HA Item 3 - Section Eight Management Assessment Program High Performer Certification

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EXHIBIT 2 Section 8 Management Assessment U.S. Department of Housing OMB Approval No. 2577-0215 and Urban Development (exp. 12/31/2026) Program (SEMAP) Offi ce of Public and Indian Housing Certification Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 12 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,gathering and maintaining the data needed,and completing and reviewing the collection of information. This agency may not conduct or sponsor,and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. This collection of information is required by 24 CFR sec 985.101 which requires a Public Housing Agency(PHA)administering a Section 8 tenant-based assistance program to submit an annual SEMAP Certification within 60 days after the end of its fiscal year. The information from the PHA concerns the performance of the PHA and provides assurance that there is no evidence of seriously deficient performance. HUD uses the information and other data to assess PHA management capabilities and deficiencies,and to assign an overall performance rating to the PHA. Responses are mandatory and the information collected does not lend itself to confidentiality. Instructions Respond to this certification form using the PHA's actual data for the fiscal year just ended. PHA Name For PHA FY Ending(mm/dd/yyyy) Submission Date(mm/dd/yyyy) Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana 06/30/2025 08/25/2025 Check here if the PHA expends less than$300,000 a year in Federal awards Indicators 1 -7 will not be rated if the PHA expends less than$300,000 a year in Fe era awards and its Section 8 programs are not audited for compliance with regulations by an independent auditor. A PHA that expends less than $300,000 in Federal awards in a year must still complete the certification for these indicators. Performance Indicators 1. Selection from the Waiting List. (24 CFR 982.54(d)(1)and 982.204(a)) (a) The PHA has written policies in its administrative plan for selecting applicants from the waiting list. PHA Response Yes FV No F7 (b) The PHA's quality control samples of applicants reaching the top of the waiting list and of admissions show that at least 98%of the families in the samples were selected from the waiting list for admission in accordance with the PHA's policies and met the selection criteria that determined their places on the waiting list and their order of selection. PHA Response Yes ✓0 No E] 2. Reasonable Rent. (24 CFR 982.4,982.54(d)(15), 982.158(f)(7)and 982.507) (a)The PHA has and implements a reasonable written method to determine and document for each unit leased that the rent to owner is reasonable based on current rents for comparable unassisted units(i)at the time of initial leasing,(ii)before any increase in the rent to owner,and(iii)at the HAP contract anniversary if there is a 5 percent decrease in the published FMR in effect 60 days before the HAP contract anniversary. The PHA's method takes into consideration the location, size, type, quality, and age of the program unit and of similar unassisted units, and any amenities, housing services, maintenance or utilities provided by the owners. PHA Response Yes No F1 (b) The PHA's quality control sample of tenant files for which a determination of reasonable rent was required shows that the PHA followed its written method to determine reasonable rent and documented its determination that the rent to owner is reasonable as required for(check one): PHA Response a At least 98%of units sampled EJ 80 to 97%of units sampled El Less than 80%of units sampled 3. Determination of Adjusted Income. (24 CFR part 5,subpart F and 24 CFR 982.516) The PHA's quality control sample of tenant files shows that at the time of admission and reexamination,the PHA properly obtained third party verification of adjusted income or documented why third party verification was not available;used the verified information in determining adjusted income;properly attributed allowances for expenses;and,where the family is responsible for utilities under the lease,the PHA used the appropriate utility allowances for the unit leased in determining the gross rent for(check one): PHA Response 1-1 At least 90%of files sampled 171 80 to 89%of files sampled EJ Less than 80%of files sampled 4. Utility Allowance Schedule. (24 CFR 982.517) The PHA maintains an up-to-date utility allowance schedule. The PHA reviewed utility rate data that it obtained within the last 12 months,and adjusted its utility allowance schedule if there has been a change of 10%or more in a utility rate since the last time the utility allowance schedule was revised. PHA Response Yes ✓0 No a 5. HQS Quality Control Inspections. (24 CFR 982.405(b)) A PHA supervisor(or other qualified person)reinspected a sample of units during the PHA fiscal year,which met the minimum sample size required by HUD(see 24 CFR 985.2),for quality control of HQS inspections. The PHA supervisor's reinspected sample was drawn from recently completed HQS inspections and represents a cross section of neighborhoods and the work of a cross section of inspectors. PHA Response Yes a No E] 6. HQS Enforcement. (24 CFR 982.404) The PHA's quality control sample of case files with failed HQS inspections shows that,for all cases sampled,any cited life-threatening HQS deficiencies were corrected within 24 hours from the inspection and,all other cited HQS deficiencies were corrected within no more than 30 calendar days from the inspection or any PHA-approved extension,or,if HQS deficiencies were not corrected within the required time frame,the PHA stopped housing assistance payments beginning no later than the first of the month following the correction period,or took prompt and vigorous action to enforce the family obligations for(check one): PHA Response a At least 98%of cases sampled FZ Less than 98%of cases sampled form HUD-52648(01/2024) Previous edition is obsolete Page 1 of 4 ref. 24 CFR Part 985