How can I receive immediate housing? How do I apply?
Where am I on the waiting list?
I have a voucher and I want to move to Austin. Whom
do I contact?
Do you have a Home Ownership Program?
I want to be a landlord on the Housing
Choice Voucher Program (formerly known as Section 8). How can I list my unit?
What are the HQS standards for HCV
(S8) inspections?
What
are the current utility allowances for the HCV (S8) Program?
What is the HACA policy on Community Service and Self Sufficiency Requirement?
How can I receive immediate housing? How do I apply?
The Housing Authority of the City of Austin does not provide immediate
housing. At this time the housing authority is accepting applications for the
public housing program. Once an application is filled out, applicants are placed
on a waiting list according to the date and time of their application, size
of the unit for which they qualify (public housing only) and local preference
for which they may qualify. The waiting list for one and two bedroom units in
conventional public housing is 18 to 24 months, while the waiting list for three
and four bedroom units is approximately six months. For immediate temporary
housing, please contact the Salvation Army.
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Where am I on the
waiting list?
The waiting list is updated monthly on the HACA Web site. You
may locate your position on the waiting list at www.hacanet.org/how_to_obtain_housing/wait_list.php.
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I have a voucher
and I want to move to Austin. Whom do I contact?
Call the portability counselor in the Housing Choice Voucher
Department -- Megan Manahan, (512) 477-1314 Ext. 1342. To fax information,
send it to (512) 494-0686.
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Do you have
a Home Ownership Program?
HACA does have a Home Ownership Program
that provides a maximum loan of $10,000 on a first come, first serve basis
to residents who meet the criteria. Residents must be a first time home
buyer
or
cannot
have
owned a home in the last three years. A minimum of $2,500 must also be contributed
toward the down payment, closing cost or reserves. Residents must then qualify
for a first lien mortgage and have received first mortgage financing from a
private financial institution. Lastly, a HACA-approved home buyer training
course must be passed. To learn more or download an application, visit www.hacanet.org/services/homeownership_programs.php.
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I want to be a
landlord on the Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly known as Section
8). How can I list my unit?
The first step in renting your property
to a Housing Choice Voucher participant is to review a property owner checklist
and complete
a
rental
listing form. The rental listing form
allows the Housing Authority of the City of Austin to get information about
your vacancy to advertise it to our clients who are moving.
Once HACA posts your listing, clients will then contact you about renting
your property. You will show them the property and conduct your normal screening
process in selecting a tenant. If you decide to lease to an assisted client,
they will give you their moving packet to complete, which
includes some forms that will get you set up as a vendor in our program and
an inspection form that allows HACA to come out and approve the property.
To see more information about the process, please visit www.hacanet.org/housing_choice_vouchers/landlords.
If you have
further questions, contact Gisela Silva, the landlord outreach specialist, at
giselas@hacanet.org.
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What are the HQS standards for HCV (S8)
inspections?
Download the HQS checklist here.
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What are the current utility
allowances for the HCV (S8) Program?
View the current utility allowances here.
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What
is the HACA policy on Community Service and Self Sufficiency Requirement?
Download the current HACA policy on Community Service and Self Sufficiency Requirements
here.
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