Housing Voucher Programs - Policy and Procedures Manual

Chapter VI Sections

1. Required Initial Verifications
2. Family Locates Unit
3. Eligibility of Unit
4. Landlord Screening/Selection of Tenant
5. Landlord Registration Requirements and Procedures
6. Owner Disapproval and Restrictions
7. Affordability (40%) Cap
8. Rent Reasonableness
9. Inspection
10. Lease Requirements
11. Changes in Family Size/Income Prior to Effective Date
12. Executing Initial HAP Contract
13. Landlord Unit Information in Elite
14. Tenant/Landlord Late Fees
15. Portability Option
16. Project-Based Assistance
17. Applicable Forms List

Exhibits

• Exhibit 2

Chapter VI: Initial Contracts

Section N: Tenant/Landlord Late Fees

Tenant Late Fees

• The late fee amount is negotiated by and between the tenant and landlord.
• The Lease executed between the tenant and landlord must identify the amount of the late fee and the date the tenant rent is considered late.
• The normally-acceptable late charge amount is $25; however, the late fee can exceed $25 if identified in the Lease (which is signed by both the tenant and the landlord).

Landlord Late Fees

• The HAP Contract identifies that the landlord is entitled (under certain circumstances) to a MSHDA-paid late fee. (Refer to Chapter XI, for specific information.)