Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People (Chicago Housing Authority)

Sarika Ram filed this request with the Chicago Housing Authority of Chicago, IL.
Multi Request Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People
Submitted Oct. 20, 2018
Est. Completion None
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Fix Required

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From: Sarika Ram

Subject: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People (Chicago Housing Authority)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:

-Currently valid policies/procedures relating to public housing and Section 8 housing assistance eligibility for applicants on the basis of arrest/conviction record
-Currently valid eviction policies/procedures for tenants in public housing and Section 8 housing units
-Currently valid policies/procedures regarding obtaining criminal conviction records from law enforcement agencies and sex offender registration information from the appropriate state/local agency responsible for the maintenance of sex offender registration program
-Any reports compiling the data of applicants to public housing and Section 8 housing assistance from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
-Any reports compiling the data of public housing and Section 8 housing assistance denials and the basis of those denials between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017
-Any logs of police reports related to activity in public housing and Section 8-subsidized units between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017
-Any grievances/complaints of discrimination submitted between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 including any of the following words/phrases:
-crime
-crimes
-criminal
-convict
-convicted
-sex offense
-sex offender
-jail
-prison
-correctional facility
-probation
-parole
-conviction record
-arrest record

Please provide materials on a rolling basis, as they become available.

If you have any questions, please feel free to clarify via phone at 610-637-7745.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Sarika Ram

From: Chicago Housing Authority

Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People (Chicago Housing Authority)

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Good morning,
CHA did not receive a request from you dated October 20, 2018. We are now in receipt of your request detailed below, and CHA will respond in accordance with 5 ILCS 140.

Sincerely,

Nathaniel Tortora
FOIA Office
Chicago Housing Authority

From: Chicago Housing Authority

Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People (Chicago Housing Authority)

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Good afternoon,
On behalf of CHA I am responding to your FOIA request dated and received by CHA on April 16, which is detailed below. At this time, pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/3(e), we seek an extension of an additional five business days for the following reason:

 the request for records cannot be complied with by the public body within the time limits prescribed by paragraph (c) of this Section without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body;

CHA will respond to your request no later than April 30.

Sincerely,

Nathaniel Tortora
FOIA Office
Chicago Housing Authority

From: Chicago Housing Authority

Subject: RE: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People (Chicago Housing Authority)

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Good afternoon,
At your earliest convenience, can you please provide additional information/clarity concerning what data you seek in response to item 5 of your request detailed below?

Any reports compiling the data of public housing and Section 8 housing assistance denials and the basis of those denials between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017

Thank you

Sincerely,

Nathaniel Tortora
FOIA Office
Chicago Housing Authority

From: Chicago Housing Authority

Subject: FOIA Request 19-066m

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Dear Sarika,
This email is concerning your FOIA request to CHA in which you asked CHA for the following:

1) Currently valid policies/procedures relating to public housing and Section 8 housing assistance eligibility for applicants on the basis of arrest/conviction record
2) Currently valid eviction policies/procedures for tenants in public housing and Section 8 housing units
3) Currently valid policies/procedures regarding obtaining criminal conviction records from law enforcement agencies and sex offender registration information from the appropriate state/local agency responsible for the maintenance of sex offender registration program
4) Any reports compiling the data of applicants to public housing and Section 8 housing assistance from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
5) Any reports compiling the data of public housing and Section 8 housing assistance denials and the basis of those denials between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017
6) Any logs of police reports related to activity in public housing and Section 8-subsidized units between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017
7) Any grievances/complaints of discrimination submitted between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 including any of the following words/phrases:
-crime
-crimes
-criminal
-convict
-convicted
-sex offense
-sex offender
-jail
-prison
-correctional facility
-probation
-parole
-conviction record
-arrest record

Your request has been granted. For items 3 and 7, CHA maintains no responsive records. For item 5, CHA reached out to you on April 25 requesting additional clarification for the data you seek, and we have since not heard back from you; that outreach is attached to this email.

Records responsive to items 1, 2 and 6 can be accessed here: https://we.tl/t-ETiEFypzGH

For item 4, please refer to CHA's Quarterly Reports, which can be found here: http://www.thecha.org/about/plans-reports-and-policies/cha-quarterly-reports

Within records responsive to item 6, redactions have been made pursuant to 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(b) and 5 ILCS 140/7(1)(c), pertaining to private and personal information contained within public records.

Sincerely,

Nathaniel Tortora
FOIA Office
Chicago Housing Authority

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