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Housing Choice Voucher Program
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Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8)
Administrative Plan
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The Seattle Housing Authority's Housing
Choice Voucher Administrative Plan
explains how the housing authority administers the Husing
Choice Voucher
Program, the federal government’s
major program for helping very low-income families, the
elderly and the disabled afford decent, safe and
affordable housing. The Housing Choice Voucher program Administrative Plan is
produced by the Housing Choice Voucher Department and approved by SHA's
Board of Commissioners. | Pictured:
Landlord Doris Terrell
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Administrative
Plan Cover Page
Board
of Commissioners Resolution approving the current
Administrative Plan
Chapter
1: Statement of Policies
- SHA Mission, Values, and Guiding Principles
- Moving to New Ways/Move to Work Plan
- Administrative Fee Reserve
- Fair Housing Policy
- Owner Outreach
- Reasonable Accommodations Policy
- Privacy/Confidentiality/Use of Personal Identifiers
- Conflict of Interest Policy
Chapter
2: Eligibility for Admission
- Eligibility Factors
- Definitions of "Family" – Family
Composition
- Income Limits
- Mandatory Social Security Numbers
- Citizenship/Eligible Non-Citizen
- Criminal History and Other Criteria for Admission
- Notice to Landlords: Not Responsible for Tenant
Screening
- Changes in Eligibility Prior to Effective Date of
Contract
- Notification of Denial
- Prohibited Admissions Criteria
Chapter
3: Allocating SHA's Vouchers: Types of Vouchers;
Special-Issuance Vouchers
- General Public Waiting List: Tenant-Based Vouchers
- Project-Based and Agency-Based Voucher Programs
- Special Issuance
- Seattle Senior Housing Program (SSHP)
- Morrison
- Executive Director Discretion
- Vouchers Provided by HUD for Specific Residents of
Specific Units
- Merging Certificates and Vouchers
- Percentage Allocations of Vouchers
Chapter
4: Voucher Issuance Process
- Family Outreach
- Opening and Closing of the Waiting List
- Local Preference
- Selection Process for Special/Targeted Vouchers
- Cancellation/Reinstatement Policies
- Pre-Application Process
- Issuance Process
- Changes in Income and Family Composition Prior to
Lease-Up
Chapter
5: SHA Housing Choice Vouchers Project-Based Program
- Goals
- Project Selection Criteria
- Eligible Owners of Project-Based Housing
- Project Selection
- Maximum Gross Rents/Payment Standards
- Uses of Subsidy
- Contract Term
- Annual Rent Increases
- Vacancy Loss and Damage Claims
- Exit Vouchers
- Tenant Selection: Waiting Lists
- Lease Terms for Residents of Project-Based Properties
- Minimum Occupancy Requirements for Project-Based
Properties
- Tenant Selection: Admissions Criteria
- Housing Quality Standards: Inspections
- Rent Calculations for Tenants: Treatment of Medicaid
- Unit Transfers
- Release of Health-Related Information
- Protection of Revenue in Event of Reduction in Federal
Funds
- Commitments to Oxford Apartments
- Contract Language Takes Precedence
- Replacement of HUD Regulations and Previous Policy
Statements
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