Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Program Information

(Also known as Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance)

Rental Assistance

Rental assistance is based on total gross household income and household composition.
All HCV program participants are required to report complete and accurate information pertinent to the determination of rental assistance.
Most families generally pay 30% - 40% of their monthly income toward rent.
The contract rent of the unit selected must fall within the Housing Authority's established payment standards.
Renting from relatives is strictly prohibited unless provisions are made to accommodate an elderly or disabled household.

Applicants must meet the qualifications of a family as defined by HUD.
An elderly or disabled individual may qualify as a single person family.
Rental assistance is provided exclusively for those individuals listed on the lease. No one shall reside in the unit without prior approval from the owner and the Housing Authority.
Applicants must be United States citizens or fall under a specified category or non-citizen with eligible immigration status.

Program participants select their own housing.
The size of the dwelling unit must meet the needs of the family. Occpancy standards limit two persons per bedroom.
Inspections are conducted on all assisted rental units prior to lease up and on a bi-annual basis thereafter to ensure decent, safe, and sanitary housing.

The initial assisted lease shall be 12 full months.
The Housing Authority at its discretion may approve an adjusted lease term.
After the initial lease term, the lease continues on a month-to-month agreement per Chapter 562A Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Law.

Rental assistance may be transferred to another location that administers a Voucher Program
Program participation within our jurisdiction is required for at least one year prior to relocating through portability.
After the family has been a program participant in SEIRHA's jurisdiction for at least one year, rental assistance may be transfered to another location that administers a tenant-based HCV Program. Certain restrictions may apply.

Housing Assistance will be denied or terminated for failure to fulfill family obligations or comply with program regulations.
Knowingly and willingly reporting false information in order to obtain rental assistance constitutes FRAUD and will not be tolerated.
Housing Assitance is imediately denied or teminated for the following:
Lifetime registration requirement under a state sex offender program
Drug-related and / or violent criminal activity