Landlord Incentive Program

• Application
  • A family applies to the agency to enroll in the program. (“Family” also includes elderly, disabled and displaced persons who live alone.)
• Certification
  • The family is certified by the agency to participate in the program.
• Housing Selection
  • The family chooses a place within 60 days that meets program housing standards and rent reasonableness limits. Their present dwelling may qualify too.
• Negotiation
  • You and the family come to an agreement on lease terms.
• Agency Review
  • The agency evaluates the lease and inspects the unit to make sure they both meet program standards. You and the family must inspect the unit too.
• Contract
  • You and the agency execute a housing assistance payments (HAP) contract in order for payments to begin.
• Payments
  • The agency pays you part of the rent each month. The family pays the rest.

Any type of rental housing—single-family dwelling to high rise apartment—is eligible.

Through housing assistance payments (HAP payments). The Housing Authority pays the difference between the contract rent and what the tenant pays. These payments are made on a monthly basis.

The tenant’s rent share is based on 30% of their adjusted income and the payment standard for the number of bedrooms in the unit. The 30% figure takes into account the number of dependents and the cost of dependent child care and, for elderly or disabled persons, any extraordinary medical expenses.

You are able to set the price you like for your unit, as long as it adheres to Fair Market Rent. Every year, HUD adjusts the Fair Market Rent (FMR) to reflect the current average rental unit pricing. This provides a guide for both Housing Authorities (like CCHRA) and their participating landlords to charge their tenants fairly and proportionately.

As the landlord, you retain the right to evict any tenant, even one with a housing voucher. While we try to avoid evictions, it is between landlord and tenant if a lease agreement is broken in any way. Every tenant who receives a housing voucher is, however, pre-screened for any possible issues and is already prescribed the resources they may need to overcome these problems. You also get the chance to screen tenants based on your own criteria to avoid any miscommunications.There is no evidence to show that voucher holders make more problematic tenants than non-voucher holders. Studies show that most individuals with housing vouchers are long-term tenants, staying 7-8 years on average.

Not at all. It is your decision when to, and when not to accept vouchers. We will always be here to help when you do decide to!

No! In fact, we encourage you to accept as many voucher holders as possible. For landlords with less than 10 units, we recommend utilizing the Small Landlord Revolving Loan Fund.