If a Project Based Section 8 apartment community is sold and the new owner decides not to renew the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract with ... Read More
Generally, up to two people are placed in a bedroom, and adults have separate bedrooms than children.Allocating bedrooms for children can ge... Read More
For Section 8, Public Housing, and other affordable housing subsidy programs, your monthly rent payment is generally 30% of the household's mon... Read More
You may or may not be able to smoke in your affordable housing unit; depending on the policy of the housing authority, property management company,... Read More
You will not lose your spot on the Section 8 waiting list due to a debt, unless that debt is to a housing authority. Housing authorities don't usually... Read More
This page on HUD's website is a good place to s... Read More
That depends on if your income still qualifies for the income limit. If it is still under the limit, then yes, you are still eligible. Applica... Read More
Not all affordable housing programs are operated by having the tenant pay a portion of their income as rent. There are affordable housing programs, su... Read More
Technically yes, there are houses that are available, but only for participants of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program.The Section ... Read More
Yes, a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher household may live in a unit with other people, but only if very specific circumstances are met.Gene... Read More
If the United States government has shut down, most Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offices will remain open. A government shutdo... Read More
If your landlord is upping the rent to an amount that is not affordable, it's time to look for another unit.We are... Read More
Yes, you can live in the unit, but you will not receive rental assistance by doing so. To be able to receive any kind of rental assistance, you must g... Read More
Though in most cases Federal law requires landlords to allow service animals, animals that perform certain tasks for disabled persons, comfort animals... Read More
You may not use a Section 8 voucher to receive rental assistance in two different units at the same time.If you are the... Read More
Yes, in fact, having at least one resident on the housing authority's board is required by law, with a few exceptions.According to... Read More
When an inspector comes to assess your unit, they are making sure the house is in good physical condition. Inspectors look at the structure of the uni... Read More
If your mother applied as the Head of Household, and you were on the application as a household member, it is unlikely that she can take her name off ... Read More
Generally, no a family member cannot be the landlord of a Section 8 household, unless the tenant is disabled and requests a reasonable accommodatio... Read More
If a tenant caused major damage to the unit, the lease agreement should have bound the tenant to certain obligations to maintain the unit. Assuming... Read More
If you must move from your unit for medial reasons, but your landlord will not let your out of your lease, your recourse depends on the state your ... Read More
There is no market rate value of a security deposit. The security deposit amount is the landlord's decision, but many states have a law that se... Read More