NAN MCKAY HCV SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTUIONS AND ANSWERS

NAN MCKAY HCV SPECIALIST
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTUIONS
AND ANSWERS
HUDjr-jrANSWERS--
Allocatesjrfunds,jrdevelopsjrregulationsjrandjrprocedures,jrcontractsjrwithjrPHAsjrtojrcarryjrt
hemjrout,jrandjrmonitorsjrPHAjrperformancejr&jrcompliance.

Leasejr-jrANSWERS--Thejrcontractjrbetweenjrajrtenantjrandjrajrlandlord

Includes:
a.jrThejrnamesjrofjrthejrownerjrandjrtenant
b.jrThejraddressjrofjrthejrunitjrrented
c.jrThejrtermjrofjrthejrleasejr(initialjrandjrrenewaljrterms)
d.jrAjrspecificationjrofjrwhatjrutilitiesjrandjrappliancesjrare
tojrbejrsuppliedjrbyjrthejrowner
e.jrAjrspecificationjrofjrwhatjrutilitiesjrandjrappliancesjrare
tojrbejrsuppliedjrbyjrthejrtenant

Renewsjraccordingjrtojritsjrterms

Governsjrthejrfrequencyjrofjrrentjrincreases

Individualsjrmustjrhavejrlegaljrcapacityjrinjrtheirjrstatejrinjrorderjrtojrsignjrit

Mustjrhavejranjrinitialjrtermjrofjratjrleastjrajryearjrunlessjrthejrprevailingjrmarketjrpracticejrdiffer
sjrandjrthejrPHAjrapprovesjrajrshorterjrterm.

Listsjrutilityjrresponsibilities

AnjrunexecutedjrcopyjrisjrturnedjrinjrwithjrthejrRFTAjrwhenjrthejrfamilyjrfindsjrajrunit.

HUDjrNoticesjr-jrANSWERS--
Whichjrofjrthejrfollowingjrhasjrajrshelfjrlifejr(usuallyjronejryearjrunlessjrextended)?

AdministrativejrPlanjr-jrANSWERS--HUD-
requiredjrwrittenjrplanjrthatjrestablishesjrlocaljrPHAjrpoliciesjrforjradministeringjrthejrHCVjrpr
ogram,jrprovidesjrdailyjrguidancejrtojrPHAjrstaff,jrmustjrbejradoptedjrandjrapprovedjrbyjrthejr
board,jrandjrmustjrbejrsubmittedjrtojrHUD.

·jrWaitingjrlistjrselectionjrandjrprocedures
·jrRulesjrforjrspecificjrfunding
·jrDefinitionjrofjrfamily
·jrDefinitionjrofjrcontinuouslyjrassistedjrfamily
·jrStandardsjrforjrterminationjrandjrdenialjrofjrassistance
·jrOutreachjrtojrlandlordsjrinjrnon-lowjrincomejrandjrnon-minorityjrconcentratedjrareas

,·jrSubsidyjrstandards
·jrDefinitionjrofjrabsencejrfromjrunit
·jrResidencyjrrequirements
·jrMovejrrestrictions
·jrInformaljrreviewjrandjrhearingjrprocesses
·jrOverpaymentjrandjrrepaymentjrpoliciesjrandjrprocedures
·jrGuidelinesjrforjrinspections,jrscreeningjrstandardsjrandjrrequirements
·jrVoucherjrterm,jrvoucherjrextensions
·jrFamilyjrbreakjrup:jrprotocoljrforjrwhojrreceivesjrvoucher

Approvedjrbyjrboardjrofjrcommissioners,jrsubmittedjrtojrHUD

Voucher/HUD-52646jr-jrANSWERS--ContractjrbetweenjrfamilyjrandjrPHA.

Initiallyjrissuedjrforjratjrleastjr60jrcalendarjrdays.jr
Describesjrfamilyjrobligations

Isjrissuedjratjrinitialjradmissionjrandjrforjrmoves
Authorizesjrthejrfamilyjrtojrsearchjrforjrajrunit

Documentjrthatjrauthorizesjrthejrfamilyjrtojrsearchjrforjranjreligiblejrunitjrwhichjralsojrspecifies
thejrsizejrofjrthatjrunit.jrAlsojrlistsjrthejrfamilyjrobligationsjrunderjrthejrprogram.

