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STATE SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM 46-425 (Cont.) AID RECOVERIES AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES Regulations

46-425 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES (Continued) 46-425

.6312 Removal of a tree which endangers the home.

.6313 Repair of cesspool or sewer.

.6314 Fumigation for pests.

.6315 Repairs to the following recipient-owned essential appliances: stove, heater, water heater, refrigerator. Other appliances (such as air conditioners) may be repaired only if they are essential to safe and healthful housing for the recipient.

.632 Payment shall not be allowed for items or services which are necessary on a recurring basis solely to maintain the property, unless the health or safety of the recipient is threatened and the recipient could not have reasonably prevented the need for the remedy.

.633 Payment of the required housing repair allowance shall be permitted when the total cost of necessary repairs exceeds $10. The allowance shall not exceed a reasonable amount for which adequate repairs can be made. Appliances shall be replaced, restored or repaired. In nonemergency situations, the recipient shall, upon county request, provide information to determine whether replacement, restoration or repair is most feasible before the county authorizes the expense to be incurred. The total allowance for repairs in any 12-month period shall not exceed $300 per dwelling except as specified in Section 46-425.64. The period begins on the date of application for the current request and covers applications made during the immediately preceding 12-month period.

.634 The cost of the repairs shall be prorated among the owners of the property or appliance. When ownership is shared with a nonrecipient, the recipient's or recipients' prorated portion of the cost up to the $300 limit shall be allowed.

.635 SSP recipients who hold a life estate to the house in which they live are eligible for the required housing repair allowance.

.64 Supplemental housing repairs which are necessary for safe and healthful housing, but which exceed $300 total cost.

.641 When the cost of required housing repairs exceeds the $300 standard allowed in Section 46-425.63, an additional payment not to exceed the total cost of the repairs, shall be allowed when all the conditions set forth in Section 46-425.644 are met.

CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-98-03 Effective 7/1/98

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