DCF 120.05(2)(b) (b) The group has a current residence that is a shelter designed for temporary accommodation such as a motel, hotel, or emergency shelter facility.

DCF 120.05(2)(c) (c) The group has already left its current housing because it is uninhabitable as determined by the local building inspector, the local health department, or other appropriate local authority.

DCF 120.05(2)(d) (d) The group is living in a place that is not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation.

DCF 120.05(2)(e) (e) A member of the group was subject to domestic abuse as defined under s. 968.075 (1) (a), Stats.

DCF 120.05(3) (3) Eligibility due to impending homelessness. An emergency assistance group shall be considered to be facing impending homelessness for purposes of determining nonfinancial eligibility under sub. (1) if any of the following apply:

DCF 120.05(3)(a) (a) The emergency assistance group is experiencing a financial crisis that makes it very difficult to make a rent payment, mortgage payment, or property tax payment and the group has been notified that it will be required to leave its current housing if it does not make that payment immediately. The W-2 agency shall verify the following:

DCF 120.05(3)(a)1. 1. The emergency assistance group is experiencing a financial crisis due to reasons that are either beyond the control of an adult member of the group or that constitute good cause as determined by the W-2 agency.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)2. 2. The financial crisis was caused by one or more of the following:

DCF 120.05(3)(a)2.a. a. Loss of employment that does not include voluntarily leaving appropriate employment without good cause.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)2.b. b. Substantial loss of wages due to illness or injury of a group member, domestic violence, lack of child care, a transportation breakdown, or a reduction of work hours by an employer.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)2.c. c. Loss of income due to a second parent leaving the group.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)2.d. d. Exceptional, unexpected, and necessary expenses that are not the responsibility of a third party, such as car repair expenses necessary for transportation to work or medical expenses required to be paid.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)2.e. e. Loss of W-2 benefits due to a sanction that is subsequently overturned through the dispute resolution process under s. 49.152, Stats.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)2.f. f. Other reasonable circumstances as determined by the W-2 agency.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)3. 3. The emergency assistance group has received at least one of the following notices:

DCF 120.05(3)(a)3.a. a. A notice terminating tenancy for failure to pay rent that meets the minimum requirements of s. 704.17, Stats.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)3.b. b. A summons and complaint for an eviction action which is based on failure to pay rent.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)3.c. c. A notice of foreclosure for failure to pay property taxes or a mortgage.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)3.d. d. A summons and complaint for a foreclosure action that is based on failure to pay property taxes or a mortgage.

DCF 120.05(3)(a)3.e. e. A writ of assistance, notice of sale, or other verifiable documentation that a foreclosure judgment has been entered against a member of the emergency assistance group and the group will be required to vacate the premises imminently.

DCF 120.05 Note Note: Section 799.40 (4), Stats., provides: “The court shall stay the proceedings in a civil action of eviction if the tenant applies for emergency assistance under s. 49.138, except that no stay may be granted under this paragraph after a writ of restitution has been issued in the proceedings. If a stay is granted, the tenant shall inform the court of the outcome of the determination of eligibility for emergency assistance. The stay remains in effect until the tenant’s eligibility for emergency assistance is determined and, if the tenant is determined to be eligible, until the tenant receives the emergency assistance, except that the stay may not remain in effect for more than 10 working days, as defined in s. 227.01 (14).”

DCF 120.05(3)(b) (b)

DCF 120.05(3)(b)1. 1. The emergency assistance group has received written or oral notice that the group will be removed from their rental housing because of a foreclosure action against the owner.

DCF 120.05(3)(b)2. 2. The removal of the group from the rental housing is scheduled to occur within 30 days.

DCF 120.05(3)(b)3. 3. The group needs emergency assistance to obtain a new permanent living accommodation.

DCF 120.05(3)(b)4. 4. The W-2 agency has verified subd. 1. to 3.

DCF 120.05(3)(c) (c) The group has to leave its current housing because it is uninhabitable as determined by the local building inspector, the local health department, or other appropriate local authority and the group needs emergency assistance to obtain a new permanent living accommodation.

DCF 120.05(3)(d) (d) A member of the group was subject to domestic abuse as defined under s. 968.075 (1) (a), Stats., and the group needs emergency assistance to obtain a new permanent living accommodation or retain a current permanent living accommodation.

DCF 120.05(4) (4) Eligibility due to energy crisis. An emergency assistance group is eligible for assistance due to an energy crisis if all of the following apply: