Important Notice: Government Shutdown and Housing Assistance Payments (HAP)

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Landlord Information

Corpus Christi Housing Choice Voucher program (typically referred to as “Section 8”) provides housing assistance payments on behalf of qualified renters .This HCV program provides direct cash subsidies to landlords of rental properties in exchange for a promise to rent to people with low incomes and a promise to meet Housing Quality Standards which will be certified by Corpus Christi Housing inspectors. Area landlords benefit from this program by having a reliable pool of tenants and assurance that Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) will be paid on time every month. To learn how to become a landlord who participates in the program, call our HCV program office at (361) 889-3300 or email to landlords@hacc.org. 

Dear Landlords,

The following provides important information regarding the ongoing federal government shutdown and its potential impact on Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding.

Prior to the shutdown, funding for the Housing Choice Voucher Program’s (HCV) housing assistance payments (HAP) were fully funded for October and partially for November.

According to the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to obligate the remaining

November HAP, as well as the December HAP, later this month. These funds are expected to be available to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) at the beginning of each month, as is customary.

This is a promising development. However, we want to emphasize that the Corpus Christi Housing Authority relies on timely federal appropriations from HUD to issue housing assistance payments.

While we remain fully committed to honoring our contractual obligations under the HCV program, we are dependent on HUD’s continued funding to do so.

We are closely monitoring the situation and will share updates with you as soon as new information becomes available.

We appreciate your patience and partnership as we work through these uncertain circumstances together. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office at (361) 889-3326 or email us at landlords@hacc.org 

Thank you for your continued support.

Regards,

Rhen C. Bass, CPA
Interim President & CEO
Corpus Christi Housing Authority & Coastal Housing Partners

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How to Become
a Landlord

  1.  List your property on GoSection8.com or various rental websites  
  2. Interview and screen prospective families
  3. Select a family based on your screening criteria and fair housing law requirements
  4. The family will provide you with the required Request for Tenancy Approval Form (RFTA) to be completed by you and the family
  5. The family submits the RFTA to the CCHA office
  6. CCHA will contact you to request ownership documents
  7. Once all information is received, the CCHA inspector will schedule an inspection
  8. After the unit passes inspection and the move-in date is established, you and the family sign the lease and you will sign the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract
  9. After all documents are signed; the family receives the keys to the unit
  10. The family moves into the unit and payments will commence from the move in date. Payments are made on the 1st. Landlords have the sole responsibility for the management and maintenance of the unit
BECOME A LANDLORD

CURRENT LANDLORDS

What are my responsibilities as an Owner?

  1. Pre-screening to decide if the family is suitable for tenancy of the unit
  2. Performing all of the owner’s obligations under the HAP contract and the lease
  3. Performing all management and rental functions for the assisted unit
  4. Maintaining the unit in accordance with HQS, including performance of ordinary and extraordinary maintenance
  5. Complying with equal opportunity requirements
  6. Preparing and furnishing to the HA information required under the HAP contract
  7. Collecting payment from the family: security deposit, tenant rent, other tenant charges for damages to the unit
  8. Enforcing tenant obligation under the lease
  9. Paying for utilities and services (unless paid by the family under the lease)
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