The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
Each housing office operates differently, but may allow persons with a criminal record to qualify based on the length of time since the offense occurred, and the severity of the crime. Furthermore, felons face much greater difficulty in qualifying, especially if it was a violence or drug related sentence. Generally, offices are more lenient to persons with an arrest record, but persons with a conviction may find greater difficulty in qualifying.
Having a criminal record may make it difficult for a person to receive housing, but it does not automatically disqualify them. Past evictions and owing money to a housing authority may make it difficult to qualify. There are other significant qualifiers such as housing and criminal history. To find an estimate of the AMI for your area of interest, you can search our website for your area and scroll down to our chart of income limits. For most housing programs, the general qualification requires that the household makes less than 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI) of that area to qualify.