Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly Section
8) provides rental assistance to help low income persons
afford decent and safe rental housing. The Programs are
funded by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), and administered by public housing
agencies throughout the country.
A person selected to
participate in the Housing Choice Voucher program is
issued a rental voucher and is then free to locate a
dwelling unit suitable to the family's needs and desires
in the private rental market. Once the family selects a
unit, HACA must inspect the unit before initial leasing
and at least annually thereafter to ensure that the unit
meets HUD Housing Quality Standards (HQS). Once the unit
passes the housing standards inspection, the agency will
enter into a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contract
with the Owner who leases the unit to the family.
Thereafter, HACA pays a portion of the rent, the HAP, to
the owner on behalf of the family.
Current participants in the Housing Choice Voucher
Program may choose to participate in Housing Authority's
Family Self Sufficiency Program, which offers employment
and other case-managed services designed to promote
economic self-sufficiency.
Click here to
download a Housing Choice Voucher
Pre-Application
For more information or to apply please contact:
Venus P. Bradford, Program
Specialist
410-267-8000
ext. 118
