Yes вЂ“If the landlord is willing, if the unit meets program requirements and if the rent is reasonable. A smaller unit than the size set by the Housing Authority may be rented provided there is at least one living/sleeping room for every two persons in the family.Д¬an the voucher holder continue to rent his/her present unit? If a family can rent a larger unit and pay less than 40% of its adjusted monthly income at lease-up and the unit meets all Section 8 Program requirements, the unit will be accepted to the program. The size unit for which a family qualifies will be set by the Housing Authority on the basis of the familyвЂ™s size and makeup.

The Lake County Housing AuthorityвЂ™s jurisdiction is all of Lake County EXCLUDING the cities of Waukegan & North Chicago.В Portability allows a Voucher holder to secure an approvable unit in any Housing AuthorityвЂ™s jurisdiction if that Housing Authority operates a Section 8 Program.В If a family does not live in the Lake County Housing AuthorityвЂ™s jurisdiction when the voucher is issued, they may be required to live in Lake CountyвЂ™s jurisdiction for at least one year before moving to another jurisdiction.В The Authority must not approve a unit if the owner is the parent, child, grandparent, sister or brother of any family member unless the unit provides a reasonable accommodation for a family member who is a person with a disability.ДЄt the time the family signs the lease for initial occupancy in the unit, the family must pay less than 40% of its adjusted monthly income for its rent share.В The owner may seek an increase after the initial lease term which may result in the family paying in excess of 40% of income for its rent share.В The rent for the unit must be reasonable, which generally means a rent to owner that is not more than rent charged for comparable units in the private unassisted market including rents charged by the owner for aВ comparable unassisted unit in the building or on the premises. You can find the income limits and more information on eligibility here.Д¬an a voucher holder rent a unit anywhere? Assets will be considered in calculating household income. Once participating in the Section 8 Program, a family remains income eligible as long as the familyвЂ™s share of the rent does not exceed the Payment Standard used to calculate the maximum housing assistance payment.ДЄnyone whose income is within the income limits set by the federal government. The Voucher holder signs a lease with the landlord and pays the balance of the rent.The Housing Authority signs a contract with the landlord to pay a portion of the rent.The Housing Authority inspects and approves the unit if it meets requirements.No ExtensionsВ in voucher term will be granted.Applicants who receive a Voucher will have 120 days to find a qualifying unit which the owner must be willing to rent under the program.The Section 8 Program has limited dollars available in order to issue a Voucher to applicants. The Section 8 program permits landlords renting sound housing at reasonable rental rates to receive a portion of the rent for a subsidized tenant directly from the Housing Authority. The Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program provides rent assistance for very low and moderate income persons in privately owned rental apartments, flats, townhomes or houses. HCV Resident Briefing Packet (coming soon).Landlord Presentation on Choice Program 2018.Learn More about our Choices Program 2018.

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