SandBoxBlogs: Aspen Daily News "Delinquent APCHA affidavits are tough to track down"

Could it possibly be that the issues we are seeing with deed restricted housing are the result of a market that has been gutted with the shell game sham of developers that affordable and employee housing really is?

"Where are the jobs?"

Dorothy Atkins:
"There are about 194 people who own local affordable housing units who have not signed affidavits saying they are still in compliance with the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority’s (APCHA) employee housing guidelines.

The housing authority sends out requalification affidavits every two years that must be signed, notarized and returned to the housing office in order for the owner to be considered in compliance.

The three main qualifications to live in affordable housing are that the individual must work a minimum of 1,500 hours a year in Pitkin County, not own other property in the valley and maintain that the unit is his or her sole residence.

In February of 2011, APCHA sent out approximately 1,500 affidavits and received about 1,119 back by the summer. In July, a second notice was sent to those who didn’t reply and in November, more owners received a third request. By the end of the year there were about 194 people who didn’t return the affidavit, some intentionally, said Julie Kieffer, APCHA qualifications specialist.

There are a handful of residents who called the housing authority and said they were in compliance but refused to sign the affidavit based on moral grounds, Kieffer said.

“They’re saying they’re following the rules but they won’t sign it,” Kieffer said. “They think government is over-stepping...."  (Read more?  Click title)

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