Nan McKay Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Specialist Exam Study Guide & Questions

Nan McKay HCV Specialist Exam

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Nan McKay HCV Specialist Exam - COMPLETE Q&A BANK




Owner responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER Selects and screens
tenants

Enforces lease

QUESTION :State responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER Passes
legislation establishing PHAS

QUESTION :PHA administrative plan - CORRECT ANSWER
establishes local policies for administering the HCV program

QUESTION :HUD vs ADA definition of disability - CORRECT ANSWER
HUD definition is more specific, used for eligibility determination and
allowances/deductions

ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations

QUESTION :Live in aide - CORRECT ANSWER would not be living in
the unit except to provide necessary supportive services

QUESTION :Occupancy cycle - CORRECT 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

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Interim activities - interem recerts, HQS compliance

Terminations - HCV violation, lease termination, HAP contract termination

QUESTION :Certification of preference + waitlist addition - CORRECT
ANSWER At time of initial app, need only certify preference eligibility
(not verify)

Place on waitlist according to preference claimed

QUESTION :eligibility verification requirement: X number of days -
CORRECT ANSWER 60 day window to obtain verification docs

QUESTION :elderly family: - CORRECT ANSWER head or spouse is
62+

QUESTION :disabled family: - CORRECT ANSWER head/spouse is
disabled

two+ people in hh are disabled

one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides

QUESTION :exemptions from SSN disclosure - CORRECT ANSWER
Noncontending family member (someone not declaring citizenship/eligible
non-citizen status)

QUESTION :Noncontending family member - CORRECT ANSWER
someone not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status

exempt from SSN disclosure

QUESTION :Mixed family - CORRECT ANSWER Citizens + eligible
noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens

QUESTION :To declare citizenship/national status: - CORRECT
ANSWER complete signed declaration (section 214 status)

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QUESTION :Section 214 - CORRECT ANSWER to declare
citizenship/national status

QUESTION :When is income eligibility not tested? - CORRECT ANSWER
After lease-up/admission

QUESTION :Student rule for eligibility - CORRECT 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,
• Student and parents are both income eligible (80% AMI) or student is
independent/absent from their parents

QUESTION :Before beginning denial on basis of criminal/sex-offender
status, PHA must - CORRECT ANSWER Notify household and provide
an opportunity to dispute

QUESTION :PHA must deny if applicant fails to: - CORRECT ANSWER
sign consent forms

not disclose SSN

no citizens/eligible nationals

QUESTION :PHA may deny for - CORRECT ANSWER debts owed

QUESTION :Family obligations are listed on - CORRECT ANSWER the
voucher