Tenants

Owner Responsibilities

• Performs tenant screening prior to selection and leasing.

• Complies with terms of the HAP contract and lease.

• Performs all usual management and landlord functions.

• Maintains the unit in accordance with HQS and makes required repairs in a prompt manner. 

• Notifies LHA when the family vacates the unit.

• All owner responsibilities are further defined in the HAP contract and lease.

• Supply all required information to the LHA and/or HUD as necessary for participation in the program.

• Search for housing

• Pay their portion of the rent and adhere to all lease requirements.

• Permit biennial and other reasonable inspections of unit.

• Use the unit solely as the principal place of residence, agreeing not to assign or sublet.

• Promptly notify the authority within 10 days of any family composition or income change.

• Pay all applicable utility bills.

• Maintain the unit in the manner as requested by the owner.

• Notify LHA and landlord prior to vacating the unit. 

• Not be involved in any fraudulent activities.

• Comply with the voucher and terms of the lease.

• The family's household annual income must not exceed HUD's established income limit.

• The family must be a U.S. citizen or legal non-citizen.

• Persons evicted from public housing or any voucher program for drug related criminal activity are ineligible for at least three years.

• Payment Standards are established by the LHA and are based on the cost of housing and utilities in the LHA jurisdiction. 

• The family's share of gross rent must not exceed forty percent of the family monthly income.

• The LHA's HAP payment will not exceed the amount of the payment standard minus the family total tenant payment.