Rochester Housing Authority

HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federally-funded Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program which subsidizes the rents of eligible low-income households in the private rental market. The rental units must be approved by RHA. The rents for the units must be reasonable and the units must pass a Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection. RHA determines the reasonableness of the requested rent and contracts United States Contracting (USC) to conduct the inspections. If approved, the section 8 family pays a percentage (generally, 30 to 40%) of its monthly income for shelter (rent plus utilities) and RHA pays the difference directly to the owner of the unit.

"Obligations of the Family"


 equal housing opportunity The Rochester Housing Authority is committed to serving eligible applicants and will not discriminate against any person on the grounds of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental disability.
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