NAN MCKAY Housing Choice Voucher Specialist Exam Questions & Answers
(Graded A+)
Selects and screens tenants
Owner responsibilities
Enforces lease
State responsibilities Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan establishes local policies for administering the HCV program
HUD definition is more specific, used for eligibility
determination and allowances/deductions
HUD vs ADA definition of
disability
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable
accommodations
Live in aide would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
Intake - preapplication, waiting list, needs estimation, final
eligibility determination
Initial lease-up - briefing & voucher issuance, RFTA
and lease approval submitted, HQS inspection,
approval & execution, moves
Occupancy cycle
Annual Activities - recerts, HQS
(biennially), rent adjustment Moves
Interim activities - interem recerts, HQS compliance
Terminations - HCV violation, lease termination, HAP
contract termination
Certification of At time of initial app, need only certify preference eligibility
(not verify)
preference + waitlist
addition Place on waitlist according to preference claimed
eligibility verification 60 day window to obtain verification docs
,requirement: X number
of days
elderly family: head or spouse is 62+
head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh
disabled family:
are disabled one+
people w/ one+ live-in
aides
exemptions from SSN Noncontending family member (someone not
disclosure declaring citizenship/eligible non- citizen status)
someone not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen
Noncontending family status
member
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
, To declare complete signed declaration (section 214 status)
citizenship/national status:
Section 214 to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility After lease-up/admission
not tested?
Cannot give assistance to someone who:
• Is enrolled as a
student at an
institution of
higher education;
• Is under the age of 24;
Student rule for eligibility • Is not a veteran of
the United States
military;
• Is unmarried;
• Does not have a
dependent child;
• Is not a person with disabilities,
• Student and parents are both income
eligible (80% AMI) or student is
independent/absent from their parents
Before beginning Notify household and provide an opportunity to dispute
denial on basis of
criminal/sex-offender
status, PHA must
sign consent
PHA must deny if applicant forms not
fails to:
disclose SSN
no citizens/eligible nationals
PHA may deny for debts owed
(Graded A+)
Selects and screens tenants
Owner responsibilities
Enforces lease
State responsibilities Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan establishes local policies for administering the HCV program
HUD definition is more specific, used for eligibility
determination and allowances/deductions
HUD vs ADA definition of
disability
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable
accommodations
Live in aide would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
Intake - preapplication, waiting list, needs estimation, final
eligibility determination
Initial lease-up - briefing & voucher issuance, RFTA
and lease approval submitted, HQS inspection,
approval & execution, moves
Occupancy cycle
Annual Activities - recerts, HQS
(biennially), rent adjustment Moves
Interim activities - interem recerts, HQS compliance
Terminations - HCV violation, lease termination, HAP
contract termination
Certification of At time of initial app, need only certify preference eligibility
(not verify)
preference + waitlist
addition Place on waitlist according to preference claimed
eligibility verification 60 day window to obtain verification docs
,requirement: X number
of days
elderly family: head or spouse is 62+
head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh
disabled family:
are disabled one+
people w/ one+ live-in
aides
exemptions from SSN Noncontending family member (someone not
disclosure declaring citizenship/eligible non- citizen status)
someone not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen
Noncontending family status
member
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
, To declare complete signed declaration (section 214 status)
citizenship/national status:
Section 214 to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility After lease-up/admission
not tested?
Cannot give assistance to someone who:
• Is enrolled as a
student at an
institution of
higher education;
• Is under the age of 24;
Student rule for eligibility • Is not a veteran of
the United States
military;
• Is unmarried;
• Does not have a
dependent child;
• Is not a person with disabilities,
• Student and parents are both income
eligible (80% AMI) or student is
independent/absent from their parents
Before beginning Notify household and provide an opportunity to dispute
denial on basis of
criminal/sex-offender
status, PHA must
sign consent
PHA must deny if applicant forms not
fails to:
disclose SSN
no citizens/eligible nationals
PHA may deny for debts owed
