Detroit Housing Commission administers Housing Choice Vouchers. Once a tenant submits a Request for Tenancy Approval, the landlord must complete habitability inspection passes within 21 days, with HCV payments retroactive to the lease start date upon approval.
Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) operates the city's largest Section 8 program with roughly 6,000 vouchers. Once a tenant chooses a unit and submits the Request for Tenancy Approval (RFTA), DHC schedules an HQS (Housing Quality Standards) inspection within 10 business days. The landlord must address fail items within 11 additional calendar days, totaling 21 days. After passing, DHC executes the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract and pays retroactively to the lease start date. Detroit landlords also benefit from a $1,500 leasing-incentive bonus for new HCV participants signed since 2024 to combat voucher refusals and reduce vacancy in MEM-eligible neighborhoods.
Refusing inspection: lease invalidation, source-of-income complaint referral. Failing repairs after 21 days: HAP withheld until pass, no retroactive payment for delay period.
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