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
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
