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Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program |
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The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides assistance for low-income families in the private rental market through the Housing Assistance Payments Program.
Rental Voucher Holders select a unit from the private rental market. Rental assistance makes market rate housing affordable. The Housing Assistance Payment subsidizes the balance of the rent to the property owner.
LANDLORD INFORMATION (FAQs):
What are the requirements for my unit to be rented to as assisted family?
The unit must meet HUD Housing Quality Standards and the rent must be approvable within HUD Fair Market Rents and market rate comparable (copy of HQS available).
How do I make a unit available to Voucher Holders?
You may call the Housing Authority office to have the unit listed on our list of available units. You may also advertise in the newspaper with the phrase "will accept Section 8." Our families look for hose listings.
What do I do when a Voucher Holder is interested in my Unit?
You must screen the prospective tenant(s) carefully to insure you are making a good selection. When one of our families contacts you, we can only certify to you their income eligibility for the program. We cannot provide a reference as to their expected behavior as tenants.
Lease and Contract
After the unit passes inspection and the rent has been approved, the landlord and tenant enter into a lease for an initial term of one year. The Housing Authority and the landlord sign a Housing Assistance Payments Contract through which the rent is assisted on behalf of the tenant.
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