Owner Information for Housing Choice Voucher Program

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You may now list your available HCV rental properties from our Web site. If you have not already registered for this service, it is free, simple to do and you will be able to immediately list your properties. Please click here to create your account. You will be creating your User Name and Password for future access to the system. Please make note of the User Name and Password you select.

Click here if you already have an account with us. You will be able to update your Contact Information and maintain your listing of available units for Housing Choice Voucher program participants.

Need help? Contact our Call Center at (916) 440-1390 for assistance.

Overview

The Housing Choice Voucher Program, (formerly Section 8) is a tenant-based rental subsidy assistance program administered by the local Housing Authority, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA).

The program is a three-way partnership between owners and agents, the Housing Authority, and the family.

If a family meets the income and eligibility requirements, they are given a voucher that enables them to receive rental subsidy.

Owners and agents enter into a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contract with the Housing Authority by providing housing for the family.

Owners and agents agree to the terms of the HAP Contract, including maintaining the property to Housing Quality Standards (HQS), and an initial lease term of one year.

The Housing Authority subsidizes the rent to the owner as long as the family remains eligible, and the property meets HQS. The Housing Authority may also increase or decrease the amount of subsidy paid for a family based on the family’s income.

The family agrees to pay their portion of the rent to the owner, to abide by the owner’s lease terms, maintain the property, and allow only authorized occupants to live on the property, and follow the Family Obligations as set forth by the Housing Authority.

Why not list your rental property with Housing Choice Voucher program today?  If you are unsure about joining the program perhaps you are suffering from some common public housing myths.  Or maybe you haven't seen all of the owner benefits. 

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Getting Started

How to list your rental property with the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Step By Step Guide to leasing a family with a Housing Choice Voucher
How To Read The Housing Choice Voucher
Lease-up Checklist
Frequently Asked Questions about the Rent Approval Process For The Housing Choice Voucher Program
Payment Standards
Request For Tenancy Approval

Annual Housing Quality Standards 
Abatement

Collecting The Rent/Subsidy Adjustment Notice
Payment Schedule
Notice To Vacate Requirements
Requesting a Rental Increase For My Property
Housing Quality Standards (HQS)

Change In Family Composition
Requesting A Rental Increase For My Rental Property
Contract Termination