How does a family obtain an apartment once they have a voucher?
It is the responsibility of a family to find a unit that meets their needs and that meets the housing quality standards, the rent is reasonable, and meets the other program requirements, the PHA executes a HAP contract with the property owner. This contract authorizes the PHA to make subsidy payments on behalf of the family. If the family moves out of the unit, the contract with the owner ends and the family can move with continues assistance to another unit.
It is the responsibility of a family to find a unit that meets their needs. If the family finds a unit that meets the housing quality standards (HQS), the rent is reasonable, and the unit meets other program requirements, the PHA executes a HAP contract with the property owner. This contract authorizes the PHA to make subsidy payments on behalf of the family. If the family moves out of the unit, the contract with the owner ends and the family can move with continued assistance to another unit, assuming all proper steps have been followed.
