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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
PO BOX A
GREELEY,CO 80632
WEBSITE:www.co.weld.co.us
Administration and Public Assistance(970)352-1551.
CChild Support(970)352-6933
COLORAD�
June 19, 00
Shelly S. Lindsay
P.O. Box 835
Platteville, CO 80651
RE: Letter from Tiffany Eberle, Governor's Corps, State of Colorado, Concerning Your
Letter of Complaint, Dated June 6, 2001
Dear Ms. Lindsay:
Your letter of complaint, dated June 6, 2001, addressed to Governor Bill Owens has been
forwarded to our Department.
The Department's complaint process is that when a complaint is received, the Department shall
attempt to resolve it informally within thirty (30) days of receipt of the complaint. In your
case, Richard Rowe, Assistance Payments Administrator, and Suzanne Cowan, Food Stamp
Manager, will attempt to resolve your complaint regarding Food Stamps. If your complaint is
not resolved to your satisfaction, you may transmit your complaint, within ten (10) working
days, to Judy A. Griego, Director of the Weld County Department of Social Services.
The Director will act upon the complaint within twenty (20) calendar days of receipt and issue a
written decision.
If you have a complaint concerning categorical program issues, the complaint must be appealed
and resolved as outlined in the appropriate program state manuals. The Assistance Payments
Administrator will provide you with necessary information on appeals if warranted.
Your complaint regarding the Housing Authority has been forwarded to Tom Teixiera,
Manager of the Greeley/Weld Housing Authority. He will respond to you directly.
Sincerely,
udy Crosby
Complaint Coord' for
Cc: Copy of your letter, dated June 6, 2001
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HOUSING AUTHORITIES
rNirm 315 N. 11th Avenue, Bldg. B
P.O. Box 130
Greeley, Colorado 80632-0130
(970) 346-7660
(970) .346-7690 Fax
(800) 659-2656 TTY Relay
June 19, 2001
Executive Chambers
Governor's Advocate Corps
Attn: Tiffany Eberle
136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
Re: Shelly Lindsay
Dear Ms. Eberle:
The Greeley-Weld Housing Authorities have received your letter and the accompanying
. ._ . letter.from Ms. Lindsay. While our records are confidential, and we maintain strict
_. confidentiality policies, we will respect her request of your office to look into her
concerns. Therefore, this letter is response to your_letter. _ _
The Greeley-Weld Housing Authorities are—not =divisions of Social Services. The
Housing Authorities are independent agencies-run by an Executive Director, under the
direction of a Board of Commissioners, and overseen-by the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development. We can only respond to those items directly related
to Ms. Lindsay's housing situation.
Ms. Lindsay has been a participant of the Section 8 Program since 1995. She is currently
receiving rental assistance through the Housing Authority of the City of Greeley.
Thomas Teixeira, Executive Director, spoke with Ms. Lindsay on March 19, 2001 and
explained to her in detail how her rent was figured. Ms. Lindsay indicated she
understood at that time.
Ms. Lindsay's household consists of herself and her daughter. She is eligible for rental
assistance up to $ 643 per month. Rental assistance is the amount of rent paid to the
landlord, as well as the Utility Allowance (UA) for utilities she is responsible to pay
according to the unit size. Her contract rent is $550, her UA is $175 making her total
tenant payments $725.00 per month. Her rental assistance from the Housing Authority
cannot exceed $643 per month. This leaves her with the remaining $82.00 on top of the
30% of her income she is responsible for per HUD regulations. Currently, Greeley
Housing Authority pays $279 to the landlord on her behalf; she pays $271.00 to the
landlord, and she pays for all her utilities. Her income and expenses for childcare have
been verified by third parties. She has received a deduction for her childcare and for
having one dependant, leaving her with an adjusted monthly income of $1,214.00 The
rent is calculated in this manner:
1. Monthly Adjusted income $1,214.00 x .30 = $364.00
2. 30% of income $ 364.00+
3. Amount above payment standard $ 82.00= $446.00 subtract the UA
4. UA $ 175.00= $271.00 is her portion of the
rent.
There are many items that will increase rent. In Ms. Lindsay's case, she received a raise
and since her portion is based upon her income, this caused an increase in her rent. She
also moved to a larger unit, which had a higher rent and higher UA. The combination of
these increases exceeded our payment standard and also resulted in an increase in her
rent.
Ms. Lindsay further states her previous rent to have been $202 per month. This amount
was calculated using her reported income in July 2000, and was based upon a two-
bedroom unit with a smaller UA. During her annual recertification with her technician,
Ms. Lindsay provided verification of her new income. Her new income had increased
$178.00 per month. This increase in her wages translates into a $53.00 increase in her
rent. Again, Ms. Lindsay's increase in household income and her moving to a larger unit
with increased utility needs led to the increase in her portion of her rent.
----Staff become very cautious any time a participant with a two-bedroom-voucher requests
- — --to move--toaa three-bedroom unit because of the flags=it.raises, --Generally;-moving.to a
larger than approved unit will result in-a_substantially large increase in rent and usually
exceeds the payment standard. Staff members are not able to estimate the cost of a unit
- until all the details have been submitted--in writing, because the payment standard is set
based upon units having the utilities included. Ms. Lindsay chose a=unit where all
utilities were the responsibility of the tenant. Since utilities are not included we must
subtract the UA for that unit size from the total payment standard to arrive at our rental
assistance limit. We are not certain with whom Ms. Lindsay, spoke, because the Section
8 Technician assigned to her is very experienced in these matters and is also very detailed
in her dealings with our participants. Had she spoken directly with her Section 8 Tech,
she would have been informed of the possibility of any increases.
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. I may be reached at
970-346-7660 ext. 6551.
Sincerely,
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Christie Henderson
Assistant Director
Cc: Social Services; Ms. Lindsay
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1 Bill Owens
Governor
June 13, 2001
Office of Weld County Commissioners
Commission Chair
915 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80632
Dear Commission Chair:
The following letter was sent by Shelly Lindsay to the Governor's Advocacy Office.
After careful review, I feel this issue could best be resolved through your office. I will
be contacting you periodically to inquire about the status of this case.
If any further information is needed, please contact me at (303) 866-2885.
Sincerely, 4�a cooaxTiffan erle
Governor's Advocate Corps
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