10:00 AM. To apply, please log onto the HACC’s website at www.thehacc.org. From HACC’s homepage scroll down and click “Open Wait List,” select “Sunrise Apartments” then click “Apply to Wait List”. If you have applied online before for this specific property or if this is your first time applying to this property, you must select “Click here to register”. Pre-applications must be submitted electronically through the website; no other form of pre-application will be accepted. The wait list will close at 4:00 PM on Thursday April 14, 2022.

HACC will only accept up to 100 applications per bedroom size in order to decrease wait time.

IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE LEASING DEPARTMENT:

If you have difficulty understanding English, or if you or anyone in your household is a person with a disability and requires a specific accommodation or seeks assistance with the completion of the pre-application please request our assistance and we will ensure that you are provided with meaningful access based on your individual needs.

Please contact us at:

(312) 542-4786

TTD/TTY: 711 National Voice Relay

leasingteam@thehacc.org

Housing Authority of Cook County | (312) 663-5447 | www.thehacc.org |

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