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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 9 CCR 2503-7 Income Maintenance (Volume 3)

17 8. Hotels, unless proof that the household has lived or will live in the hotel continuously for thirty (30) calendar days at the time of application and that heat is included in rent. Proof may be shown by providing a monthly statement, billing statement or receipt indicating the monthly arrangement. C. Landlords or other providers of shelter shall not be considered to be vulnerable unless they meet the definition of household and the eligibility requirements of the Heating Fuel Assistance Program. D. Vulnerability shall be verified for all applicant households as defined in these rules. 3.752.26 Mandatory Weatherization [Rev. eff. 12/1/14] Households approved to receive a LEAP benefit must agree to have their dwelling weatherized if contacted by a state-authorized weatherization agency. Failure to permit or complete weatherization may result in denial of LEAP benefits for the following year. A. Exemptions 1. Households containing a member(s) whose mental or physical health could be exacerbated by weatherization shall be exempt. 2. A household whose landlord refuses to allow weatherization shall not have benefits denied. 3. The local weatherization agency shall fully document the circumstances permitting the exemption. B. Households Who Refuse Weatherization 1. Households who refuse or terminate weatherization before completion shall not be approved for LEAP benefits for the following year and a LEAP denial hold shall be placed on the household at that address by the State LEAP office. The hold can only be removed by the State LEAP office. 2. If the household has moved to another address that has been weatherized, the household may be approved for a LEAP benefit if otherwise eligible. If the new dwelling is not already weatherized, weatherization must be completed before approved for LEAP. 3. If a denied household subsequently allows the dwelling to be weatherized or weatherization completed, the household must reapply and, as long as other eligibility criteria are met, may be approved for LEAP benefits after notification from the local weatherization agency that the weatherization is completed. C. State Weatherization Office Responsibilities 1. Assure that standards, as delineated in Sections A and B above are applied uniformly and equitably. 2. Notify the state LEAP office by September 30th of all households who refuse weatherization. 3. Notify households who refuse weatherization, by first-class mail that their refusal may result in denial of LEAP benefits for the following year.