Section 8 Housing

It's not just the state, but also your locale in Virginia and the number of people in your family determine the amount of help you receive toward rent. Your voucher is a supplement to your income to help you afford housing.

No. Minor's pretty much can't do anything. You can't apply for your own apartment until you are 18. You can't be on foodstamps unless you have a kid. If you are living with someone who is above 18, then yeah.

section 236 pertains primarily to the financing of the property, however it encompasses mixed income persons i.e people who are on section 8 and people who pay market rent.

Call the housing authority or the person who took your application and inquire.

Yes, but do you really want to? It is an entitlement program. Canceling such is a personal decision you must make. But remember, if you do, and you want to return to the program, you will have to rejoin the waiting list when one is next available, which may be a long time, and restart the process.

Generally speaking, section 8 applications are not taken online. Some housing authorities may allow you to fill out certain forms online, and generally so that you may place your name on the waiting list. When your name comes up on the waiting list additional information will be collected, generally on paper, in order to further process your application. A section 8 applications is a federally regulated application and there are certain guidelines by which it must be administered by the local Housing Authority. The general procedure is that your name is placed on a waiting list first -- generally by stopping in the office or by calling a special telephone number during certain days of the week, hours of the day, or nth day of the month. HUD regulations state that everyone must be given an equal chance to have his name on the waiting list. Filling out an application online often denies this equal chance. So there is a uniform procedure by which this is done.

Generally speaking you cannot apply online for a section 8 voucher from HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development). There is a HUD office in most cities. Federal law states that everyone must be given an equal chance to have their name put on the waiting list. Those who use computers and Internet access seem to have an advantage over those who can't, making it unfair for the latter. Your local housing authority probably has a website in which you can look up their procedures for putting your name on the waiting list. However you can apply at as many housing authorities as you wish. In addition many housing authorities will have forms that you can download off of their web site to print, fill out, and mail or fax to the Housing Authority.

Donna Keeker 44127 Hardwood Ave Lancaster Ca new address for section 8 application 661-212-9446 Po3o29o9

You can break a lease many ways by not living up to your end of the bargain. I believe your real question is how do you avoid the consequences of breaking your lease when you need to move before the lease expires? The answer to this question is it depends. The terms of your lease, your state's landlord-tenant laws and your relationship with your landlord contribute to the severity of the consequences, ranging from no penalty to being held responsible for the remainder of the lease plus attorneys' fees and court costs. Read your lease (if you haven't done so before, this is a good time to get to know the fine print). You may find a clause that tells you exactly under what circumstances you can terminate your lease early and what the costs may be. Alternatively, speak with your landlord. You may be surprised to learn that your landlord might be willing to give you up as a tenant, so that they can relet the property at a higher rent. This is particularly the case in areas where property values and/or rent have skyrocketed. Lastly, this is not legal advice. Please consult your legal and/or tax professionals, as the outcome of each case is determined by the facts and laws of each jurisdiction. Only a professional licensed in your jurisdiction is qualified to provide you with specific advice about your circumstances.

Every Housing Authority has its own list of qualifications for which a person can receive a voucher or public housing. You will need to check with the Housing Authority in that location for specific qualifications. Many of the qualifications fall under federal guidelines, while housing authorities are free to develop their own qualification criteria according to Housing Authority standards.

It is up to each housing agency (either a housing authority or a private provider of Section 8 housing) to decide whether they will accept a person with a felony conviction. Some housing agencies will accept you if a specific amount of time has passed since the conviction (for example, no felonies in the past 3 years or the past 5 years) or if it's not a drug/violent felony. You need to check with your local housing authority or with other local providers of Section 8 housing for their rules.

You need to contact the Independence Housing Authority and ask when is the next time they are excepting applications. The number is 816-836-9200

Section 8 eligibility is governed by many different factors in terms of qualifications: the financial qualifications, for example, are that a person or family may not exceed the average median income of 40% of the families of the same size living in the community. The person may not have felony records: that are less than five years old for any kind of felony in most housing authorities; that are less than five years old that involve drug offenses and public assistance fraud; the manufacturing of methamphetamine; and sex offenders that are required to register as such in his state. The person or family may not have been evicted from a public housing unit or any rental property for which the person had a voucher, and must not owe any money to a public Housing Authority. Each Housing Authority has its own rules which were approved by HUD before implementation, which may be more strict than the federal guidelines mentioned above.

Each Housing Authority has its own rules regarding how to apply and who qualifies. Check with the Housing Authority in that area by calling them. It should be noted that most Housing Authorities have waiting lists to which one must add his name. That waiting list may or may not be open.

Your total tenant payment, or TTP, which included your rent and a reasonable amount of your utilities, should equal no more than one third of your income. The Housing Authority gives a utility allowance to factor in what you will pay for your rent out of your pocket versus what they will pay. One quick and easy way to calculate what your rent will be: divide your income by third. Now subtract your utility allowance, which is determined by the Housing Authority in your area. What's left is what you're likely to pay in rent.

If you are asking this question as a tenant, the above answer is correct. If you are asking this as a potential landlord, here is the answer:

The Housing Choice Voucher Program, known as section 8, as guidelines for which rent is paid to the landlord. The Housing Authority administers the program has a payment standard that ranges between 90 and 110% of the fair market value of the rent in that jurisdiction. That payment standard is preset and approved by HUD before the Housing Authority may implement it. So the highest amount of rent the landlord can charge depends on the fair market value of the rent for that unit, which is based on bedroom quantity. If the landlord charges too much for rent, the Housing Authority may not approve it.

Very easy: list your house as you normally would, and post in your listing that section 8 is okay. Ensure that the house or property meets the standard, known as housing quality standards, for section 8 acceptance. Consult with your local housing authority for more information about this.

Yes! Check with all of the counties in your state.

Use the HUD.gov site and Section8programs.com to find a Section 8 application and open waiting lists. You can also google your local housing authority and ask them.

Of course, they can! It is their property. The funds go into escrow to be used for that purpose only. Make sure you complete a walk through list when you first move in. When you move out, take your copy of the list and walk through the apartment with them. Many of them charge for loose electrical outlets, dings on doors and other ridiculous charges if you do not attend the the walkthough at the end. Make sure you keep up with the maintenance of the place and document your requests.

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Check with that area for specific information.

This is called porting your voucher. You need to contact the housing authority of the area you like to move to. This will be known as your receiving housing authority. Then contact your initial housing authority, the one who is giving your assistance now. Arranged between the two for you to import your voucher. Meanwhile look for your new apartment/home.

Each Housing Authority has its own rules regarding this issue. Check with them.

Under most circumstances NO: your household must be comprised of family members. In most states a boyfriend (or girlfriend) IS NOT a relative, therefore they cannot live with the voucher holder.

Probably because the rules for the section 8 housing program requires you to report the child support payment as a part of your income when it is received.

For income tax purposes on your federal income tax return child support is NOT TAXABLE income that you would report on your 1040 tax form.

Filing for child support and receiving a housing choice voucher (section 8) have nothing to do with each other. However, some housing authorities may require for you to apply for any benefits to which you are entitled.

I have no job. I collect unemployment. I reside with my husband and our 3 teenagers. We are now in the process of a divorce. I have to move out. I am planning to have our teenagers to livewith me. I want to apply for section 8. Can I sign up before we move out.