The Virginia Beach Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation administers Housing Choice Vouchers locally. Landlords accepting vouchers must pass Housing Quality Standards inspections and sign a HAP contract.
Virginia Beach DHNP runs the local Section 8 program, including waitlist management, briefings, and Housing Quality Standards inspections. Landlords sign a Housing Assistance Payments contract that fixes rent reasonableness, payment timing, and inspection access. Tenant portion is generally 30 percent of adjusted income. Annual recertification updates household income and rent splits. State law now bans source-of-income discrimination, so Virginia Beach landlords cannot refuse vouchers. Properties must meet HQS within 30 days of approval; failed re-inspections suspend HAP payments until corrected.
Failing HQS inspections beyond cure periods can suspend HAP payments. Refusing voucher applicants outright violates VA Code §36-96.3 and triggers Fair Housing penalties.
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