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 P: Project-Based Assistance

The purpose of project-based assistance is to induce owners to make standard housing available to low income families at rents within the MSHDA Office of Housing Voucher Programs Fair Market Rents. MSHDA may choose to provide up to 20% of the overall HCV allocation from their tenant-based assistance program funds to project-based assistance. Every tenancy assisted in the project-based voucher program is a regular tenancy under the voucher program. See Chapter XXII Project-Based Vouchers.