Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People (Forth Worth Housing Solutions)
| Multi Request | Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People |
| Submitted | Oct. 20, 2018 |
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From: Sarika Ram
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public 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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sarika Ram
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 20, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Ms. Ram,
Please see the attached documents in response to your records request.
1. Administrative Plan
2. SEDACA Policy
3. ACOP (please note a revised draft which will reference the updated SEDACA policy is pending review and Board approval)
4. Police call logs for 2017
5. List of denied applicants for 2017
6. List of appeals of application denials for criminal history and resolution of appeal for 2017
Please let me know if you have any questions or have any problems opening the attachments. Please confirm receipt of this response.
Thanks,
Heather Raiden
Heather R. Raiden
General Counsel
1201 East 13th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
phone 817 333 3403
fax 817 333 3598
www.fwhs.org<http://www.fwhs.org/>
hraiden@fwhs.org<mailto:hraiden@fwhs.org>
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This e-mail and/or attachment is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately contact Fort Worth Housing Solutions by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
From:
We responded to this records request via this email address on Friday, 11/2, but received a second fax notice requesting the information on that date. Please confirm that the emailed response was received.
Thanks,
Heather Raiden
Heather R. Raiden
General Counsel
1201 East 13th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
phone 817 333 3403
fax 817 333 3598
www.fwhs.org<http://www.fwhs.org/>
hraiden@fwhs.org<mailto:hraiden@fwhs.org>
[cid:image001.png@01D16E45.60C2E840] [FWHS_80th (002)]
This e-mail and/or attachment is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately contact Fort Worth Housing Solutions by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
From: Sarika Ram
Hello,
Yes, my apologies. Thank you for your prompt response to my request.
Best,
Sarika
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