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Housing Choice Voucher Program-HCV
 (Formerly Section 8)


Jackie Williams, Housing Counselor

The Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly Section 8) is a tenant based rental assistance program in which families may live anywhere in the United States. Qualifying families must be:

  • Determined income eligible
  • Free of debt to any Federally funded housing program, and
  • Drug offenses exclude participation for 3 years, and
  • Felony offenses exclude participation for 3 years, and
  • Pass a local and state criminal background check, and
  • Not been convicted of manufacture or distribution of methamphetamines on any federally funded housing property/program. And
  • Not subject to a lifetime registration as a sex offender

 

The documents below are in PDF format.  The latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free at www.adobe.com.

To download an application from this site,
click here.    For inspections, click here.


Applications can be picked up
Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
 

Applications can be turned in
Monday - Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Click here, for 2009 HCV Payment Standards.

For the 2009 HCV Utility Allowance Schedule click the applicable unit type below.
     Click here for Single Family units
     Click here for Duplex, Apartments, and Multi-Family units
     Click here for Manufactured and Mobile Home units