I was excluded from being someone’s live-in aide based on my criminal record. What can I do?

The person requiring aide should ask for a review hearing. Go to PG. 364 to learn how (s)he can challenge this denial of you as his/her live-in aide. There may be situations in which the disabled or elderly resident needing the care has great difficulty finding a live-in aide, or that you meet some unique need of that individual requiring care. In such situations, the disabled/elderly individual needing the live-in aide may request a reasonable accommodation for a disability by asking the PHA or owner to waive its strict screening criteria, and allow the person with the criminal record to reside in the unit as a live-in aide due to the special function he or she plays in the tenant’s life.