HCV SPECIALIST COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔If the unit does not meet HQS because of a change in the family size or
composition, the PHA must issue a voucher - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The PHA is required to terminate assistance if a family member engages in any
criminal activity - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The PHA must have evidence of an arrest or conviction in order to terminate
assistance for criminal activity - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The PHA is bound to a hearing decision even if the decision is contrary to HUD
regulations - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The lease always ends after 12 months - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The owner's lease must contain the initial term of the lease and any provisions for
the renewal - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔A new HAP contract is required when the amount of rent to owner increases -
✔✔FALSE
✔✔A new HAP contract is required when the family moves to a new unit - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The owner must notify the PHA of rent changes at least 60 days before changes are
to be effective - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔HUD requires owners to provide the family with at least a 60 day notice of any rent
increases - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The affordability test: when applicable, family share may not exceed 40% of the
adjusted monthly income. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The HAP contract is the legal written agreement between the owner and the PHA -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔HAP contracts must be executed no later than 30 calendar days from the beginning
of the lease term. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔No HAP can be paid to the owner until the HAP contract is executed - ✔✔TRUE
, ✔✔Late fees incurred by the PHA due to failure to make timely HAP payments are
always reimbursed by HUD - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The effective date of the lease and the effective date of the HAP contract must be
the same. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Entering into a HAP contract with a board member of your jurisdiction without a
waiver from HUD is a conflict of interest - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Rent Reasonableness must be done if directed by HUD - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Rent Reasonableness must be done before any increase in the rent to owner -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔PHAs are required to notify a family 60 days prior to any increase in the family rent
to owner - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The utility allowance is the estimate of average consumption for tenant paid utilities -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔The family may not pay more than 40% of AMI at initial leasing when the gross rent
exceeds the payment standard - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If the family vacates the unit without notice to the owner, the owner may keep the
HAP for the entire month in which the family moved - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔HQS violations that endanger the health and safety of a family must be corrected
within 24hours - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔At any time, the family may request an interim redetermination of family income or
composition - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The family may move one or more times with continued assistance, either inside
PHAs jurisdiction or under portability - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔An eligible voucher holder may lease a unit anywhere that administers a tenant-
based program - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If an eligible applicant family wants to move under portability, they must qualify
under the RHAs income limit - ✔✔TRUE
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔If the unit does not meet HQS because of a change in the family size or
composition, the PHA must issue a voucher - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The PHA is required to terminate assistance if a family member engages in any
criminal activity - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The PHA must have evidence of an arrest or conviction in order to terminate
assistance for criminal activity - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The PHA is bound to a hearing decision even if the decision is contrary to HUD
regulations - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The lease always ends after 12 months - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The owner's lease must contain the initial term of the lease and any provisions for
the renewal - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔A new HAP contract is required when the amount of rent to owner increases -
✔✔FALSE
✔✔A new HAP contract is required when the family moves to a new unit - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The owner must notify the PHA of rent changes at least 60 days before changes are
to be effective - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔HUD requires owners to provide the family with at least a 60 day notice of any rent
increases - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The affordability test: when applicable, family share may not exceed 40% of the
adjusted monthly income. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The HAP contract is the legal written agreement between the owner and the PHA -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔HAP contracts must be executed no later than 30 calendar days from the beginning
of the lease term. - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔No HAP can be paid to the owner until the HAP contract is executed - ✔✔TRUE
, ✔✔Late fees incurred by the PHA due to failure to make timely HAP payments are
always reimbursed by HUD - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The effective date of the lease and the effective date of the HAP contract must be
the same. - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Entering into a HAP contract with a board member of your jurisdiction without a
waiver from HUD is a conflict of interest - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Rent Reasonableness must be done if directed by HUD - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Rent Reasonableness must be done before any increase in the rent to owner -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔PHAs are required to notify a family 60 days prior to any increase in the family rent
to owner - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔The utility allowance is the estimate of average consumption for tenant paid utilities -
✔✔TRUE
✔✔The family may not pay more than 40% of AMI at initial leasing when the gross rent
exceeds the payment standard - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If the family vacates the unit without notice to the owner, the owner may keep the
HAP for the entire month in which the family moved - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔HQS violations that endanger the health and safety of a family must be corrected
within 24hours - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔At any time, the family may request an interim redetermination of family income or
composition - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔The family may move one or more times with continued assistance, either inside
PHAs jurisdiction or under portability - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔An eligible voucher holder may lease a unit anywhere that administers a tenant-
based program - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔If an eligible applicant family wants to move under portability, they must qualify
under the RHAs income limit - ✔✔TRUE
