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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 1-6 <br />1-II.B. HCV PROGRAM BASICS <br />The purpose of the HCV program is to provide rental assistance to eligible families. The rules <br />and regulations of the HCV program are determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and <br />Urban Development. The PHA is afforded choices in the operation of the program which are <br />included in the PHA’s Administrative Plan, a document approved by the Board of <br />Commissioners of the PHA. <br />The HCV program offers mobility to eligible families because they may search for suitable <br />housing anywhere in the PHA’s jurisdiction and may also be eligible to move under portability <br />to other PHAs’ jurisdictions. <br />When a family is determined to be eligible for the program and funding is available, the PHA <br />issues the family a housing voucher. When the family finds a suitable housing unit and funding <br />is available, the PHA will enter into a contract with the owner and the family will enter into a <br />lease with the owner. Each party makes their respective payment to the owner so that the owner <br />receives full rent. <br />Even though the family is determined to be eligible for the program, the owner has the <br />responsibility of approving the family as a suitable renter. The PHA continues to make payments <br />to the owner as long as the family is eligible and the housing unit continues to qualify under the <br />program. <br />1-II.C. THE HCV PARTNERSHIPS <br />To administer the HCV program, the PHA enters into a contractual relationship with HUD <br />(Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract). The PHA also enters into contractual <br />relationships with the assisted family and the owner or landlord of the housing unit. <br />For the HCV program to work and be successful, all parties involved – HUD, the PHA, the <br />owner, and the family – have important roles to play. The roles and responsibilities of all parties <br />are defined in federal regulations and in legal documents that parties execute to participate in the <br />program. <br />The chart on the following page illustrates key aspects of these relationships. <br />EXHIBIT 1