News on 8, winter 2013, v.12 no.2

              Bobby Dunn’s mother taught
him to never run away from
his responsibilities. So when
things did not work out with the
mother of his children, he decided to
raise all six of them on his own.
Being a single father was tough,
but it became nearly impossible
when a health crisis prevented Bobby
from working. He needed fi nancial
help and received it from OHFA’s
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
Program.
“If I would have had a house pay-ment,
plus having a big family and
single and without a job because of
my double hernia, I really couldn’t
have done it,” Bobby said.
Even when Bobby started working
again, knowing his rent would be paid
signifi cantly reduced his fi nancial wor-ries.
Instead, he focused on the well-being
of his children.
Bobby enjoys fatherhood and helping
his children with their school work.
“Being a father and a single man, I’ve
seen my kids grow and learn to spell,”
he said. “That’s from being there.”
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In effect since July 1, OHFA no longer
requests HUD waivers to approve un-vented
heaters, also known as ventless
space heaters, of any kind.
This means any unvented space heat-ers
previously
approved by
HUD must be
removed.
Last Novem-ber,
the State
of Oklahoma
adopted the
2009 Inter-national
Fuel
and Gas Code.
Section 621.2
of the Code prohibits the use of un-vented
heaters as the primary source
of heat in a dwelling unit. OHFA began
enforcing this code in early 2013.
Since unvented heaters are no longer
allowed as a primary heat source in
Oklahoma and owners must now install
a vented or electric permanent heat
source, OHFA has decided to strictly
adhere to HUD Housing Quality Stan-dards
(HQS) and stop requesting HUD
waivers to allow unvented heaters as a
primary or secondary heat source for
units subsidized under the Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher Program.
Bobby Dunn displays the
types of items he wants to
sell in his future novelty shop.
He is currently working on a
business plan for it.
A Newsletter for Section 8 Rental Assistance Landlords and Tenants
Published Twice Yearly by Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
Winter 2013 | Volume 12 | Number 2
Reminder: Unvented
Heaters Not Allowed Newson8
Single Father Works on Starting His
Own Business
A new Oklahoma fuel
and gas code prohibits
unvented heaters like the
one above.