Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Chapter HPHA-RS - SPECIAL RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM EMERGENCY RULES
Subchapter 7 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Exhibit A - OCCUPANCY STANDARDS
In determining the appropriate dwelling unit size for assistance, the following criteria shall be applied:
1. The smallest unit suitable for the household's shall be considered and each bedroom shall be occupied by at least one person.
2. The dwelling unit shall permit up to the maximum number of persons to occupy the unit in accordance with prevailing zoning, and county building, health, and fire codes.
3. Every member of the household, regardless of age, shall be counted as a person; except that a child not yet born by a pregnant household member shall not be counted as a person in determining unit size.
4. Children who are in the process of being adopted, or whose legal custody is being obtained by a household, will be included as members of the household for the purposes of determining unit size.
5. A foster child shall be included in determining unit size only if the child will remain in the unit for more than six months.
6. Persons of different generations, persons of opposite sex (other than spouses) over the age of five, and unrelated adults may be allocated separate bedrooms.
7. A live-in attendant may be provided a separate bedroom; however, no additional bedrooms will be provided for the attendant's household.
8. A person with a valid medical ailment may be allowed a separate bedroom, provided the necessity for the separate bedroom is verified by a signed statement from a medical doctor and other supporting data.
