NAN MCKAY HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER SPECIALIST EXAM |
2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
Owner responsibilities Answer - Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities Answer - Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan Answer - establishes local policies for administering
the HCV program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability Answer - HUD definition is more specific,
used for eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide Answer - would not be living in the unit except to provide
necessary supportive services
Occupancy cycle Answer - 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 Answer - 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 Answer - 60 day window
to obtain verification docs
elderly family: Answer - head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: Answer - head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
, exemptions from SSN disclosure Answer - Noncontending family member
(someone not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member Answer - someone not declaring
citizenship/eligible non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family Answer - Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status: Answer - complete signed declaration
(section 214 status)
Section 214 Answer - to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested? Answer - After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility Answer - 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,
2026 UPDATE | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
Owner responsibilities Answer - Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities Answer - Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan Answer - establishes local policies for administering
the HCV program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability Answer - HUD definition is more specific,
used for eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide Answer - would not be living in the unit except to provide
necessary supportive services
Occupancy cycle Answer - 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 Answer - 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 Answer - 60 day window
to obtain verification docs
elderly family: Answer - head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: Answer - head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
, exemptions from SSN disclosure Answer - Noncontending family member
(someone not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member Answer - someone not declaring
citizenship/eligible non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family Answer - Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status: Answer - complete signed declaration
(section 214 status)
Section 214 Answer - to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested? Answer - After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility Answer - 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,
