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What is the Housing Choice Voucher Program?
The Housing Choice Voucher Program is the primary federal initiative to help low-income families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities afford quality, safe, and sanitary housing in the private rental market. Through this program, families and individuals receive assistance that allows them to choose their own housing, including single-family homes, mobile homes, townhouses, and apartments.
Local public housing agencies (PHAs) manage housing choice vouchers, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Once a family receives a housing voucher, they are responsible for locating a suitable rental unit where the landlord agrees to participate in the program. The chosen rental must meet health and safety standards set by the PHA.
The PHA pays a housing subsidy directly to the landlord on behalf of the family, while the participant covers the difference between the rent and the subsidy amount. In some cases, if permitted by the PHA, participants can use the voucher to purchase a modest home.
How Housing Choice Vouchers Work?
The Housing Choice Voucher Program empowers participants to choose housing that best suits their needs. Selected by the Public Housing Agency (PHA), low-income families are encouraged to explore multiple options to find the most suitable housing. Each voucher holder is informed of the eligible unit size based on their family’s size and composition.
Before a unit can be approved, it must meet health and safety standards as determined by the PHA. Once the voucher holder selects a unit and agrees on lease terms with the landlord, the PHA inspects the property to ensure it meets these standards and confirms that the rent is reasonable.
The PHA sets a payment standard, which represents the typical cost of renting a moderately-priced unit in the local market. This standard is then used to calculate the housing assistance amount the participant will receive.
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a landlord, visit the HCV Landlord Resources website.
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Lauderdale County Landlords:
We Need Your Help!
Florence Housing Authority is currently seeking landlords to partner with to facilitate housing for eligible HCV (Section 8) applicants. Increasing our database of available properties will enable participants to more quickly move into a Lauderdale County home of their choice!
Benefits to the landlords include:
- On-time direct deposit of rental payments
- Applicant background checks
- Annual inspections to ensure that both the landlord and the resident maintain clean and safe living conditions
• For more information contact our office at 256-740-5217
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What is HVC
HCV is a government initiative that assists in improving the affordability of housing. Landlords that participate in this program are guaranteed scheduled rent payments deposited into their account by the federal government.
