Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Chapter 8: Requests Related to Live-in Personal Care Attendants

BHA allows Clients to have live-in Personal Care Attendants (“PCA”s) as an RA.¹⁶ Once a live-in PCA is approved and added to a Client’s household, BHA will approve the Client for an extra bedroom if:

1. The additional bedroom is requested; and

2. The additional bedroom is warranted based on the resulting household composition.

For example, the addition of a significant other as a PCA may not warrant an additional bedroom absent additional circumstances.

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¹⁶BHA’s policy regarding PCAs for Residents and Public Housing Applicants can be found in BHA’s ACOP. The PCA policy for Leased Housing Applicants and Participants can be found in the Leased Housing Admin Plan.