The PHAs receive federal funds from the U.S. Housing choice vouchers are administered locally by public housing agencies (PHAs). The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program. Applicant with a child under the age of 18 or not yet 19, if a full-time student with household income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline or receiving any of the following services:įor more information please contact, Charlotte Washington, LMHA Housing Stability Case Manager at (419) 254-3499.Families interested in this opportunity should contact our FSS Program.Īre you a Housing Choice Voucher participant facing an eviction due to non-payment of rent? If so, the 'Home to Stay' program may be able to assist you! LMH also operates a Homeownership program, which allows families to purchase their own home and subsidize a portion of their mortgage with a housing choice voucher. Participants are selected from the HCV waiting list and pay no more than 40% of their adjusted income towards rent, whereas the landlord receives the difference in the form of a housing assistance payment (HAP) from LMH. LMH may potentially assist up to 4,685 families with rental assistance through the HCV program.Īssistance in the HCV program is tied to the family, not the home, and allows the family to lease any home that meets the program requirements, including units outside Lucas Metropolitan Housing jurisdiction through an option called portability. The family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized (paid) by the HCV program. Although the agency can provide help with the family's housing search, the family is ultimately responsible for locating a suitable home.Ī housing subsidy (a determined portion of the rent) is paid to the landlord directly by LMH on behalf of the participating family. Families who are determined eligible are issued a housing choice voucher. This federally-funded rental program allows families to choose their home in the private housing market.

The program is commonly called Section 8. Lucas Metropolitan Housing (LMH) administers the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Please use this number when calling the Housing Choice Voucher Department. The Housing Choice Voucher Program Customer Service phone number is 41.

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