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SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER ADMINISTRATION PLAN
(Effective 04/23/2019)
The Administration Plan is required by HUD. The purpose of the Administration Plan is to establish policies for carrying out the programs in a manner consistent with HUD requirements and local goals and objectives contained in the Caribou Housing Authority’s agency plan. This administration plan is supporting documentation to the CHA agency plan, and is available for public review as required by CFR 24 Part 903.
Chapter 1: Overview of the Program and Plan
Part I: The Public Housing Agency (PHA)
Part II: The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program
Part III: The HCV Administration Plan
Chapter 2: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Part I: Nondiscriminattion
Part II: Policies Related to Persons with Disabilities
Part III: Prohibition of Discrimination Against Limited English Proficiency Persons
Part I: Definitions of Family and Household Members
Part II: Basic Eligibility Criteria
Part III: Denial of Assistance
Chapter 4: Applications, Waiting List and Tenant Selection
Part I: The Application Process
Part II: Managing the Waiting List
Part III: Selection for HCV Assistance
Chapter 5: Briefings and Voucher Issuance
Part I: Briefing and Family Obligations
Part II: Subsidy Standards and Voucher Issuance
Chapter 6: Income and Subsidy Determination
Part I: Annual Income
Part II: Adjusted Income
Part III: Calculating Family Share and PHA Subsidy
Part I: General Verification Requirements
Part II: Verifying Family Information
Part III: VeriyfYing Income and Assets
Part IV: Verifying Mandatory Deductions
Chapter 8: Housing Quality Standards and Rent Reasonableness Determination
Part I: Physical Standards
Part II: The Inspection Process
Part III: Rent Reasonableness
Chapter 9: General Leasing Policies
Chapter 10: Moving with Continued Assistance and Portability
Part I: Moving with Continued Assistance
Part II: Portability
Part I: Annual Reexamination
Part II: Interim Reexaminations
Part III: Recalculating Family Share and Subsidy Amount
Chapter 12: Termination of Assistance and Tenancy
Part I: Grounds for Termination of Assistance
Part II: Approach to Termination of Assistance
Part III: Termination of Tenancy by The Owner
Part I: Owners In the HCV Program
Part II: HAP Contracts
Part I: Preventing, Detecting, and Investigating Errors and Program Abuse
Part II: Corrective Measures and Penalties
Chapter 15: Special Housing Types
Chapter 16: Program Administration
Part I: Administrative Fee Reserves
Part II: Setting Program Standards and Schedules
Part III: Informal Reviews and Hearings
Part IV: Owner or Family Debts to the PHA
Part V: Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP)
Part VI: Record Keeping
Part VII: Reporting and Record Keeping for Children with Environmental Intervention Blood Lead Level
Part VIII: Determination of Insufficient Funding
Part IX: Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Notification, Documentation, Confidentiality
Chapter 17: Medical Marijuana Policy
In accordance with HUD Memorandum dated February 7th, 2011, “Medical Marijuana Use in Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Program”.
FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACTION PLAN
(Effective 04/23/2019)
The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Action Plan is required by HUD. The purpose of the FSS Action Plan is to establish policies for carrying out the Family Self-Sufficiency Program in a manner consistent with HUD requirements and local goals and objectives contained int eh PHA”s Agency Plan. The FSS Action Plan is a supporting document to the Caribou Housing Authority’s Agency Plan, is available for public review as required by 24 CFR Part 903.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Family Self-Sufficiency Program and The FSS Action Plan
Part I: The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program and FSS Action Plan
Part II: Requirements of the FSS Action Plan
Chapter 2: Purpose, Scope, and Applicability of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Part I: Purpose and Basic Requirements of the FSS Program
Part II: Scope of The FSS Program
Part III: Program Operation
Part IV: Definitions
Chapter 3: Program Administration
Part I: Staffing, Fees and Costs, and On-Site Facilities
Part II: Program Coordinating Committee
Chapter 4: Selecting and Serving FSS Families
Part I: Incentives, Outreach, and Assurance of Noninterference
Part II: Family Selection
Part III: Activities and Support Services
Chapter 5: Contract of Participation
Part I: Overview and Family Obligations
Part II: Contract Specifications
Part I: The Escrow Account
Part II: Escrow Fund Accounting and Reporting
Chapter 7: Portability in Housing Choice Voucher FSS Programs
Part I: Portability in the FSS Program
Part II: The Effects of Portability on FSS Regulations and Policy
