Title
Resolution to Amend the Administrative Plan Regarding Chapter 17 Project-Based Vouchers
Memorandum
The Ann Arbor Housing Commission's Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan details its policies and procedures for the management of its Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The AAHC periodically revises the Plan to reflect changes in HUD regulations and changes in AAHC policies.
Staff recommend adding language to the Administrative Plan Chapter 17 to ensure compliance with HUD PIH Notice 2017-21 Implementation Guidance: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) - Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Provisions . The AAHC issued a Request for Proposal for Project-Based Vouchers in February 2023. Staff reviewed all the HUD notices related to Project-Based Vouchers to ensure that the Administrative Plan was in compliance and found that a couple Administrative Plan sections needed updating.
Recommendation #1 related to tenant services. "If a PHA plans to exceed the cap on the number of units in a project that may have PBV attached for non-elderly families (i.e., the greater of 25 dwelling units or 25 percent of the dwelling units in any project), the Administrative Plan must describe the types of services offered to families for a project to qualify for the exception and to the extent to which such services will be provided." The Administrative Plan currently allows this but it needs to also list the types of services that may be offered to qualify.
Current PHA Policy
17-II.F. CAP ON NUMBER OF PBV UNITS IN EACH PROJECT
Supportive Services
PHAs must include in the PHA administrative plan the type of services offered to families for a project to qualify for the exception and the extent to which such services will be provided. As of April 18, 2017, the project must make supportive services available to all families receiving PBV assistance in the project, but the family does not actually have to accept and rece...
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