Program Groups Tab Tasks Add New Program Group
This task is used to add a new program group to a community.
Community Detail Program Groups Tab Tasks Add New Program Group
Complete the following areas, and then click Next.
o General Information
♦ Description: Enter a description of the program group you're adding.
♦ Short Description: Enter a briefer description of the program group.
♦ Application Form: Select the type of application form this program group will be using.
♦ Lease Form: Select the type of lease form this program group will be using.
o Resident Screening Required
♦ None: Select this option if no resident screening is required for this program group.
♦ Schedule: Select this option if a resident screening needs to be scheduled for this program group.
♦ Certify: Select this option if a resident screening needs to be certified for this program group.
o Security Deposit
♦ Method: Select the method on which the amount of the security deposit will be based.
♦ Amount: Enter the security deposit amount.
♦ Interest Method: Select the method by which the security deposit will accrue interest.
♦ Transfer Method: Select if the household needs to pay a new deposit or if the existing deposit will transfer if the household changes units.
o Rental Policies
♦ Late Charge Method: Select the method by which the household will be charged late fees.
♦ Legal Method: Select the method by which legal action will be taken against the household.
♦ Prorate Rent Method: Select the method by which the rent will be prorated.
♦ Utilities Method: Select if the household or the property is responsible for the utilities.
♦ Gross Potential Method: Select the method by which the gross potential rent is calculated.
♦ Minimum Rent: Enter a minimum rent amount.
o Rent Change Parameters
♦ Rent Change Method: Select the method by which the rent can change.
♦ Next Review Date: Enter the date of the next rent change review.
♦ Community Notified Date: Enter the date that the community will be notified of the rent change.
o Waitlist Group Sort: Indicate the preference by which households will be waitlisted in this program group based on transfer status, application date, income, age group, waitlist preference, or household size.
o Rent Labels
♦ Label for Rent 1: Enter a label that corresponds to Rent 1.
♦ Label for Rent 2: Enter a label that corresponds to Rent 2.
o Existing Program Groups Summary: Review the summary details of existing program groups.
Select which funding programs to add to your program group and if participation in the funding program is optional, and then click Next.
Complete the following funding program detail fields, and then click Next.
o Eligibility Restriction: Select any eligibility restrictions, such as being elderly or disabled. If selecting elderly, enter the qualifying age in the Elderly Age field.
o Income Limit Type: Select the income limit type used in this funding program.
o Income Limit Region: Select the community's region.
o Financial Rounding Method: Select the rounding method that the funding program uses.
o Project Based Voucher Source: Select the source of the project based voucher.
o Income Detail Calculation: Select VOE Regular, VOE YTD, Paystub Avg, and Paystub YTD to indicate how income is calculated.
Select a contract type. All funding programs, including market or conventional funding programs, require at least one contract type. Click Next.
Select the income layers for the contract and enter the Min, Max, and Goal amounts for that income layer, and then click Next.
Select to either add another contract or that you are finished adding contracts. Adding another contract will return you to Step 4. Click Next.
Select a contract and a layer for each unit participating in the funding program, and then click Next.
Select to add another funding program to this program group, or that you are finished adding funding programs. Adding another funding program will return you to Step 2. Click Next.
View a summary of all your program groups, and then click Finished.