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HCV Specialist Questions and Correct
Answers
Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) Ans: The written contract
between HUD and the PHA under which had agrees to provide
funding for the program, and the PHA agrees to comply with HUD
requirements
Administrative Plan Ans: A HUD-required written plan that
establishes local PHA policies for administering the HCV program
HUD definition of disability Ans: Narrower definition of a person
with disabilities used for purposes of receiving preferences or
deductions
ADA/504/FHA definition of disability Ans: Broader definition of
disability for purposes of granting a reasonable accommodation
request
Preferences have to be verified before an applicant is placed on the
waiting list. T/F Ans: False
Applicants must always complete their application for assistance
in the PHA's office. T/F Ans: False
At the time of initial voucher issuance, verification must be no
older than _____ days. Ans: 60 days
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When applying for housing, the applicant: Ans: Must be allowed to
apply for all programs that have open waiting lists
The Garcia family applied or both public housing and HCV. Their
name came up on the public housing list and they were housed.
What happens to their name on the HCV list? Ans: Their name
remains on the HCV list, and they are offered assistance when
their name comes to the top.
PHA's must always reinstate families to the wait list that include a
person with a disability if the family doesn't respond. T/F Ans:
False
A PHA is not required to provide reasonable accommodations,such
as home visits, if doing so would have an impact on the PHA's
workload T/F Ans: False
For a family to qualify as disabled, a PHA must always obtain
verification from an attending physician. T/F Ans: False
It is not necessary for a PHA to ever verify preferences claimed by
an applicant family. T/F Ans: False
Student Rule Ans: Parent & student must meet income restrictions
unless independent.
Independent student: 24+ years old, be an orphan or ward of
court, veteran of armed forces, have legal dependents, be married
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HCV Specialist Questions and Correct
Answers
Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) Ans: The written contract
between HUD and the PHA under which had agrees to provide
funding for the program, and the PHA agrees to comply with HUD
requirements
Administrative Plan Ans: A HUD-required written plan that
establishes local PHA policies for administering the HCV program
HUD definition of disability Ans: Narrower definition of a person
with disabilities used for purposes of receiving preferences or
deductions
ADA/504/FHA definition of disability Ans: Broader definition of
disability for purposes of granting a reasonable accommodation
request
Preferences have to be verified before an applicant is placed on the
waiting list. T/F Ans: False
Applicants must always complete their application for assistance
in the PHA's office. T/F Ans: False
At the time of initial voucher issuance, verification must be no
older than _____ days. Ans: 60 days
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When applying for housing, the applicant: Ans: Must be allowed to
apply for all programs that have open waiting lists
The Garcia family applied or both public housing and HCV. Their
name came up on the public housing list and they were housed.
What happens to their name on the HCV list? Ans: Their name
remains on the HCV list, and they are offered assistance when
their name comes to the top.
PHA's must always reinstate families to the wait list that include a
person with a disability if the family doesn't respond. T/F Ans:
False
A PHA is not required to provide reasonable accommodations,such
as home visits, if doing so would have an impact on the PHA's
workload T/F Ans: False
For a family to qualify as disabled, a PHA must always obtain
verification from an attending physician. T/F Ans: False
It is not necessary for a PHA to ever verify preferences claimed by
an applicant family. T/F Ans: False
Student Rule Ans: Parent & student must meet income restrictions
unless independent.
Independent student: 24+ years old, be an orphan or ward of
court, veteran of armed forces, have legal dependents, be married
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