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We had our intake interview on April 10th and were told we would hear back anywhere between 2 and 12 months. My wife decided to follow up today and was told that our application is in the leasing department. Does anyone know where that step falls in the whole process?
From what I remember, leasing comes after compliance and HPD approval. It sounds like your application is moving along!
Did you ever get an answer from BG about the family size?
Our application is with the compliance department. Hoping this all doesn't take 12 months!
I actually went last weekend and toured the neighborhood and looked at the apartments - the building is incredibly beautiful and the amenities are out of this world as well! The gotham market is amazing as well - hopefully we'll move in there soon.
Married and family of three here. Told that since we are married that we must share a room.
Section 5-7.A.2.a. of the marketing guidelines states:
"In keeping with the above guidance, to maximize the utilization of its affordable units (another point considered in HUD’s guidance) married or similarly committed couples are assumed to share one bedroom. Apart from that, however, if a family (i) qualifies as a household as defined in these Marketing Guidelines and (ii) qualifies by both number of persons and income for more than one unit size, then the family chooses the unit size."
Married and family of three here. Told that since we are married that we must share a room.
Section 5-7.A.2.a. of the marketing guidelines states:
"In keeping with the above guidance, to maximize the utilization of its affordable units (another point considered in HUD’s guidance) married or similarly committed couples are assumed to share one bedroom. Apart from that, however, if a family (i) qualifies as a household as defined in these Marketing Guidelines and (ii) qualifies by both number of persons and income for more than one unit size, then the family chooses the unit size."
That paragraph is completely incoherent.
No, not really.
They are saying married, co-habiting or whatever adult couples are assumed (and will for their purposes) share a bedroom. Other than that if the family size qualifies them for a choice of units they can ask for what suits their needs.
If the household has four persons (married couple, one child and an elderly parent), and there are three or two bedroom on offer, assuming the family otherwise qualifies they can pick either. If grandmamma shares a bedroom with her granddaughter it may or may not bother the family, so they will take a two bedroom (again if they qualify), or a three (ditto), and the old woman gets her own bedroom.
Similarly these "affordable" housing schemes IIRC aren't making moral decisions. If household is two adults and a mix of male and female children; while the obvious choice for many would be a three bedroom so each gender of children are separated, a family can elect a two if that is up their street.
From what I remember, leasing comes after compliance and HPD approval. It sounds like your application is moving along!
Did you ever get an answer from BG about the family size?
Our application is with the compliance department. Hoping this all doesn't take 12 months!
Be prepared to wait. And then wait some more. Ours is going on 6 months.
Interviewed in November with a low log # and CB preference and our application is still with leasing. First comes intake/interview phase and roundtable approval, then leasing, compliance, and then HDC. We just had to submit more documents (basically things we submitted a couple of times before) to leasing. Told that leasing double checks the file from intake and then sends the application to their internal compliance (who will ask for more documents) before they then send it to HDC for approval before signing. I'm not holding my breath for anything to happen anytime soon.
Be prepared to wait. And then wait some more. Ours is going on 6 months.
Interviewed in November with a low log # and CB preference and our application is still with leasing. First comes intake/interview phase and roundtable approval, then leasing, compliance, and then HDC. We just had to submit more documents (basically things we submitted a couple of times before) to leasing. Told that leasing double checks the file from intake and then sends the application to their internal compliance (who will ask for more documents) before they then send it to HDC for approval before signing. I'm not holding my breath for anything to happen anytime soon.
Did BG have you sign papers before they send your file to HDC?
Did BG have you sign papers before they send your file to HDC?
We haven't been sent to HDC yet that we know of. We don't even know if we have been sent to compliance. The update last week was that we were with leasing.
From what I remember, leasing comes after compliance and HPD approval. It sounds like your application is moving along!
Did you ever get an answer from BG about the family size?
Our application is with the compliance department. Hoping this all doesn't take 12 months!
We just got a message this morning to make an appointment to come and view a few apartments, but I think we still need compliance/HDC approval, etc.
The only info I got about my family size is the response that my 3 person family didn't count as a 3 person family, for some reason. Perhaps I'll ask the leasing people tomorrow if they can clarify.
We just got a message this morning to make an appointment to come and view a few apartments, but I think we still need compliance/HDC approval, etc.
The only info I got about my family size is the response that my 3 person family didn't count as a 3 person family, for some reason. Perhaps I'll ask the leasing people tomorrow if they can clarify.
We got the same message this morning. I do know that our application was with compliance last week, so maybe your's has been also?
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