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Section 8 Consulting & Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach (Section 8 Landlords) Section 8 Housing

Overview of Section 8
Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 42 U.S. Code § 1437f Lowincome housing assistance

The Section 8 Existing Housing and Voucher Program, established by the 1974 Housing and
Community Development Act

The housing choice voucher program better known as (Section 8) is the federal government's major program for assisting very lowincome families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find their own housing, including singlefamily homes, townhouses and apartments.

Housing choice vouchers are administered locally by public housing agencies (PHAs). The PHAs receive federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the voucher program.

A family that is issued a housing voucher is responsible for finding a suitable housing unit of the family's choice where the owner agrees to rent under the program. This unit may include the family's present residence. Rental units must meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by the PHA.

A housing subsidy is paid to the landlord directly by the PHA on behalf of the participating family. The family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program. Under certain circumstances, if authorized by the PHA, a family may use its voucher to purchase a modest home.

Landlord Responsibilities

The Landlord (Owner) as a participant in the Section 8 Program is responsible for the provision.
of decent, safe, and sanitary housing to tenants at a reasonable rent. The Owner’s dwelling unit
must pass housing quality standards (HQS) and must be maintained to those standards as long as
the owner receives assistance payments.

1. HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS (HAP) CONTRACT (HUD52641)
2. REQUEST FOR TENANCY APPROVAL (HUD52517) (RFTA)
3. TENANCY ADDENDUM (HUD52641A)
4. REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND CERTIFICATION (IRS FORM W9)
5. INSPECTION CHECKLIST (HUD52580) AND INSPECTION FORM (HUD52580A)
6. HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS (HAP) CONTRACT MANUFACTURED HOME SPACE RENTAL (HUD52642)
7. REQUEST FOR A TIME EXTENSION TO CORRECT HQS INSPECTION DEFICIENCIES
8. REQUEST FOR RENT INCREASE/DECREASE
9. SAMPLE NOTICE OF CONTRACT TERMINATION
10. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON LEADBASED PAINT AND/OR LEADBASED PAINT HAZARDS
11. MOVEIN/MOVEOUT INSPECTION FORM
12. NEW OWNER/MANAGER OR CHANGE IN PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
13. NOTICE OF INTENT TO VACATE/MOVE

• Pass a housing quality inspection (HQI) or (HQS) Once the inspector approves your property, you can begin accepting (request for tenancy) for Section 8 housing choice vouchers.
• Monitor tenant and landlord compliance with the rules.
• Recertify tenant’s ongoing eligibility.
• Reinspect the unit on a periodic basis (annually or once every two years).

The Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., prohibits discrimination by direct providers of housing, such as landlords and real estate companies as well as other entities, such as municipalities, banks or other lending institutions and homeowners’ insurance companies whose discriminatory practices make housing.

The Fair Housing Act defines discrimination in housing against persons with disabilities to include a failure "to design and construct" certain new multifamily dwellings so that they are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities, and particularly people who use wheelchairs. The Act requires all newly constructed multifamily dwellings of four or more units intended for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, to have certain features: an accessible entrance on an accessible route, accessible common and public use areas, doors sufficiently wide to accommodate wheelchairs, accessible routes into and through each dwelling, light switches, electrical outlets, and thermostats in accessible location, reinforcements in bathroom walls to accommodate grab bar installations, and usable kitchens and bathrooms configured so that a wheelchair can maneuver about the space.

Benefits of being a Section 8 landlord