Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People (Albuquerque Housing Authority)
| Multi Request | Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People |
| Submitted | Oct. 20, 2018 |
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From: Sarika Ram
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
-Currently valid policies/procedures relating to public housing and Section 8 housing assistance eligibility for applicants on the basis of arrest/conviction record
-Currently valid eviction policies/procedures for tenants in public housing and Section 8 housing units
-Currently valid policies/procedures regarding obtaining criminal conviction records from law enforcement agencies and sex offender registration information from the appropriate state/local agency responsible for the maintenance of sex offender registration program
-Any reports compiling the data of applicants to public housing and Section 8 housing assistance from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
-Any reports compiling the data of public housing and Section 8 housing assistance denials and the basis of those denials between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017
-Any logs of police reports related to activity in public housing and Section 8-subsidized units between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017
-Any grievances/complaints of discrimination submitted between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 including any of the following words/phrases:
-crime
-crimes
-criminal
-convict
-convicted
-sex offense
-sex offender
-jail
-prison
-correctional facility
-probation
-parole
-conviction record
-arrest record
Please provide materials on a rolling basis, as they become available.
If you have any questions, please feel free to clarify via phone at 610-637-7745.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sarika Ram
From: Albuquerque Housing Authority
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 sent by electronic mail only
Sarika Ram
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RE: New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act Request: Access to Public Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People (Albuquerque Housing Authority)
Dear Sarika Ram,
On October 22, 2018, we received your request to inspect certain records maintained by AHA. We need additional time to respond, until November 6, 2018.
Records requested are:
* Currently valid policies/procedures relating to public housing and Section 8 housing assistance eligibility for applicants on the basis of arrest/conviction record.
* Currently valid eviction policies/procedures for tenants in public housing and Section 8 housing units.
* Currently valid policies/procedures regarding obtaining criminal conviction records from law enforcement agencies and sex offender registration information from the appropriate state/local agency responsible for the maintenance of sex offender registration program.
* Any reports compiling the data of applicants to public housing and Section 8 housing assistance from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
* Any reports compiling the data of public housing and Section 8 housing assistance denials and the basis of those denials between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017.
* Any logs of police reports related to activity in public housing and Section 8-subsidized units between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017.
* Any grievances/complaints of discrimination submitted between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 including any of the following words/phrases:
* crime
* crimes
* criminal
* convict
* convicted
* sex offense
* sex offender
* jail
* prison
* correctional facility
* probation
* parole
* conviction record
* arrest record
And to the extent the requested AHA records are available in electronic form, AHA will send them to you electronically by email or upload them to you at the link provided.
Sincerely,
Mundy Petroff
Mundy Petroff
Records Custodian
CC: Mr. Brian A. Eagan, Attorney for AHA, BEagan@abqha.org<mailto:BEagan@abqha.org>
Mundy Petroff | Executive Assistant | Albuquerque Housing Authority
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From: Albuquerque Housing Authority
You can find the following info on our website http://www.abqha.org/publications.aspx under ACOP/Admin Plan FY 2019
• Currently valid policies/procedures relating to public housing and Section 8 housing assistance eligibility for applicants on the basis of arrest/conviction record.
• Currently valid eviction policies/procedures for tenants in public housing and Section 8 housing units.
• Currently valid policies/procedures regarding obtaining criminal conviction records from law enforcement agencies and sex offender registration information from the appropriate state/local agency responsible for the maintenance of sex offender registration program.
Logs of police reports related to activity in public housing and Section 8-subsidized units between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 are attached.
From: Sarika Ram
Hello,
Thank you for your response.
In your email, you indicated that police logs were attached; However, I was unable to see the attached police logs. Would you mind resending those?
Thanks,
Sarika
From: Albuquerque Housing Authority
Attached are the monthly Production Reports presented to our Board of Commissioners. The police calls for service are on pages 5 & 6 of each month except June 2017, they are on pages 6 & 8.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 20, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
