- Rental assistance is tied to specific properties or developments.
- Assistance is provided directly to the property owner or landlord.
- Eligible units within the property are designated for low-income individuals or families, usually earning no more than 30% of AMI.
- Rent is typically set at an affordable level based on the tenant’s income, with a portion subsidized by HUD. Rent is typically set at a market level based on submarket rent surveys. The tenant pays a calculated portion of their income, and the delta to the calculated rent is subsidized by HUD.
- Tenants must live in the designated units to receive the rental assistance.
- If ownership can demonstrate a good faith effort has been made to lease a vacant HAP unit, ownership may request reimbursement from HUD for the lost income.