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RULE 2. RULES RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY <br />A. DEFINITIONS <br />For the purpose of this rule: <br />1. “OHCD” means the Office of Housing and Community Development. <br />2. “HUD” means the Department of Housing and Urban Development. <br />3. “Participant” means any applicant, tenant, family, owner, landlord agent, or entity <br />that participates in housing assistance programs. <br />B. PURPOSE <br />The purpose of these rules shall be to define the conditions under which the OHCD may <br />disclose information relating to participants of housing assistance programs. <br />C. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS <br />1. The OHCD shall keep records to document information acquired about <br />participants in the administration of housing assistance programs. <br />2. This information shall: <br />a. Substantiate the expenditure of public funds; <br />b. Be kept in confidential records and files of the OHCD. <br />D. RESTRICTIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO PERSONS <br />OTHER THAN PARTICIPANTS <br />1. The following information shall be confidential and shall not be used to disclose <br />except as provided in Section D (2): <br />a. Names and addresses of participants, and amounts of assistance provided. <br /> This includes prohibition against release of information to any federal, <br />state, municipal, or local committee or legislative body; <br />b. Information related to the social and economic condition or circumstances <br />of a particular individual, whether or not a participant; <br />c. OHCD's evaluation of recorded or unrecorded information about a <br />particular participant; <br />Rules and Regulations 1 1225sslh-final <br /> 10/11/2006 <br /> <br />