Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy
While federal statutes and regulations require PHAs to adopt certain governing and operating policies for the Public Housing Program, HUD grants PHAs considerable discretion in establishing and implementing many policies. PHAs communicate those policies, rules, and requirements concerning their operations, programs, and services through the ACOP. The ACOP is generally the principal document describing in detail the PHA’s policies with respect to key topics such as eligibility, tenant selection, admissions preferences, waitlist procedures, rent determination, utilities, transfers, occupancy guidelines, grievance procedures, pet ownership, and the community service and self-sufficiency requirement. The ACOP is an important document for tenants, prospective tenants, community members, and HUD staff when inquiring about specific PHA policies.
