Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People (Housing Authority Of New Orleans)
| Multi Request | Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People |
| Submitted | Oct. 20, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Sarika Ram
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, 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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sarika Ram
From:
Good Afternoon, Ms. Ram:
Your Public Records Request was received and forwarded to the appropriate department(s) for the collection of the requested documents. Please note that the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) can only provide you with public records where HANO is the custodian.
You will be notified when the public records are available for you to inspect and/or have copies provided.
Listed below are the fees for copying records. All payments for copies of records must be made, via check or money order, payable to the Housing Authority of New Orleans.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 504-670-3394.
Fees:
*Paper: Copies @ $0.25 per page.
*Electronic: Base fee of $25 for records copied onto a compact disc.
*Delivery: Additional delivery/postage fees may apply depending on form and/or bulk of delivery.
*Additional Fees: Additional service fees may apply depending on the scope of the request.
The Louisiana Constitution, Article XII, Sec. 3, provides that "no person shall be denied the right to observe the deliberations of public bodies and examine public documents, except in cases established by law." The courts and the legislature of Louisiana have clearly established that the right of access to public records is not unlimited.
The Louisiana Public Records Law can be found at La. R.S. 44:1, et seq.
The legislative exceptions to the Public Records Law can be found at La. R.S. 44:4.1.
When requesting access to public records from the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), you must clearly specify whether you want to inspect the records, copy the records, reproduce the records, or obtain from the Custodian a reproduction of the records. The Custodian may collect a fee for making copies of public records (La. R.S. 44:32(C)(1)(a)).
HANO will make all reasonable effort to timely respond to requests for access to public records in accordance with the provisions of the Public Records Law. Notice will be provided in all instances where the public nature of the records is in question.
Thank you,
Consuella J. McMillian
Paralegal
Housing Authority of New Orleans
4100 Touro Street
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: (504) 670-3321
Fax: (504) 286-8786
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Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address and may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so that the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) can arrange for proper delivery, and delete all copies of this email and any attachments from your system. Thank you.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law 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,
I am writing in response to the attached follow-up letter of October 24, 2018.
As was noted in the October 22, 2018 email that was sent by HANO to the requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> electronic mail address that was provided and designated as the preferred method of communication, HANO is currently collecting any documents in its offices that are responsive to your request. A copy of the October 22, 2018 email that was sent by HANO to requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> is also attached.
At this timey, HANO is working within its Asset Management, Executive, HCVP, IT, Legal, and Police Departments to collect any electronic or hard-copy documents that are responsive to your request. Predicting the time frame in which you can expect to receive any documents that are responsive and have been located with any degree of certainty is difficult. However, given the fact that HANO's search is using both electronic and by-hand searches, our best guess, and it is only a guess, is that it may take several days or even several weeks to complete the search. Sincerely,
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Kevin L. Oufnac
General Counsel
Housing Authority of New Orleans
4100 Touro Street
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: (504) 670-3492
Fax: (504) 286-8786
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Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address and may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so that the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) can arrange for proper delivery, and delete all copies of this email and any attachments from your system. Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law 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: Housing Authority Of New Orleans
Good Afternoon, Ms. Ram:
Per our telephone conversation this afternoon, please see the attached Invoice in the amount of $5.84 in reference to your Public records request. Please forward a check to HANO Legal Department. Upon receipt of same, we will forward the records to your office.
Thank you,
Consuella J. McMillian
Paralegal
Housing Authority of New Orleans
4100 Touro Street
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: (504) 670-3321
Fax: (504) 286-8786
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address and may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so that the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) can arrange for proper delivery, and delete all copies of this email and any attachments from your system. Thank you.
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