IssuancejrdoesjrnotjrobligatejrPHAjrtojrprovidejrassistancejrtojrfamily

Tenant-basedjrSubsidyjr-jrANSWERS--
Typejrofjrassistancejrwherejrfamiliesjrchoosejrtheirjrunits.

HAPjrContract/HUD-52641jr-jrANSWERS--ContractjrbetweenjrthejrownerjrandjrthejrPHA.jr

Beginsjronjrthejrfirstjrdayjrofjrlease.jrEndsjronjrthejrsamejrdayjrasjrthejrlease.jr

PHAjrmustjrapprovejrajrnewjrtenancyjrandjrexecutejrajrnewjrHAPjrcontractjrisjrthejrfamilyjrmo
vedjrintojrajrnewjrunitjrinjrthejrsamejrcomplex.jr

PHAjrmayjrpayjrthejrownerjrretroactivelyjrifjrthejrHAPjrcontractjrisjrexecutedjrwithinjr60jrdaysjr
ofjrthejrbeginningjrofjrthejrleasejrterm.jr

Terminatesjrifjrthejrleasejrterminates.jr

PartjrAjrincludes:
jrInitialjrleasejrterm

jrInitialjrrentjrtojrowner

jrInitialjrHAP

jrUtilities/appliancesjrprovidedjrbyjrtenantjr&jrowner

jrNamesjrofjralljrpersonsjrwhojrresidejrinjrunit

jrMayjraddjrverbiagejrthejrprohibitsjrownersjrfromjrchargingjrexcessivejrsecurityjrdeposits.



PartjrBjrincludes:

, Congressjr-jrANSWERS--
PassesjrauthorizingjrHSGjrlegislationjrandjrpassesjrappropriationjrbills.

Presidentjr-jrANSWERS--Signsjrlegislation

OfficejrofjrManagementjrandjrBudgetjr(OMB)jr-jrANSWERS--
ReviewsjrHUDjrregsjr&jrapportionjrfunds.

Statejr-jrANSWERS--
PassesjrlegislationjrallowingjrcreationjrofjrPHAsjrandjroverseesjrstructuraljroperation
Foreclosingjrprotectionjrarejrnowjrgovernedjrbyjrstatejrlaw

LocaljrGovernmentjr-jrANSWERS--Appointsjrboardjrofjrcommissioners
ExecutesjrcooperationjragreementjrforjrPHAjrservices

PHAjr-jrANSWERS--Providesjrdecent,jraffordablejrhousing
AdministersjrfundingjraccordingjrtojrACC
Establishesjrlocaljrpolicies
Compliesjrw/fed,jrstate,jrlocaljrlaws;jrHUDjrregs
Affirmativelyjrfurthersjrfairjrhousing

OfficejrofjrPublicjrandjrIndianjrHousingjr(PIH)jr-jrANSWERS--
AdministersjrandjrmanagesjrthejrHousingjrChoice
Voucherjr(HCV)jrprogram

HUDjrFieldjrOfficesjr-jrANSWERS--Assumejrresponsibilityjrforjrday-to-dayjroversightjrof
programjrperformancejrandjrcompliance.

Tenantjr-jrANSWERS--Providesjrincome/familyjrinfojrtojrPHA
Searchesjrforjrhousing
Paysjrtenantjrportionjrofjrrentjr&jrutilitiesjr&
adheresjrtojrleasejrrequirements
CooperatesjrwithjrPHAjrinjrannual/biennial
inspectionsjr&jrreexaminations
Mustjrhavejrlegaljrcapacityjrunderjrstatejrandjrlocaljrlawjrtojrenterjrintojrajrlease

Ownerjr-jrANSWERS--Selectsjrandjrscreensjrtenants
ReceivesjrHAPjrpayments
CompliesjrwithjrHUD/PHAjrrequirements
Maintainsjrproperty
Enforcesjrlease
Responsiblejrforjrscreeningjrthejrtenantjrforjrsuitabilityjrforjrtenancy
PHAjrmustjrgivejrthejrownerjrthejrcurrentjrandjrformerjraddressjrofjrthejrfamilyjr(ifjrknown)

FederallyjrProtectedjrClassesjr-jrANSWERS--1.jrAge
2.jrColor
3.jrNationaljrorigin
4.jrReligion
5.jrRace
6.jrDisability