Nan Mckay Housing Choice Voucher Specialist
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Owner responsibilities
Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities
Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan
establishes local policies for administering the HCV program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability
HUD definition is more specific, used for eligibility determination and
allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide
would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary supportive
services
Occupancy cycle
Intake - preapplication, waiting list, needs estimation, final eligibility
determination
Initial lease-up - briefing & voucher issuance, RFTA and lease
approval submitted, HQS inspection, approval & execution, moves
,Annual Activities - recerts, HQS (biennially), rent adjustment
Moves
Interim activities - interem recerts, HQS compliance
Terminations - HCV violation, lease termination, HAP contract
termination
Certification of preference + waitlist addition
At time of initial app, need only certify preference eligibility (not verify)
Place on waitlist according to preference claimed
eligibility verification requirement: X number of days
60 day window to obtain verification docs
elderly family:
head or spouse is 62+
disabled family:
head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
exemptions from SSN disclosure
Noncontending family member (someone not declaring
citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member
, someone not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family
Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status:
complete signed declaration (section 214 status)
Section 214
to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested?
After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility
Cannot give assistance to someone who:
• Is enrolled as a student at an
institution of higher education;
• Is under the age of 24;
• Is not a veteran of the United
States military;
• Is unmarried;
• Does not have a dependent
child;
• Is not a person with disabilities,
• Student and parents are both income eligible (80% AMI) or student is
independent/absent from their parents
Before beginning denial on basis of criminal/sex-offender status, PHA
must
Notify household and provide an opportunity to dispute
Exam Questions and Answers Already Graded
A+ Latest Versions 2026
Owner responsibilities
Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities
Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan
establishes local policies for administering the HCV program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability
HUD definition is more specific, used for eligibility determination and
allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide
would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary supportive
services
Occupancy cycle
Intake - preapplication, waiting list, needs estimation, final eligibility
determination
Initial lease-up - briefing & voucher issuance, RFTA and lease
approval submitted, HQS inspection, approval & execution, moves
,Annual Activities - recerts, HQS (biennially), rent adjustment
Moves
Interim activities - interem recerts, HQS compliance
Terminations - HCV violation, lease termination, HAP contract
termination
Certification of preference + waitlist addition
At time of initial app, need only certify preference eligibility (not verify)
Place on waitlist according to preference claimed
eligibility verification requirement: X number of days
60 day window to obtain verification docs
elderly family:
head or spouse is 62+
disabled family:
head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
exemptions from SSN disclosure
Noncontending family member (someone not declaring
citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member
, someone not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family
Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status:
complete signed declaration (section 214 status)
Section 214
to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested?
After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility
Cannot give assistance to someone who:
• Is enrolled as a student at an
institution of higher education;
• Is under the age of 24;
• Is not a veteran of the United
States military;
• Is unmarried;
• Does not have a dependent
child;
• Is not a person with disabilities,
• Student and parents are both income eligible (80% AMI) or student is
independent/absent from their parents
Before beginning denial on basis of criminal/sex-offender status, PHA
must
Notify household and provide an opportunity to dispute
