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Information for Landlords
| What is the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program? |
Section 8 is a choice-based approach to subsidized housing. The family may choose any type dwelling unit as long as it meets certain requirements for rent limits, rent reasonableness, and Housing Quality Standards (HQS). The landlord retains private property rights, including management, tenant selection, and maintenance. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) determines the rules and regulations for the Section 8 Program.
| How to Become a Participating Landlord |
When a family has been determined eligible for assistance, they will receive a Voucher (Form HUD-52646). Then they begin their search for a suitable unit. You may list your property with us by completing the Section 8 Rental Information Form provided at this website for on-line submittal or may be printed and mailed or brought to our Section 8 office at 307 Riverview.
A family contacts you with a Voucher for Section 8 Rental Assistance in hand. Ask to see the Voucher and check the expiration date, (found in upper right hand corner). If the date is current the applicant is eligible for assistance.
Owner/landlord screens the family for suitability as a renter. The Section 8 Office only verifies family income and composition. The Section 8 Office knows that the owner has approved a family for tenancy when we receive the Request for Tenancy Approval (Form HUD-52517).
After owner/landlord approves the family, the family and landlord fill out the Request for Tenancy Approval (Form HUD-52517) the family should have in hand. It must be completed in entirety and signed. The Request for Tenancy Approval and the lease (if applicable) must be returned to the Section 8 office immediately. We will review the signed Request for Tenancy Approval and determine if the rent is affordable based on the family's income and if the rent is reasonable when compared to units in the private market (Rent Reasonableness).
Once Step 3 has been completed and the unit is determined affordable and meets Rent Reasonableness requirements, owner/landlord will receive a telephone call notifying of the inspection date and time. The landlord must be present at the time of inspection.
If the unit does not meet HQS requirements, owner/landlord will receive a list of repairs and a certain amount of time to make the repairs before re-inspection.
If the unit passes inspection, the Section 8 office will enter into a HAP Contract with the owner/landlord and the family will enter into a lease with the owner/landlord. After the contract and lease have been executed, the family may move into the unit. The Housing Services Section 8 Office will begin payments to the owner/landlord for the Section 8 portion of the rent. The Section 8 Office will prorate the first month's contract rent payment according to the effective date of contract and make all other payments in a timely manner.
IF YOU ARE A CURRENT SECTION 8 LANDLORD and are wanting to complete rental information about your unit, change of address or phone; or request extension of an inspection, please complete the appropriate form(s) below via on-line or fax to (316) 337-9103.
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