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NAN MCKAY HOUSING CHOICE
VOUCHER SPECIALIST EXAM ACTUAL
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Owner responsibilities - (ANSWER)Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities - (ANSWER)Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan - (ANSWER)establishes local policies for administering
the HCV program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability - (ANSWER)HUD definition is more specific,
used for eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide - (ANSWER)would not be living in the unit except to provide
necessary supportive services
Occupancy cycle - (ANSWER)Intake - preapplication, waiting list, needs
estimation, final eligibility determination
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Initial lease-up - briefing & voucher issuance, RFTA and lease approval submitted,
HQS inspection, approval & execution, moves
Annual Activities - recerts, HQS (biennially), rent adjustment
Moves
Interim activities - interem recerts, HQS compliance
Terminations - HCV violation, lease termination, HAP contract termination
Certification of preference + waitlist addition - (ANSWER)At time of initial app,
need only certify preference eligibility (not verify)
Place on waitlist according to preference claimed
eligibility verification requirement: X number of days - (ANSWER)60 day window
to obtain verification docs
elderly family: - (ANSWER)head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: - (ANSWER)head/spouse is disabled
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two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
exemptions from SSN disclosure - (ANSWER)Noncontending family member
(someone not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member - (ANSWER)someone not declaring
citizenship/eligible non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family - (ANSWER)Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status: - (ANSWER)complete signed declaration
(section 214 status)
Section 214 - (ANSWER)to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested? - (ANSWER)After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility - (ANSWER)Cannot give assistance to someone who:
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• 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
Before beginning denial on basis of criminal/sex-offender status, PHA must -
(ANSWER)Notify household and provide an opportunity to dispute
PHA must deny if applicant fails to: - (ANSWER)sign consent forms
not disclose SSN
no citizens/eligible nationals
PHA may deny for - (ANSWER)debts owed
NAN MCKAY HOUSING CHOICE
VOUCHER SPECIALIST EXAM ACTUAL
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Owner responsibilities - (ANSWER)Selects and screens tenants
Enforces lease
State responsibilities - (ANSWER)Passes legislation establishing PHAS
PHA administrative plan - (ANSWER)establishes local policies for administering
the HCV program
HUD vs ADA definition of disability - (ANSWER)HUD definition is more specific,
used for eligibility determination and allowances/deductions
ADA definition - broader, used for reasonable accommodations
Live in aide - (ANSWER)would not be living in the unit except to provide
necessary supportive services
Occupancy cycle - (ANSWER)Intake - preapplication, waiting list, needs
estimation, final eligibility determination
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Initial lease-up - briefing & voucher issuance, RFTA and lease approval submitted,
HQS inspection, approval & execution, moves
Annual Activities - recerts, HQS (biennially), rent adjustment
Moves
Interim activities - interem recerts, HQS compliance
Terminations - HCV violation, lease termination, HAP contract termination
Certification of preference + waitlist addition - (ANSWER)At time of initial app,
need only certify preference eligibility (not verify)
Place on waitlist according to preference claimed
eligibility verification requirement: X number of days - (ANSWER)60 day window
to obtain verification docs
elderly family: - (ANSWER)head or spouse is 62+
disabled family: - (ANSWER)head/spouse is disabled
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two+ people in hh are disabled
one+ people w/ one+ live-in aides
exemptions from SSN disclosure - (ANSWER)Noncontending family member
(someone not declaring citizenship/eligible non-citizen status)
Noncontending family member - (ANSWER)someone not declaring
citizenship/eligible non-citizen status
exempt from SSN disclosure
Mixed family - (ANSWER)Citizens + eligible noncitizens/non-eligible non-citizens
To declare citizenship/national status: - (ANSWER)complete signed declaration
(section 214 status)
Section 214 - (ANSWER)to declare citizenship/national status
When is income eligibility not tested? - (ANSWER)After lease-up/admission
Student rule for eligibility - (ANSWER)Cannot give assistance to someone who:
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• 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
Before beginning denial on basis of criminal/sex-offender status, PHA must -
(ANSWER)Notify household and provide an opportunity to dispute
PHA must deny if applicant fails to: - (ANSWER)sign consent forms
not disclose SSN
no citizens/eligible nationals
PHA may deny for - (ANSWER)debts owed
