Nan Mckay Housing Choice Voucher
Specialist Practice Exam |Updated 2026
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Owner responsibilities - CORRECTANSWER Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities - CORRECTANSWER Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan - CORRECTANSWER establishes local policies for administering the HCV
program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability - CORRECTANSWER HUD definition is more specific, used for
eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide - CORRECTANSWER would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
,Occupancy cycle - CORRECTANSWER 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 - CORRECTANSWER 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 - CORRECTANSWER 60 day window to
obtain verification docs
elderly family: - CORRECTANSWER head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: - CORRECTANSWER head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
, one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
exemptions from SSN disclosure - CORRECTANSWER Noncontending family member (someone
not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member - CORRECTANSWER someone not declaring citizenship/eligible
non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family - CORRECTANSWER Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status: - CORRECTANSWER complete signed declaration (section
214 status)
Section 214 - CORRECTANSWER to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested? - CORRECTANSWER After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility - CORRECTANSWER 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;
Specialist Practice Exam |Updated 2026
| With Questions And Correct Verified
Answers | Brand New Version | Assured
Pass | Already Graded A+!!!!!!!
Owner responsibilities - CORRECTANSWER Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities - CORRECTANSWER Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan - CORRECTANSWER establishes local policies for administering the HCV
program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability - CORRECTANSWER HUD definition is more specific, used for
eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide - CORRECTANSWER would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
,Occupancy cycle - CORRECTANSWER 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 - CORRECTANSWER 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 - CORRECTANSWER 60 day window to
obtain verification docs
elderly family: - CORRECTANSWER head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: - CORRECTANSWER head/spouse is disabled
two+ people in hh are disabled
, one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
exemptions from SSN disclosure - CORRECTANSWER Noncontending family member (someone
not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member - CORRECTANSWER someone not declaring citizenship/eligible
non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family - CORRECTANSWER Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status: - CORRECTANSWER complete signed declaration (section
214 status)
Section 214 - CORRECTANSWER to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested? - CORRECTANSWER After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility - CORRECTANSWER 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;
