No. Section 8 vouchers are "portable". So, once you receive a voucher, you can take it anywhere in the United States that has a public housing authority which can administer the voucher. You can literally receive a voucher in Mississippi and move to Hawaii with it.

There are individual as well as management companies who accept Section 8 vouchers. Some landlords advertise that they will accept Section 8, others don't, it is best to ask.

Your rent payment is based on your income. The voucher will pay anything above 30% of your adjusted monthly income up to an established limit. For example, if you earn $2,000 per month and the home you want rents for $900 per month, you would pay $600 and the voucher would cover the difference of $300 as long as the Fair Market Rent for your area is equal to or greater than $900.

You must first contact your caseworker and find out if you are eligible to move. Your caseworker will update your information and then issue you a voucher. Your caseworker will then fax your updated information to Culver City and a Culver City caseworker will contact you.

Yes, that is possible. But you'll need to contact both your current and your future PHA to work out the details.

Answer: No. Just because you rent to one Section 8 tenant does not mean you have to rent only to Section 8 tenants. Property owners retain the right to screen prospective tenants and select the best tenant for their property, whether they are a voucher holder or not.

No. Connecticut law prohibits discrimination based on "source of income." The law applies to all housing except owner-occupied two-family buildings. If the rent for the apartment is within Section 8 limits, you cannot be rejected because you will be paying with a Section 8 voucher. A landlord can, however, require you to provide the same application information as is required for other applicants, and you can be rejected for reasons (e.g.

The majority of residents are eligible to receive a voucher under the Section 8 Voluntary Transition Program. Only those residents whose income is high enough such that 30% of their family's monthly income is greater than the FMR are not eligible. However, those families may remain in their units as public housing residents or may transfer, with the highest priority (at NYCHA's expense) to a federal development.

For the first year the family must live in the area of the housing authority where they first applied and got their Section 8 Voucher. After one year the family can move to another city or state, provided their income lets them still qualify for Section 8 in the city where they are moving. The process for moving is: The Section 8 tenant tells the housing authority where they are now living that they want to move to another place.

Atlanta Housing Authority's Housing Choice Programs Division administers our Section 8 program. Applications for Section 8 vouchers are accepted only when our waiting list is open. Our waiting list is now closed.

A Section 8 Voucher is a tenant-based housing assistance payment where the applicant/participant finds housing. Participants pay a portion of the rent based on their income and the housing agency pays a portion.

Start with the HousingSearch database. There is a List of Section 8 Properties for L.A. County by City/Neighborhood/Zip (.pdf). This is a compilation of Section 8 properties from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. There is also the List of Property Management Companies that Accept Section 8 in L.A. County (.pdf). These are Property Management Companies accepting Section 8 or other forms of subsidies.

Eligible participants pay 30% of their adjusted gross income per month for rent and the Housing Authority sends the difference directly to the landlord.

To be eligible for a Section 8 voucher, a household's income must usually be less than 50% of the median income in the area, based on family size. The exact limits vary from area to area (they are higher in lower Fairfield County); but, as of December 1, 2004, in most parts of the state they were approximately $36,000 per year for a 4-person household, $33,000 per year for a 3-person household, $29,000 per year for a 2-person household, and $26,000 per year for a 1-person household.

Section 8 vouchers are "portable," which means that you can use them anywhere in Connecticut. In fact, you can use them anywhere in the United States. Local housing authorities, however, are allowed to put some limits on the portability of vouchers.

Yes. In 1998 HUD revised the regulations which limits circumstances under which a property owner can rent his unit to a relative under the Section 8 Program. The Housing Authority can permit such leasing only if it is determined that the leasing of a relative's unit would accommodate a person with disabilities.

NOTE: If you are unsure how much you should request for rent, we recommend that you contact local property management companies and seek guidance on current rents for a specific area. There is no limit so long as the rent request is not higher than other units renting in the same neighborhood on the open market. A Housing Authority staff person will review the rent the owner is requesting to determine if it appears to be a fair rent based on rents for comparable units.

You can obtain a list by going to the City of Los Angeles Housing Authority’s office at 2600 Wilshire Blvd, L.A. 90057 / telephone 213.252.2500.

Similar to public housing, Section 8 residents are required to meet all mandatory program requirements including recertification; allowing access for annual inspections; fully disclosing all sources of income; provide notice of intent to move or transfer. Failure to comply with program requirements can result in termination of their Section 8 subsidy and/or eviction from the unit.

You should first try to get help by talking directly to your landlord. If you can't get the problem solved that way, call your HRA Housing Specialist. If you still can't get the problem solved, you may want to call the Housing Access Center at 218-722-6808. The HRA does not directly provide employment information other than referrals to local employment agencies. Please click on Links at the bottom of this page for employment links.

When people refer to "Section 8," they are usually referring to the Housing Choice Voucher program. Officially, the Housing Choice program replaced the Section 8 program. A tenant-based voucher is one type of Housing Choice voucher. Tenant-based vouchers are designed to give families a choice in their housing, rather than limiting participants to isolated housing projects.

Section 8 voucher or certificate holders are eligible to apply for HDC-financed low-income developments. They are processed in the same manner as all other applicants and must meet all applicable eligibility criteria. Of course, the rent of the specific apartment in question must be within the maximum level allowable under the applicant's voucher or certificate. If you are unclear about these maximum levels, you should contact the agency that allocated your certificate or voucher... Top

Nearly 40% of Section 8 residents with expired leases seek transfers. As a result, routine, non-emergency transfers can take 9 to 14 months, depending on the volume in each borough. Emergency transfers ideally are done within 3-6 weeks. Yes. Section 8 applicants can rent an apartment outside New York City, and Section 8 participants may request transfers outside New York City. This process is called “Portability.

In NYC, a Rent Regulated apartment may be Rent Controlled or Rent Stabilized. Generally, an apartment occupied by a tenant continuously prior to July 1, 1971 in a building built before February 1, 1947 would come under Rent Control. A Rent Stabilized apartment would generally be located in a building constructed prior to January 1, 1974 having 6 or more housing units. See Fact Sheet #1.

No, just because the apartment is on our listing does not mean that it qualifies. If you were interested in the apartment and brought in the appropriate paperwork we would then conduct an inspection.

No. Affirmed Housing Group utilizes a variety of funding sources to pay for a majority of the costs to construct our apartment communities, including tax credits. Using these funding sources reduces the mortgage we carry and, therefore, reduces our mortgage payments. We pass on our savings to our residents in the form of affordable rents.

The Vancouver Housing Authority, (360) 694-2501, administers all Section 8 housing for both the City of Vancouver and Clark County. Additional affordable housing and/or homeless shelter units can be found through Information and Referral, and the Council for the Homeless.

Section 8 residents are required to pay 30% of their income in rent up to the Fair Market Rent (FMR) amount. Once a resident's income is sufficient to pay the entire rent, they will no longer be eligible to receive a Section 8 subsidy but they may remain in their apartment regardless of income. Any resident whose income goes up to the extent they can afford to pay the Fair Market Rent will be allowed to remain in the unit as long as they continue to comply with all requirements (e.g.

There is no special license required. Section 8 tenants would be treated like any other rental prospect. However, the property will need to meet certain federal requirements on inspection.

You may call or visit the Section 8 Office to post an apartment listing on the board for all families to view.