Exhibit B - OCCUPANCY STANDARDS 2001Unit allotment is based in accordance with the prevailing zoning and county building, health and fire codes In determining the appropriate dwelling unit size for assistance, the following criteria shall be applied:
1. A family shall be assigned to the smallest unit suitable for its needs and each bedroom shall be occupied by at least one person.2. The dwelling unit assigned should permit up to the maximum number of persons to occupy the unit in accordance with prevailing zoning and county building, health, and fire codes.3. Every member of the household, regardless of age, shall be counted as a person Children expected to be born by pregnant household members will also be counted as a person.4. At the written request of the applicant, the HCDCH shall take into consideration in determining unit allotment, factors that include but are not limited to the following:a. In the case of single parents and dependent(s, separate bedrooms may be allotted to the parent and to the child/children; orb. Children of opposite sexes may be allotted separate bedrooms for each gender; orc. A person with valid medical ailments may be allotted a separate bedroom, provided the necessity for the separate bedroom is verified by a signed statement from a medical doctor and other supporting data,- ord. A live-in care attendant of necessity may be allotted a separated bedroom.e. Children who are in the process of being adopted, or whose legal custody is being obtained by a household will be included as members of the household for the purpose of determining unit size. f. One person, the remaining member of a tenant family, may with prior consent of the HCDCH, be permitted to continue to occupy the smallest size unit The remaining member, may, with prior consent of the HCDCH, add another person to the household, provided the new household qualifies as a family for continued occupancy and a larger dwelling is not required to accommodate the enlarged household. MINIMUM RENTS FOR STATE-AIDED FAMILY PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS (Effective DEC 13 2001)
The Minimum Monthly rents for all tenants of State-aided family public housing projects are as follows:
No of Bedrooms | Monthly Minimum Rent |
1 | $108 |
2 | 128 |
3 | 152 |
4 | 180 |
5 | 212 |
Haw. Code R. tit. 15, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, ch. 193, subch. 6, exh. B