NAN MCKAY HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER
SPECIALIST EXAM 2026 UPDATE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Mixed Family - ANS-A family with some members who are eligible and some
members who are ineligible.
Ineligible clients - ANS-Noncitizen students on a student visa
Income Limits - ANS-Low Income Limit (80% of median income)
Very Low Income Limit (50%) *Admission Limit*
Extremely Low Income Limit (higher of 30% of median income or federal poverty
level)
After a family is admitted to HCV program it is no longer subject to the income
limits
Restriction on students do not apply to students residing with their parents and
receiving of applying for S8 assistance.
Income limit is the highest limit for the jurisdiction.
Lifetime Sex Offender - ANS-The PHA must determine if any applicant is subject to
these registration requirements by checking with the state where housing is and
any state where members known to have resided.
Drug-Related Criminal Activity - ANS-PHA prohibits admissions of persons evicted
from federally assisted housing for 3 years from date of eviction
Tenancy can be terminated only if tenant is arrested on or near the premises
Criminal Activity - ANS-The PHA can deny assistance for criminal activity which
may threaten the health or safety of persons residing in the immediate vicinity,
other residents, property owner or property management staff, and PHA
employees
Informal reviews - ANS-Required if the PHA denies assistance.
,Subsidy Standards - ANS-Established by the PHA in the administrative plan to
determine "family unit size" (voucher size) for families of different sizes and
compositions.
Provide the smallest number of bedrooms needed without overcrowding
Comply with HQS
Be applied consistently
Window - ANS-A sleeping room must have.
Briefing - ANS-Voucher issuance is done simultaneously
Must include how the program works, family and owner responsibilities, where the
families may lease a unit, explanation of portability and a list of contacts at neighboring
PHAs
May not discourage the family from living anywhere inside or outside the PHA's
jurisdiction under portability rules
Must explain the benefits of moving to areas without high poverty to all families
Must take steps to communicate with persons with disabilities as needed
HUD-required voucher packet - ANS-Must be given when the PHA issues a voucher
for the first time.
RFTA/HUD-52517 - ANS-Request for tenant assistance
Must be submitted with a copy of the proposed lease and Tenancy Addendum
within the term of the voucher
Tenancy Approval - ANS-Unit passes HQS
Lease includes the Tenancy Addendum
Rent to owner is reasonable
Rent is affordable at initial assisted leasing of a unit
HOTMA - ANS-Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016
PHAs may approve tenancy, execute HAP, make payments for units that fail initial
inspection if deficiencies are not "life-threatening" but the owner has 30 days
after notification to correct the failed items.
HQS - ANS-Housing Quality Standards
If a unit is too small the PHA must issue the family a voucher and assist the
family in finding an acceptable unit
Ineligible Housing - ANS-College dorms
Public Housing
Nursing Homes
Owner-occupied units
, Tenancy Addendum - ANS-Must be added word-for-word into the owner's lease
used for unassisted tenancies (can be an attachment)
Initial Lease Term - ANS-Cannot increase rent
Owner Violation - ANS-If the PHA fails to pay HAP due to abatement for an owner
violation, the tenant is not responsible for the amount covered by HAP and the
owner may not terminate the tenancy for nonpayment of HAP.
Rent Changes - ANS-Owner must give PHA 60 days notice.
Rent Reasonableness - ANS-To assure that a fair market rent is paid and that the HCV
program does not inflate rents in the community.
If gross rent exceeds the payment standard, then family share may not exceed 40% of
monthly adjusted income.
Included in admin plan
By accepting monthly HAP the owner certifies the rent to owner is not more than the
rent the owner charged for comparable unassisted units.
Annual Tasks - ANS-Head, spouse, and all adult family members sign consent forms.
The family reporting current income, assets, expenses, and other factors that affect
adjusted income.
PHA obtaining and documenting verification of changes in income, assets, expenses,
and other factors that affect adjusted income.
Inspections - ANS-Can be annual or biennial or both.
For PHA-owned units an independent entity inspects
HUD-9886 - ANS-Authorization for release of information
Privacy Act Notice
Request wage information using the EIV rom current and former employers. Needs to
be signed by all adults and needed at recertification.
If a participant in the HCV program refuses to sign at annual recertification, the PHA
must terminate assistance
Termination - ANS-If a member of the household has ever been convicted for producing
meth on the premises offed assisted housing.
