Section 8 / HCVP

The federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, where tenants pay rent partially via federal subsidy.

The Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly Section 8) is the federal rental-assistance program where eligible low-income households receive vouchers that cover a portion of rent paid directly to the landlord. For mobile-home-park operators, accepting voucher residents requires HUD inspection, signing a Housing Assistance Payments contract, and accepting the program's rent caps. A growing number of states ban source-of-income discrimination, meaning operators in those states cannot refuse to consider voucher applicants. Source-of-income discrimination is one of the fastest-growing fair-housing complaint categories.

Related Terms

Fair Housing Act

The federal law prohibiting housing discrimination based on protected class status.
Tenant Screening

The process of evaluating a rental applicant's creditworthiness, history, and suitability.

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