Basic Structure Of The Program

(1) HUD pays rental subsidies through the HCV Program so that decent, safe, and sanitary housing is affordable for eligible families. HUD provides housing assistance funds and administration funds to public housing agencies (PHAs), state or local government entities like the THDA, which generally administer the program. (2) Families select and rent suitable units subject to the PHA’s approval of the unit and tenancy, the unit meeting program housing quality standards (HQS), and the reasonableness of the rent. (3) A unit may be located anywhere in the United States, in the jurisdiction of a PHA that runs a voucher program. (4) Upon the PHA’s approval of the unit and tenancy, the PHA enters into a housing assistance payment (HAP) contract with the owner of the unit to make rental subsidy payments on the family’s behalf. The amount of the subsidy is determined by a formula. (5) If the family moves out of the leased unit, the HAP contract between the PHA and owner terminates. However, the family may receive continued assistance and move to another unit if the family is in compliance with the requirements of the program. (6) Housing Choice Voucher Program Process. The process consists of the Application Process (see 0770-01-05-.06), Eligibility Requirements (see 0770-01-05-.10), Verification Process (see 0770-01-05-.18), Determination of Eligibility (see 0770-01-05-.21), Lease-Up Process (see 0770-01-05-.22), Moving/Portability (see 0770-01-05-.25), Annual Activities (see 0770- 01-05-.26(1)), Interim Activities (see 0770-01-05-.26(2)), Terminations (see 0770-01-05-.27), and Case Conferences and Appeals (see 0770-01-05-.28).