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This document overviews the Nan McKay HCV specialist certification, focusing on HUD regulations and procedures. It covers lease agreements, HUD notices, administrative plans, voucher issuance, HAP contracts, and stakeholder roles (Congress, President, OMB, state/local governments, PHAs, tenants, owners). It addresses protected classes, discrimination, accommodations, VAWA protections, and eligibility. This guide details the HCV program's framework and compliance, valuable for specialists and administrators. It further details emergency transfers, preapplications, interviews, verification, portability, and definitions related to elderly families, household composition, SSN exemptions, mixed families, and income limits. Restrictions related to students, sex offenders, and drug activity are also touched upon.
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Allocates funds, develops regulations and procedures, contracts with PHAs to carry them out, and monitors PHA performance & compliance. Lease The contract between a tenant and a landlord Includes: a. The names of the owner and tenant b. The address of the unit rented c. The term of the lease (initial and renewal terms) d. A specification of what utilities and appliances are to be supplied by the owner e. A specification of what utilities and appliances are to be supplied by the tenant Renews according to its terms Governs the frequency of rent increases Individuals must have legal capacity in their state in order to sign it Must have an initial term of at least a year unless the prevailing market practice differs and the PHA approves a shorter term. Lists utility responsibilities An unexecuted copy is turned in with the RFTA when the family finds a unit. 7 Best UK HUD Notices Which of the following has a shelf life (usually one year unless extended)? Administrative Plan HUD-required written plan that establishes local PHA policies for administering the HCV program, provides daily guidance to PHA staff, must be adopted and approved by the board, and must be submitted to HUD. ยท Waiting list selection and procedures ยท Rules for specific funding ยท Definition of family ยท Definition of continuously assisted family ยท Standards for termination and denial of assistance ยท Outreach to landlords in non-low income and non-minority concentrated areas ยท Subsidy standards ยท Definition of absence from unit
ยท Residency requirements ยท Move restrictions ยท Informal review and hearing processes ยท Overpayment and repayment policies and procedures ยท Guidelines for inspections, screening standards and requirements ยท Voucher term, voucher extensions ยท Family break up: protocol for who receives voucher Approved by board of commissioners, submitted to HUD Voucher/HUD- 52646 Contract between family and PHA. Initially issued for at least 60 calendar days. Describes family obligations Is issued at initial admission and for moves Authorizes the family to search for a unit Document that authorizes the family to search for an eligible unit which also specifies the size of that unit. Also lists the family obligations under the program. Issuance does not obligate PHA to provide assistance to family Tenant-based Subsidy Type of assistance where families choose their units. HAP Contract/HUD- 52641 Contract between the owner and the PHA. Begins on the first day of lease. Ends on the same day as the lease. PHA must approve a new tenancy and execute a new HAP contract is the family moved into a new unit in the same complex. PHA may pay the owner retroactively if the HAP contract is executed within 60 days of the beginning of the lease term. Terminates if the lease terminates. Part A includes: Initial lease term Initial rent to owner Initial HAP Utilities/appliances provided by tenant & owner Names of all persons who reside in unit May add verbiage the prohibits owners from charging excessive security deposits. Part B includes:
Required if the PHA denies assistance. Subsidy Standards Established by the PHA in the administrative plan to determine "family unit size" (voucher size) for families of different sizes and compositions. Provide the smallest number of bedrooms needed without overcrowding Comply with HQS Be applied consistently Window A sleeping room must have. Briefing Voucher issuance is done simultaneously Must include how the program works, family and owner responsibilities, where the families may lease a unit, explanation of portability and a list of contacts at neighboring PHAs May not discourage the family from living anywhere inside or outside the PHA's jurisdiction under portability rules Must explain the benefits of moving to areas without high poverty to all families Must take steps to communicate with persons with disabilities as needed HUD-required voucher packet Must be given when the PHA issues a voucher for the first time. RFTA/HUD- 52517 Request for tenant assistance Must be submitted with a copy of the proposed lease and Tenancy Addendum within the term of the voucher to request approval of a unit before lease up. Tenancy Approval
Nursing Homes Owner-occupied units Tenancy Addendum Must be added word-for-word into the owner's lease used for unassisted tenancies (can be an attachment) Adds HUDs program requirements to the owner's lease Initial Lease Term Cannot increase rent Owner Violation If the PHA fails to pay HAP due to abatement for an owner violation, the tenant is not responsible for the amount covered by HAP and the owner may not terminate the tenancy for nonpayment of HAP. Rent Changes Owner must give PHA 60 days notice. Rent Reasonableness To assure that a fair market rent is paid and that the HCV program does not inflate rents in the community. If gross rent exceeds the payment standard, then family share may not exceed 40% of monthly adjusted income. Included in admin plan By accepting monthly HAP the owner certifies the rent to owner is not more than the rent the owner charged for comparable unassisted units. PHA required to determine:
The initial PHA may choose to allow portability during this Period if the receiving PHA agrees Improper denial may result in admin fee reductions HUD- 52665 Family Portability Information Form Send copy of voucher, income verification, and this Used for Porting the Voucher. Part I is to be completed by the IHA. Part II is completed by RHA. HUD- 50058 Family Report Purpose:
90 days from the expiration of the IHA's voucher RHA initial billing submission must be received by the IHA no later than 90 days following the expiration date of the IHA's voucher. SSN - Once a baby is born the family has 90 days to disclose the baby's SSN (can extend another 90 days then terminate) ACC Annual Contributions Contract The written contract between HUD and the PHA under which HUD agrees to provide funding for the program, and the PHA agrees to comply with HUD requirements. Disabled Family A family whose head, spouse, cohead or sole member is a person with disabilities. Eligibility Percentages Higher 30% of area median income or the federal poverty level is the extremely low income limit 50% of area median income is the very low income limit 80% of area median income is the low income limit If a family's income is above the applicable income limit, the PHA must deny admission. Criminal Denials
PHA would not be required to pay an owner late fees if:
Earned Income Disallowance (EID) Under the earned income disallowance the qualifying family member receives the benefit of the disallowance for 24 consecutive months. Holocaust Reparation Payments Payments received from a foreign government pursuant to claims filed under the laws of that government by persons who were persecuted during the Nazi era. Noncontending Non-contending Not providing eligible immigration status Income still included