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About » Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

Administrative Plan

Chapter 0 Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview and Objectives
Chapter 2 Waiting List Administration
Chapter 3 Eligibility for Admission
Chapter 4 Factors Related to Total Tenant Payment and Family Share Determination
Chapter 5 Verification of Factors Affecting Eligibility Determinations and Reexaminations
Chapter 6 Voucher Issuance and Briefings
Chapter 7 Request for Tenancy Approval and Contract Execution
Chapter 8 Housing Quality Standards
Chapter 9 Owner Rents, Rent Reasonableness and Payment Standards
Chapter 10 Reexaminations
Chapter 11 Moves with Continued Assistance/Portability
Chapter 12 Denial or Termination of Assistance
Chapter 13 Informal Reviews and Hearings
Chapter 14 Owner or Family Debts to the Housing Authority
Chapter 15 Homeownership
Chapter 16 Project-Based Voucher Program
Chapter 17 Moderate Rehabilitation Project
Chapter 18 Glossary

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