Virginia Housing Development Authority Presenters: Sharon Fairburn-HCVP Director Diana...

Virginia Housing Development Authority

Presenters: Sharon Fairburn-HCVP Director

Diana Crosswhite-HCVP Policy Specialist

November 2009

Housing Choice VoucherProgram

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vhda.com | 800-227-VHDA

VHDA’s Mission

• To help fellow Virginians obtain safe, sound and decent housing otherwise unaffordable to them

• This is one of the Federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled with rental expenses

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VHDA’s History

• VHDA was created as a housing finance agency to lend money for homeownership programs and to provide financing for multifamily properties

• In 1975 VHDA was appointed by the VA General Assembly to apply for the voucher program in areas in VA that did not have a housing authority or agency to apply for the voucher funding

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VHDA’s History

• Already in VA there were housing authorities administering the public housing program

• VHDA made presentations to every county or city in VA that did not have a housing agency to seek voucher funding for their community

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Program Funding is Limited

• By the mid-1990s Congress began to slow down in providing “new” funding for the voucher program

• VHDA has a waiting list of counties in VA that now want to provide the program but funding is not available

• Congress is funding “special purpose” vouchers but not providing new funding to start new areas or new agency programs

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How the Program Works

• Families rent existing housing stock; the private rental market is used, as new units are not built for the program

• The program is not public housing and entire apartment complexes are not “vouchered”; families are dispersed in the community

• The voucher holder must find a rental unit and willing landlord, the unit is inspected, and the rent requested must be reasonable for the market area

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Leased Structure Types

Single Family Detached40%Multifamily 49%

Row house/townhouse 20%Low-rise 27%High rise with elevator 2%

Manufactured Home 11%

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• A housing assistance payment (HAP) is paid by VHDA directly to the landlord.

• The family pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the federal program.

• Average HAP paid on behalf of the family is $586 program wide.

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• VHDA is authorized to administer Vouchers in all areas of the state, but

• VHDA is not statewide and is not in every jurisdiction in Virginia.

• VHDA’s program is primarily in suburban rural areas; generally not in metro areas although there is some overlap

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• VHDA partnered with special interest groups back in the early 1980s that were not successful working with the local housing authorities for specific housing needs of their clients

• 37.7% of the VHDA’s 9446 vouchers are to persons with disabilities

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Agencies with Allocations to Serve Persons with Disabilities

Junction Center Independent Living Center

Chesterfield CSB

Richmond Residential Services

Central VA Resource Cooperation

Central VA Housing Coalition

Virginia Supportive Housing

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Agencies with Allocations to Serve Persons with Disabilities

Hanover CSB

Henrico Area Mental Health and Retardation Services

Rappahannock-Rapidan CSB

Harrisonburg-Rockingham CSB (effective 1/1/2010 transferring to Harrisonburg RHA)

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Map of Housing Agencies

Lee

Norton

Scott

Wise

Bristol

Dickenson

Russell

Buchanan

Washington Smyth

Tazewell

Wythe

Bland

GraysonCarroll

Galax

Giles

PulaskiRadford

Floyd

Montgomery

Patrick

Craig

AlleghanyCov ington

Salem

Franklin

Roanoke

Martinsv ille

Henry

Bath

Botetourt

Roanoke City

Bedford

Bedford City

Lexington

Rockbridge

Buena Vista

Pittsylv ania

Danv ille

Highland

Staunton

Amherst

Campbell

Lynchburg

Halifax

Augusta

Nelson

Waynesboro

Rockingham

Harrisonburg

Appomattox

Charlotte

Buckingham

Shenandoah

Page

Prince Edward

Greene

Albemarle

Charlottesv ille

Madison

Warren

Frederick

Mecklenburg

Fluv anna

Amelia

Rappahannock

Winchester City

Clarke

Brunswick

Lunenburg

Nottoway

Orange

Louisa

Culpeper

Powhatan

Fauquier

Loudoun

Dinwiddie

Emporia

Greensv ille

Petersburg

Richmond

Hanov er

ChesterfieldColonialHeights

Spotsylv ania

Stafford

Fairfax

Manassas

Fairfax City

Falls Church

Fredericksburg

Caroline

King George

Manassas Park

Sussex

Southampton

HopewellPrinceGeorge

Franklin

Charles City

New Kent

Surry

Alexandria

Arlington

York

Suffolk

Williamsburg

Chesapeake

Portsmouth

Poquoson

VirginiaBeach

Norfolk

Hampton

Blue: VHDA Agencies 25%Yellow: Other PHAs/Housing Agencies 75%Red: No Local PHA/Housing Agency

