(Miami, FL) – The City of Miami Waitlist for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Long Term Rental Assistance (LTRA) Program is reopening and will accept applications from Friday, June 1, 2007 through Saturday, June 30, 2007.

The HOPWA LTRA program provides long-term rental assistance to qualifying low-income persons (as defined by U.S. HUD; see income chart) who have an AIDS medical diagnosis, live in Miami-Dade County and meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or immigration status (based on funding availability). The program presently assists approximately 1,250 clients who reside throughout Miami-Dade County, with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S. HUD).

Waitlist applications will be available from June 1st-June 30th at the locations noted below:

•  On the web at www.miamigov/com/communitydevelopment  
•  The Department of Community Development, 444 SW 2 Ave., 2nd Floor
•  Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive
•  The City of Miami’s 13 Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET) offices
•  Ryan White agencies
•  HOPWA service agencies throughout Miami-Dade County
•  Miami-Dade County’s Team METRO offices

NOTE: Call 311 should you need specific addresses to the sites noted above.

In order to be considered for the Waitlist, applicants must mail a package postmarked by the deadline, Saturday, June 30, 2007, including (1) the completed HOPWA LTRA 2007 Waitlist Application form and (2) a Medical Verification of AIDS Diagnosis form, completed and signed by a physician. If either of these documents is missing from the application package, it will be considered incomplete and will be denied. Application packages must be mailed to Attn: City of Miami HOPWA Rental Assistance, PO Box #380636, Miami, FL 33238. All applications are reviewed by an independent agency for eligibility and then randomly selected via lottery for assignment on the Waitlist.

Applicants must: be low-income residents of Miami-Dade County; meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or immigration status; and, have received an AIDS diagnosis. For additional information, please call 311 or 305-416-1927. Information can also be found on Department of Community Development’s website at www.miamigov.com/communitydevelopment.