The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency administers Housing Choice Vouchers locally, performing initial unit inspections, approving rent reasonableness, and executing HAP contracts before move-in for participating landlords.
SHRA, which serves both the City and County of Sacramento, runs the Housing Choice Voucher program. After a tenant selects a unit, the landlord submits a Request for Tenancy Approval (RFTA), and SHRA schedules a Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection, conducts a rent-reasonableness comparison against similar unassisted units, and executes a Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract. Subsidies cover the gap between the tenant's portion (typically 30% of adjusted income) and the contract rent. Annual recertifications and biennial inspections continue throughout the tenancy. Landlords may not refuse vouchers under state source-of-income protections.
Side payments above the HAP-contract rent, failing HQS inspections without timely repair, or evicting solely to exit the program can result in HAP termination and SHRA enforcement.
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