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The Housing Choice Voucher program puts housing selection in the hands of the individual family.\u00a0<\/p>
Very low-income families selected to participate in the program by Public Housing Agency are encouraged to consider a variety of housing options to find the home that best meets their family’s needs.\u00a0<\/p>
Depending on the family size and composition of the housing voucher holder’s family, you will be notified of the size of eligible units.<\/p>
The housing unit chosen by the family must meet an acceptable level of health and safety before the Public Housing Agency can approve the unit.\u00a0<\/p>
Once the voucher owner finds a unit to own and agrees to lease terms with the homeowner, the Public Housing Agency must inspect the property and determine if the homeowner is requesting appropriate rent.<\/p>
The Public Housing Agency sets payment standards commonly used to calculate the amount needed to rent affordable housing in the local housing market and the amount of housing assistance a family will receive.\u00a0<\/p>
However, these payment standards do not limit or affect the rent the homeowner can charge or the rent a family can pay.<\/p>
Families receiving housing choice vouchers can choose units whose rent is lower or higher than the payment standard.\u00a0<\/p>
Housing Voucher families must pay 30% of their gross monthly income adjusted for rent and utilities, and families must pay an additional amount if the unit’s rent exceeds the payment threshold.\u00a0<\/p>
When a family moves into a new unit where the rent exceeds the payment threshold, the law allows the family to pay up to 40% of their adjusted monthly income as rent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t