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Step by Step Guide Housing Choice Voucher
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1. Attend an Owner Workshop - Owners and
Agents can attend a workshop every third Wednesday of the month. At the
workshop you will learn how to successfully use the program. For more
information, call (916) 440-1300 and press 6 at the prompt.
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| 2. List your rental property with the Housing Choice Voucher Program
- You may choose to list your property with us via our
online service or simply by
calling (916) 440-1343. We will list your property free of charge for a
limited time. Your listing will be made available to families by posting on
our vacancy board. Our listings are also made available to families by mail,
upon request.
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| 3. Select a family - As the owner or agent it is up to you to determine which
family is most suitable to occupy your unit. You may wish to consult the
Fair Housing Handbook for more information on lawful screening. To obtain a
free copy call (916) 444-0178.
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| 4. Submit a Request
For Tenancy Approval - The
family will present you with a Request For Tenancy Approval (RFTA). This
paperwork tells us important information that we need to know about your rental
property and about you. By filling out these forms completely, we can do a more
accurate market survey to approve the rental rate you ask for. We also must
verify legal ownership, authorized agents and payee information.
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5. Pass the Housing
Quality Standards inspection - After we receive
the Request For Tenancy Approval you will be contacted by our staff to set an
appointment to have your rental property inspected. The inspector will be able
to come to your property within 14 days. The property must be vacant and ready
to move in. The purpose of the inspection, is to ensure that the family
has a decent, safe, and sanitary place to live. If you have questions about
the Housing Quality Standards, you can call and request a copy of them to be
mailed to you. You may come to our office and pick up a copy. After
the property has passed inspection, the family is then authorized to move
in.
If the family was already occupying the rental property prior to obtaining
their voucher, it is not necessary for the family to vacate the property prior
to inspection. However, the lease and contract will start on the date of the
passed inspection.
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6. Sign and return the Lease Addendum and Housing Assistance Payment Contracts
- You may use your own lease with the family. We will be generating and
mailing a Lease Addendum and Housing Assistance Payments Contract to you
within 10 days of the passed inspection. You will receive three (3) copies of
the Lease Addendum, and two (2) copies of the HAP Contract. All copies must be
signed appropriately and returned to the Housing Authority.
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7. You are ready to start collecting
the rent - When the inspector passes your
property, he/she will give you a lease and contract summary report. This will
tell you the approved rent, the family’s portion of the rent, and the amount
of subsidy to be paid by the Housing Authority.
After the Lease Addendum and HAP Contracts are returned, the Housing Authority
will mail you a check for all subsidy owed from the date of the passed
inspection.
It is the owner/agent’s responsibility to collect from the family their
portion of the rent.
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Other Information
- Payment
Schedule - Your check will be mailed on the
first of every month.
Requesting
a Rental Increase - You may request a rent
increase after the first year of the lease with a 60-day notice.
Collecting the
Rent/Subsidy Adjustment Notice - In the event of
a change in tenant income, household composition, or rent increase, the
Housing Authority will send written notice to the owner/agent and the tenant
of the changes and effective date.
- Family Obligations - The family must pay their portion of the rent,
maintain the property, and abide by the provisions of the lease.
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01/31/2008
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