Nan Mckay Housing Choice Voucher Specialist Exam || 100%
Verified Answers.
Owner responsibilities correct answers Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities correct answers Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan correct answers establishes local policies for administering the HCV
program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability correct answers HUD definition is more specific, used
for eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide correct answers would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
Occupancy cycle correct answers 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
Annual Activities - recerts, HQS (biennially), rent adjustment
Moves
Interim activities - interem recerts, HQS compliance
Terminations - HCV violation, lease termination, HAP contract termination
Certification of preference + waitlist addition correct answers At time of initial app, need
only certify preference eligibility (not verify)
Place on waitlist according to preference claimed
eligibility verification requirement: X number of days correct answers 60 day window to
obtain verification docs
elderly family: correct answers head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: correct answers head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
,exemptions from SSN disclosure correct answers Noncontending family member (someone
not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member correct answers someone not declaring citizenship/eligible
non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family correct answers Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status: correct answers complete signed declaration (section
214 status)
Section 214 correct answers to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested? correct answers After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility correct answers Cannot give assistance to someone who:
• Is enrolled as a student at an
institution of higher education;
• Is under the age of 24;
• 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 denial on basis of criminal/sex-offender status, PHA must correct answers
Notify household and provide an opportunity to dispute
PHA must deny if applicant fails to: correct answers sign consent forms
not disclose SSN
no citizens/eligible nationals
PHA may deny for correct answers debts owed
Family obligations are listed on correct answers the voucher
PHA is not obligated to approve tenancy when: correct answers voucher is issued
Oral briefing must include: correct answers Description of how program works
Family/owner responsibilities
, Where family may lease (inside and outside of PHA jurisdiction)
Explanation of portability + list of contacts at neighboring PHAs
Oral briefing must be done prior to: correct answers voucher issuance
Voucher suspension (stopping the clock) correct answers must be done by the PHA
PHA must give owner these records: correct answers current/prior family addresses
current/prior landlord names + addresses (if known)
Owner is responsible for: correct answers Screening tenant's behavior/suitability for tenancy
PHA may not approve tenancy until: correct answers Unit eligible
HQS
Tenancy addendum included
Reasonable rent
Family share !> 40% monthly adjusted income
Ineligible units correct answers Public housing
project-based units
health facilities
educational facilities
criminal facilities
owner occupied units
Initial lease can be less than a year if: correct answers shorter term would improve housing
opportunity
shorter term is prevailing market practice
Tenancy addendum includes: correct answers tenancy requirements for programs
Can tenancy be terminated during the initial term by owner? correct answers Not without
good cause (contract reqs etc)
What changes require PHA to approve new tenancy/execute new HAP contract correct
answers Change in utility responsibility to pay
Change of lease length
Verified Answers.
Owner responsibilities correct answers Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities correct answers Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan correct answers establishes local policies for administering the HCV
program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability correct answers HUD definition is more specific, used
for eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide correct answers would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
Occupancy cycle correct answers 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
Annual Activities - recerts, HQS (biennially), rent adjustment
Moves
Interim activities - interem recerts, HQS compliance
Terminations - HCV violation, lease termination, HAP contract termination
Certification of preference + waitlist addition correct answers At time of initial app, need
only certify preference eligibility (not verify)
Place on waitlist according to preference claimed
eligibility verification requirement: X number of days correct answers 60 day window to
obtain verification docs
elderly family: correct answers head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: correct answers head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
,exemptions from SSN disclosure correct answers Noncontending family member (someone
not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member correct answers someone not declaring citizenship/eligible
non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family correct answers Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status: correct answers complete signed declaration (section
214 status)
Section 214 correct answers to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested? correct answers After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility correct answers Cannot give assistance to someone who:
• Is enrolled as a student at an
institution of higher education;
• Is under the age of 24;
• 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 denial on basis of criminal/sex-offender status, PHA must correct answers
Notify household and provide an opportunity to dispute
PHA must deny if applicant fails to: correct answers sign consent forms
not disclose SSN
no citizens/eligible nationals
PHA may deny for correct answers debts owed
Family obligations are listed on correct answers the voucher
PHA is not obligated to approve tenancy when: correct answers voucher is issued
Oral briefing must include: correct answers Description of how program works
Family/owner responsibilities
, Where family may lease (inside and outside of PHA jurisdiction)
Explanation of portability + list of contacts at neighboring PHAs
Oral briefing must be done prior to: correct answers voucher issuance
Voucher suspension (stopping the clock) correct answers must be done by the PHA
PHA must give owner these records: correct answers current/prior family addresses
current/prior landlord names + addresses (if known)
Owner is responsible for: correct answers Screening tenant's behavior/suitability for tenancy
PHA may not approve tenancy until: correct answers Unit eligible
HQS
Tenancy addendum included
Reasonable rent
Family share !> 40% monthly adjusted income
Ineligible units correct answers Public housing
project-based units
health facilities
educational facilities
criminal facilities
owner occupied units
Initial lease can be less than a year if: correct answers shorter term would improve housing
opportunity
shorter term is prevailing market practice
Tenancy addendum includes: correct answers tenancy requirements for programs
Can tenancy be terminated during the initial term by owner? correct answers Not without
good cause (contract reqs etc)
What changes require PHA to approve new tenancy/execute new HAP contract correct
answers Change in utility responsibility to pay
Change of lease length
