Housing Choice Vouchers Project Based Vouchers Section 811

Housing Choice Vouchers Project Based Vouchers Section 811 Program

Housing Choice Voucher Program Qualifications How to apply Preferences

Housing Choice Vouchers Qualifications • Income at or below 30% or 50% AMI • No debts owed to MSHDA or other PHA • No eviction from Federal program last 3 years • Criminal Screen pass: Violent Criminal-24 months Drug criminal-12 months Lifetime sex offender

Housing Choice Vouchers How to apply • Homeless • HARA must certify homelessness and residency • Open waiting list • Applications are online • Must be able to verify any preference claimed * Can only be on one county list at a time

Housing Choice Vouchers Preferences • Homeless • Disabled County resident (living or working) • County resident • Disabled state resident • State resident • Disabled non-resident • Non-resident

Housing Choice Vouchers Leasing Up • Once pulled from waiting list • Voucher issued for 60 days, possible extensions • Find an affordable unit • Payment standard • Comparable rents • Landlord requirements • Proof of ownership • Proof of paid taxes • All paperwork, direct deposit • Inspection

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Project Based Voucher Program

Project Based Vouchers • • Owner of multifamily housing developments Received LIHTC Reservation or other MSHDA financing Within the past 3 years Application Process on PBV Website PBV Owner Letter of Intent PBV Owner Proposal – Existing, Rehabilitation or New Construction Preliminary Award Letter – List of conditions that must be met prior to AHAP and HAP

Project Based Vouchers AHAP • • All rehabilitation and newly constructed projects Must be executed prior to any ground work Several conditions outlined in Preliminary Award letter Estimated PBV rents

Project Based Vouchers HAP Contract • • Single stage or multiple stages Once work is completed Internal and external certifications/sign offs Exhibit A – list of units with initial rents Exhibit B – Services Exhibit C – Utilities Exhibit D – Fair housing and 504 requirements for units with mobility and hear/visual features

Project Based Vouchers • • • PBV Lease up Meeting 120 days prior to property lease up Purpose of meeting: Open PBV waiting list – finalize publication Applicants will contact lead agency – point of entry Discuss PBV process Discuss Role of partners Schedule follow up meetings for leasing PBV units.

Project Based Vouchers • Applicant Qualifications • Same criminal screening process as HCV • Each development has specific requirements • Homeless • Chronically homeless • Homeless and disabled • DV • Special needs • Income – 30% AMI at move in * Residency is not required

811 Program Qualifications How to apply--Owners/Developers

Section 811 Program Qualifications – Households • Income at or below 30% • At least one individual with a disability who is: Non-elderly: between 18 and 61 years of age at time of lease-up Eligible for community-based, long-term services such as those provided through Medicaid waivers.

Section 811 Program How to apply • 4% LIHTC combined with MSHDA direct lending programs, or 9% LIHTC • No Senior LIHTC Developments • Developments submit 811 PRA Preliminary Assessment Tool • Application can be made at any stage of construction process

Website / Links • MSHDA HCV Website http: //www. michigan. gov/mshda/0, 4641, 7 -141 -5555_41607 ---, 00. html • PBV: http: //www. michigan. gov/mshda/0, 4641, 7 -1415555_41607 ---, 00. html • Administration Plan: http: //www. michigan. gov/mshda/0, 4641, 7 -141 --269826 -, 00. html • 811 PRA Program: https: //www. michigan. gov/mshda/0, 4641, 7 -141 - 5515357553 --, 00. html

MSHDA Contacts Housing Choice Voucher Program Contacts: Christine Miller, Manager Phone: 517. 3737. 7283 Email: millerc 10@michigan. gov Ann Mueller, Resource Specialist Phone: 517. 335. 1137 Email: muellera@Michigan. gov Project Based Voucher Program Contacts: Kathy French, PBV Specialist Phone: 517. 241. 0505 Email: frenchk@Michigan. gov Andy Spitzley, PBV Specialist Phone: 517. 241. 0230 Email: Spitzley. A 4@michigan. gov 811 Program Contact: Cathy Sheets Phone: 517. 373. 1886 Email: Sheets. C@Michigan. gov

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