,Nan McKay HCV Specialist Exam - COMPLETE Q&A BANK (Questions
1-200)
Question 1:
What is the primary role of HUD in the Housing Choice Voucher program?
A. To directly manage all local housing authorities
B. To allocate funds, develop regulations, and monitor PHA performance
C. To select tenants and enforce leases
D. To pass legislation establishing PHAs
Answer: B. To allocate funds, develop regulations, and monitor PHA
performance
Rationale: HUD allocates funds to PHAs, develops regulations and
procedures, contracts with PHAs to carry them out, and monitors PHA
performance and compliance . Owners select tenants (C). States pass
legislation (D).
Question 2:
Owner responsibilities under the HCV program include which of the
following?
A. Conducting annual reexaminations
B. Selecting and screening tenants
C. Issuing vouchers to eligible families
D. Determining payment standards
Answer: B. Selecting and screening tenants
Rationale: Owners are responsible for selecting and screening tenants and
,enforcing the lease . PHAs are responsible for conducting reexaminations (A),
issuing vouchers (C), and determining payment standards (D).
Question 3:
State responsibilities in the HCV program framework include:
A. Passing legislation establishing Public Housing Agencies (PHAs)
B. Conducting Housing Quality Standards inspections
C. Approving rent reasonableness determinations
D. Issuing Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) to owners
Answer: A. Passing legislation establishing PHAs
Rationale: States pass legislation that establishes PHAs . PHAs are responsible
for inspections (B), rent reasonableness (C), and HAP payments (D).
Question 4:
A PHA Administrative Plan establishes:
A. Federal regulations for all PHAs
B. Local policies for administering the HCV program
C. The national income limits
D. HUD's budget allocations
Answer: B. Local policies for administering the HCV program
Rationale: The PHA Administrative Plan establishes local policies for
administering the HCV program within HUD's regulatory framework . HUD
establishes federal regulations (A) and income limits (C).
Question 5:
How does HUD's definition of disability differ from the ADA definition?
, A. HUD's definition is broader than ADA
B. HUD's definition is more specific and used for eligibility determination
C. They are identical
D. ADA definition is used only for housing programs
Answer: B. HUD's definition is more specific and used for eligibility
determination
Rationale: HUD's definition is more specific and is used for eligibility
determination and allowances/deductions. The ADA definition is broader and
is used for reasonable accommodations .
Question 6:
A Live-in Aide is defined as a person who:
A. Is a family member providing care
B. Would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary supportive
services
C. Is the head of household
D. Pays rent to the family
Answer: B. Would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
Rationale: A Live-in Aide would not be living in the unit except to provide
necessary supportive services to the family . They are not considered family
members for income calculations.
Question 7:
The Occupancy Cycle includes which of the following phases?
A. Intake, Initial Lease-up, Annual Activities, and Terminations
B. Only the initial application
1-200)
Question 1:
What is the primary role of HUD in the Housing Choice Voucher program?
A. To directly manage all local housing authorities
B. To allocate funds, develop regulations, and monitor PHA performance
C. To select tenants and enforce leases
D. To pass legislation establishing PHAs
Answer: B. To allocate funds, develop regulations, and monitor PHA
performance
Rationale: HUD allocates funds to PHAs, develops regulations and
procedures, contracts with PHAs to carry them out, and monitors PHA
performance and compliance . Owners select tenants (C). States pass
legislation (D).
Question 2:
Owner responsibilities under the HCV program include which of the
following?
A. Conducting annual reexaminations
B. Selecting and screening tenants
C. Issuing vouchers to eligible families
D. Determining payment standards
Answer: B. Selecting and screening tenants
Rationale: Owners are responsible for selecting and screening tenants and
,enforcing the lease . PHAs are responsible for conducting reexaminations (A),
issuing vouchers (C), and determining payment standards (D).
Question 3:
State responsibilities in the HCV program framework include:
A. Passing legislation establishing Public Housing Agencies (PHAs)
B. Conducting Housing Quality Standards inspections
C. Approving rent reasonableness determinations
D. Issuing Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) to owners
Answer: A. Passing legislation establishing PHAs
Rationale: States pass legislation that establishes PHAs . PHAs are responsible
for inspections (B), rent reasonableness (C), and HAP payments (D).
Question 4:
A PHA Administrative Plan establishes:
A. Federal regulations for all PHAs
B. Local policies for administering the HCV program
C. The national income limits
D. HUD's budget allocations
Answer: B. Local policies for administering the HCV program
Rationale: The PHA Administrative Plan establishes local policies for
administering the HCV program within HUD's regulatory framework . HUD
establishes federal regulations (A) and income limits (C).
Question 5:
How does HUD's definition of disability differ from the ADA definition?
, A. HUD's definition is broader than ADA
B. HUD's definition is more specific and used for eligibility determination
C. They are identical
D. ADA definition is used only for housing programs
Answer: B. HUD's definition is more specific and used for eligibility
determination
Rationale: HUD's definition is more specific and is used for eligibility
determination and allowances/deductions. The ADA definition is broader and
is used for reasonable accommodations .
Question 6:
A Live-in Aide is defined as a person who:
A. Is a family member providing care
B. Would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary supportive
services
C. Is the head of household
D. Pays rent to the family
Answer: B. Would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary
supportive services
Rationale: A Live-in Aide would not be living in the unit except to provide
necessary supportive services to the family . They are not considered family
members for income calculations.
Question 7:
The Occupancy Cycle includes which of the following phases?
A. Intake, Initial Lease-up, Annual Activities, and Terminations
B. Only the initial application