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VHDA Areas of Operation

Lee

Norton

Scott

Wise

Bristol

Dickenson

Russell

Buchanan

Washington Smyth

Tazewell

Wythe

Bland

GraysonCarroll

Galax

Giles

PulaskiRadford

Floyd

Montgomery

Patrick

Craig

AlleghanyCov ington

Salem

Franklin

Roanoke

Martinsv ille

Henry

Bath

Botetourt

Roanoke City

Bedford

Bedford City

Lexington

Rockbridge

Buena Vista

Pittsylv ania

Danv ille

Highland

Staunton

Amherst

Campbell

Lynchburg

Halifax

Augusta

Nelson

Waynesboro

Rockingham

Harrisonburg

Appomattox

Charlotte

Buckingham

Shenandoah

Page

Prince Edward

Greene

Albemarle

Charlottesv ille

Madison

Warren

Frederick

Mecklenburg

Fluv anna

Amelia

Rappahannock

Winchester City

Clarke

Brunswick

Lunenburg

Nottoway

Orange

Louisa

Culpeper

Powhatan

Fauquier

Loudoun

Dinwiddie

Emporia

Greensv ille

Petersburg

Richmond

Hanov er

Chesterfield

ColonialHeights

Spotsylv ania

Stafford

Fairfax

Manassas

Fairfax City

Falls Church

Fredericksburg

Caroline

King George

Manassas Park

Sussex

Southampton

HopewellPrinceGeorge

Franklin

Charles City

New Kent

Surry

Alexandria

Arlington

York

Suffolk

Williamsburg

Chesapeake

Portsmouth

Poquoson

VirginiaBeach

Norfolk

Hampton

Green: VHDAYellow: Other PHA but no VHDA Voucher Families Living ThereRed: No Families/No Voucher Agency

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Program Income Ranges

Distribution of Income

37%: $5-10,000

21%: $10-15,000

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Family Income Sources

Primary Income Source

49%SSI/SS/Pension

29% Wages

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Current Market and Economy ImpactCurrent Market and Economy Impact

• Increased number of calls from families who need rental assistance

• The average rental assistance payment is $586 per month; families are losing jobs and hours worked being reduced causing the average rental assistance to increase

• VHDA voucher waiting list: @ 6,000 applicants

• Increased number of calls from rental property owners who can’t rent their property and now will consider the voucher program

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Responsibilities of Voucher Holders

The family must:• Supply the HA with information

regarding the family as requested• Allow the HA to inspect the unit• Notify the HA of absences from the

unit and before moving

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The family must:• Inform the HA of any changes in

family composition• Provide the HA with any eviction

notice from the owner• Pay utility bills and maintain

appliances

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The family must not:• Have any interest in the unit• Commit lease violations or

excessively damage the unit• Commit fraud• Engage in criminal activity or abuse

drugs/alcohol• Sublease the unit

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HUD Notice Funding: HUD Notice Funding: 4000 Vouchers4000 Vouchers

Handouts regarding the 4000 vouchers to non-elderly disabled families

• Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 118 / Monday, June 22, 2009 / Notices

• “ACT NOW” Discussion for MFP grantees and HUD vouchers-Grantee Training Call on September 30, 2009

• “Overview and Comments on HUD’s NOFA: Housing Vouchers for Non-Elderly Individuals with Disabilities”

• Reminder Memo

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HUD Notice of Funding (NOFA) HUD Notice of Funding (NOFA) 4000 Vouchers4000 Vouchers

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 118 / Monday, June 22, 2009 / Notices Non Elderly with Disablities (NED)

• The funding has not been announced and HUD has stated it would be by the end of December

• Public comments were permitted (July 13th) and now we are waiting for HUD to publish the methodology on how to apply for the funding

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• VHDA will be applying on behalf of our 35 agencies

• VHDA’s expectation to receive vouchers is good but not a large number—maybe 25 vouchers under this funding notice

• All of VHDA vouchers under this notice will be made available to the Money Follows the Person Program

• We will apply for the maximum permitted under the notice

• There are 2400 PHAs in the nation so the 4000 vouchers will not be available to all PHAs—there will be a ranking system with points assigned to the “winners”

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• Recommend you read the Overview and Comments on HUD’s NOFA: Housing Vouchers for Non-Elderly Individuals with Disabilities”

• The “Overview” presentation provides information on how you as an partnering agency can help your PHA with the necessary information the PHA will need in order to apply for the funding (recommend reading Next Steps Pages 21-25)

• Do expect based on public comments that the information will be revised so my presentation today does not review the NOFA in detail (recommend reading HUD Requests Comments Pages 9-18)

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Questions?Questions?

[email protected] Director804-343-5920 Phone804-343-8390 Fax

[email protected] Policy Specialist804-343-5858 Phone804-343-8349 Fax

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