SPECIALIST EXAM 2026 UPDATE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW VISION)
Mixed Family - ANS-A family with some members who are eligible and some
members who are ineligible.
Ineligible clients - ANS-Noncitizen students on a student visa
Income Limits - ANS-Low Income Limit (80% of median income)
Very Low Income Limit (50%) *Admission Limit*
Extremely Low Income Limit (higher of 30% of median income or federal poverty
level)
After a family is admitted to HCV program it is no longer subject to the income
limits
Restriction on students do not apply to students residing with their parents and
receiving of applying for S8 assistance.
Income limit is the highest limit for the jurisdiction.
Lifetime Sex Offender - ANS-The PHA must determine if any applicant is subject to
these registration requirements by checking with the state where housing is and
any state where members known to have resided.
Drug-Related Criminal Activity - ANS-PHA prohibits admissions of persons evicted
from federally assisted housing for 3 years from date of eviction
Tenancy can be terminated only if tenant is arrested on or near the premises
Criminal Activity - ANS-The PHA can deny assistance for criminal activity which
may threaten the health or safety of persons residing in the immediate vicinity,
other residents, property owner or property management staff, and PHA
employees
Informal reviews - ANS-Required if the PHA denies assistance.
,Subsidy Standards - ANS-Established by the PHA in the administrative plan to
determine "family unit size" (voucher size) for families of different sizes and
compositions.
Provide the smallest number of bedrooms needed without overcrowding
Comply with HQS
Be applied consistently
Window - ANS-A sleeping room must have.
Briefing - ANS-Voucher issuance is done simultaneously
Must include how the program works, family and owner responsibilities, where the
families may lease a unit, explanation of portability and a list of contacts at neighboring
PHAs
May not discourage the family from living anywhere inside or outside the PHA's
jurisdiction under portability rules
Must explain the benefits of moving to areas without high poverty to all families
Must take steps to communicate with persons with disabilities as needed
HUD-required voucher packet - ANS-Must be given when the PHA issues a voucher
for the first time.
RFTA/HUD-52517 - ANS-Request for tenant assistance
Must be submitted with a copy of the proposed lease and Tenancy Addendum
within the term of the voucher
Tenancy Approval - ANS-Unit passes HQS
Lease includes the Tenancy Addendum
Rent to owner is reasonable
Rent is affordable at initial assisted leasing of a unit
HOTMA - ANS-Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016
PHAs may approve tenancy, execute HAP, make payments for units that fail initial
inspection if deficiencies are not "life-threatening" but the owner has 30 days
after notification to correct the failed items.
HQS - ANS-Housing Quality Standards
If a unit is too small the PHA must issue the family a voucher and assist the
family in finding an acceptable unit
Ineligible Housing - ANS-College dorms
Public Housing
Nursing Homes
Owner-occupied units
, Tenancy Addendum - ANS-Must be added word-for-word into the owner's lease
used for unassisted tenancies (can be an attachment)
Initial Lease Term - ANS-Cannot increase rent
Owner Violation - ANS-If the PHA fails to pay HAP due to abatement for an owner
violation, the tenant is not responsible for the amount covered by HAP and the
owner may not terminate the tenancy for nonpayment of HAP.
Rent Changes - ANS-Owner must give PHA 60 days notice.
Rent Reasonableness - ANS-To assure that a fair market rent is paid and that the HCV
program does not inflate rents in the community.
If gross rent exceeds the payment standard, then family share may not exceed 40% of
monthly adjusted income.
Included in admin plan
By accepting monthly HAP the owner certifies the rent to owner is not more than the
rent the owner charged for comparable unassisted units.
Annual Tasks - ANS-Head, spouse, and all adult family members sign consent forms.
The family reporting current income, assets, expenses, and other factors that affect
adjusted income.
PHA obtaining and documenting verification of changes in income, assets, expenses,
and other factors that affect adjusted income.
Inspections - ANS-Can be annual or biennial or both.
For PHA-owned units an independent entity inspects
HUD-9886 - ANS-Authorization for release of information
Privacy Act Notice
Request wage information using the EIV rom current and former employers. Needs to
be signed by all adults and needed at recertification.
If a participant in the HCV program refuses to sign at annual recertification, the PHA
must terminate assistance
Termination - ANS-If a member of the household has ever been convicted for producing
meth on the premises offed assisted housing.
