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MAYWOOD HOUSING
AUTHORITY
The Housing Choice Voucher
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OVERVIEW
Providing opportunities for very low-income
families to obtain rental housing outside areas of
poverty or minority concentration is an important goal
of the housing choice voucher program. The Maywood
Housing Authority is responsible for informing families
about the availability and benefits of mobility and
for improving access to such housing
opportunities. The Housing Authority can
improve access through outreach to landlords who manage
outside areas of poverty or minority concentration,
high-quality information about housing opportunities,
encouragement and support for families in the housing
search, effective implementation of portability or other
cooperative mobility measures with neighboring Housing
Authorities. The Housing Choice Voucher Program
is now the largest assisted program administered by
HUD.
MAYWOOD HOUSING
AUTHORITY'S MISSION STATEMENT
The Maywood Housing
Authority's mission is simply but strong in goals that
have been set for the present and future, and
each year we strive to improve where we can. - To
ensure safe, decent, and affordable housing, create
opportunities for resident's self sufficiency and
economic independence, and assure fiscal integrity by
all program participants.
WHAT ARE
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS?
The conversion from the Rental
Certificate and Rental Voucher Program to the Housing
Choice Voucher Program started October 1, 1999. Housing
choice vouchers are administered locally by Maywood
Housing Authority (MHA). MHA receive federal
funds 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 MHA. A housing subsidy is paid to
the landlord directly by MHA on behalf of the
participating family. The family is required to pay at
least 30 percent of income toward the rent
charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the
program.
Exhibit 1-1 shows the
relationship of the Housing Choice Voucher
Program.
STEP
1.
CONGRESS APPROPRIATES
FUNDING
STEP
2.
HUD PROVIDES FUNDING TO
PHAS
Program
Regulations and Annual Contributions Contract
Specify PHA Obligations
and Voucher Funding
STEP
3. PHA
ADMINISTERS PROGRAM AND DISBURSES
FUNDS
Voucher
HAP
Contract
STEP 4&5. FAMLIY
PROGRAM PARTICIPANT Lease specifies
Tenant OWNER
The annual contributions contract
(ACC) between HUD and the PHA provides the PHA with
funding for housing assistance to very low-income
households, and establishes the PHA's responsibilities
in administering this funding.
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CALL MAYWOOD HOUSING AUTHORITY
at (708) 345-7315 today!
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