HOUSING LOTTERY / DOCUMENT REVIEW
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- 01Notice of Intent
- 02Housing Connect
- 03Applicant approved
- 04Lease
TODAYDAY 141
LOTBDAY 12
Interim day counts are illustrative. The endpoints are real: a 192-day FY2023 median, halved to 96.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LOTTERY
The document trap
Selection is not the finish line. Between a winning position and a signed lease sits document review — and this is where the 192 days live.
TODAY — 14 DOCUMENTS, 10-DAY DEADLINES
Photo ID for each household member10 DAYSACCEPTED
Birth certificate10 DAYSACCEPTED
Social Security card10 DAYSACCEPTED
Four consecutive pay stubs10 DAYSRESUBMIT
Employment verification letter10 DAYSIN REVIEW
Federal tax returns, last two years10 DAYSACCEPTED
W-2 forms10 DAYSIN REVIEW
Bank statements, six months10 DAYSRESUBMIT
Asset statements10 DAYSIN REVIEW
Landlord reference and rent receipts10 DAYSIN REVIEW
Current lease10 DAYSACCEPTED
Utility bill as proof of address10 DAYSRESUBMIT
Child support or alimony records10 DAYSIN REVIEW
Household composition recertification10 DAYSIN REVIEW
Three documents came back for resubmission. Each one restarts its 10-day clock, by mail, and a missed deadline can void the application. Under today's process, this loop is where applicants give up.
DOCUMENT COUNTS AND DEADLINES ARE ILLUSTRATIVE
ON THE RECORD — 5 PROOFS, VERIFIED ONCE
IdentityVERIFIED Jan 14, 2026
REQUESTEDSUBMITTEDVERIFIED
IncomeVERIFIED Jan 15, 2026
REQUESTEDSUBMITTEDVERIFIED
Household compositionVERIFIED Jan 14, 2026
REQUESTEDSUBMITTEDVERIFIED
AssetsVERIFIED Jan 15, 2026
REQUESTEDSUBMITTEDVERIFIED
ResidencyVERIFIED Jan 14, 2026
REQUESTEDSUBMITTEDVERIFIED
Each proof is an event on the record: requested, submitted, verified once. The next application reuses every one of them — nothing is retyped, and nothing expires in a mailbox.