Meadowlark Village

Application and Waiting List Procedure

When the waiting list is open, applications are completed online at https://www.salemhousingor.com/apply. Applicants are placed on the waiting list for the appropriate unit size(s) (see Occupancy Policy, below) in chronological order, by the date and time the applications are received. Applicants are not placed on the waiting list if their applications are incomplete.

Exceptions are made to the order of application processing when necessary to fulfill project-specific or income-targeting requirements. HUD income targeting requirements require that 40% of all units at the project that come available for occupancy in any fiscal year be rented to qualified households whose income falls at or below 30% of Area Median Income (AMI) for the area in which the property is located. This property is in HUD’s designated Salem, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). If property admissions fall below this 40% requirement, households with incomes below 30% of AMI will be selected from the waiting list before higher income applicants. Once the requirement is met, the higher income applicants resume their original place on the waiting list.

Salem Housing Authority will periodically contact applicants by mail to confirm their continued interest in remaining on the waiting list. Applicants must respond by the due date in the notice to remain on the waiting list.

Applicants are required to report changes in mailing address, household composition, and income in writing. If mail is returned undeliverable by the US Post Office, the applicant will be removed from the waiting list. Changes can be reported online by clicking the “Household Update” button at www.salemhousingor.com.

As applicants come to the top of the waiting list, they will be notified in writing. Applicants must respond within 10 business days to continue the screening process. If an applicant does not respond, their name is removed from the waiting list.

Selected applicants will be notified in writing upon approval, and a move-in date will be scheduled. Denied applicants will be notified in writing regarding the reason for the denial and their right to appeal the decision. Denied applicants have the right to request a review of the denial decision (see “Right to Appeal a Negative Determination” in this plan). Persons with disabilities have the right to request reasonable accommodations to participate in the informal hearing process.

Should the anticipated wait time for a unit exceed 18 months, the waiting list may be closed until the estimated wait time is no more than one year. The closing and re-opening of the waiting list are announced by Salem Housing Authority through notices posted at the property, at www.salemhousingor.com, and through the publications and contacts listed in the property’s Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan.