NAN MCKAY HCV Specialist Certification
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2025
Appoints board of commissioners
Executes cooperation agreement for PHA services
Local Government
Provides decent, affordable housing
Administers funding according to ACC
Establishes local policies
Complies w/fed, state, local laws; HUD regs
Affirmatively furthers fair housing
PHA
Administers and manages the Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) program
Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)
Assume responsibility for day-to-day oversight of
program performance and compliance.
HUD Field Offices
,Provides income/family info to PHA
Searches for housing
Pays tenant portion of rent & utilities &
adheres to lease requirements
Cooperates with PHA in annual/biennial
inspections & reexaminations
Must have legal capacity under state and local law to enter into a lease
Tenant
Selects and screens tenants
Receives HAP payments
Complies with HUD/PHA requirements
Maintains property
Enforces lease
Responsible for screening the tenant for suitability for tenancy
PHA must give the owner the current and former address of the family (if known)
Owner
1. Age
2. Color
3. National origin
4. Religion
5. Race
6. Disability
7. Family Status
,Federally Protected Classes
Being treated differently when you didn't ask to be treated differently.
Discrimination
If the request is reasonable, the PHA may be able to make the change.
Accommodations or changes ensure that a person with disabilities has equal access to housing.
In the HCV program, a person making changes to the unit may need to pay for the change.
Reasonable Accomodation
Offers protections to victims (men, women, and children) of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking. Prevents homelessness, protects those who reside in section 8 housing, ensures
access to criminal justice system without jeopardizing housing.
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Race
Color
Sex
Age
Disability
Familial status
religion
national origin
sexual orientation
gender identity
, marital status
HUD Protected Classes
Eligibility, Allowances, and Deductions
Disability - HUD/SS Definition
More broadly defined than the definition used for eligibility and allowances of a disabled family.
Disability - ADA
A PHA CANNOT require third-party verification to verify the nature and extent of the requester's
disability or whether the requester can live independently.
Not reasonable if they impose undue administrative and financial burdens of PHA
Pertains to all areas of HCV program (not just admissions).
If denied the PHA should offer an alternative accommodation that would effectively address the
disability-related needs.
client can rent from relative only if an exception is needed as RA
Reasonable Accommodation Request
1. Essential to the care and well-being of the person
2. Not obligated for support of the person
3. Would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary supportive services
Exam Questions and Answers top rated A+
2025
Appoints board of commissioners
Executes cooperation agreement for PHA services
Local Government
Provides decent, affordable housing
Administers funding according to ACC
Establishes local policies
Complies w/fed, state, local laws; HUD regs
Affirmatively furthers fair housing
PHA
Administers and manages the Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) program
Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)
Assume responsibility for day-to-day oversight of
program performance and compliance.
HUD Field Offices
,Provides income/family info to PHA
Searches for housing
Pays tenant portion of rent & utilities &
adheres to lease requirements
Cooperates with PHA in annual/biennial
inspections & reexaminations
Must have legal capacity under state and local law to enter into a lease
Tenant
Selects and screens tenants
Receives HAP payments
Complies with HUD/PHA requirements
Maintains property
Enforces lease
Responsible for screening the tenant for suitability for tenancy
PHA must give the owner the current and former address of the family (if known)
Owner
1. Age
2. Color
3. National origin
4. Religion
5. Race
6. Disability
7. Family Status
,Federally Protected Classes
Being treated differently when you didn't ask to be treated differently.
Discrimination
If the request is reasonable, the PHA may be able to make the change.
Accommodations or changes ensure that a person with disabilities has equal access to housing.
In the HCV program, a person making changes to the unit may need to pay for the change.
Reasonable Accomodation
Offers protections to victims (men, women, and children) of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking. Prevents homelessness, protects those who reside in section 8 housing, ensures
access to criminal justice system without jeopardizing housing.
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Race
Color
Sex
Age
Disability
Familial status
religion
national origin
sexual orientation
gender identity
, marital status
HUD Protected Classes
Eligibility, Allowances, and Deductions
Disability - HUD/SS Definition
More broadly defined than the definition used for eligibility and allowances of a disabled family.
Disability - ADA
A PHA CANNOT require third-party verification to verify the nature and extent of the requester's
disability or whether the requester can live independently.
Not reasonable if they impose undue administrative and financial burdens of PHA
Pertains to all areas of HCV program (not just admissions).
If denied the PHA should offer an alternative accommodation that would effectively address the
disability-related needs.
client can rent from relative only if an exception is needed as RA
Reasonable Accommodation Request
1. Essential to the care and well-being of the person
2. Not obligated for support of the person
3. Would not be living in the unit except to provide necessary supportive services
