Nan Mckay Housing Choice Voucher
Specialist ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Owner responsibilities - Correct answers✔Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities - Correct answers✔Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan - Correct answers✔establishes local policies for administering the
HCV program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability - Correct answers✔HUD definition is more specific, used
for eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide - Correct answers✔would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
Occupancy cycle - Correct answers✔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 - Correct answers✔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 - Correct answers✔60 day window to
obtain verification docs
elderly family: - Correct answers✔head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: - Correct answers✔head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
exemptions from SSN disclosure - Correct answers✔Noncontending family member (someone
not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Specialist ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Owner responsibilities - Correct answers✔Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities - Correct answers✔Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan - Correct answers✔establishes local policies for administering the
HCV program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability - Correct answers✔HUD definition is more specific, used
for eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide - Correct answers✔would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
Occupancy cycle - Correct answers✔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 - Correct answers✔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 - Correct answers✔60 day window to
obtain verification docs
elderly family: - Correct answers✔head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: - Correct answers✔head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
exemptions from SSN disclosure - Correct answers✔Noncontending family member (someone
not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
