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Last page edit 12/17/07
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Section 8 Certificate/Voucher Program The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides funds to the states to subsidize rental housing for low income families. This program, the Section 8 Certificate/Voucher Program, is managed in Maryland by the state Community Development Administration through local administering agencies. The administering agency at the local level is generally the Housing Authority or the Housing Department. Under the Section 8 Certificate/Voucher Program, landlords agree to rent housing that meets federal occupancy standards to families issued a Certificate of Family Participation. Landlords sign a contract with the Community Development Administration or the local administering agency, which will guarantee payment to the landlord as long as the housing and lease adhere to federal regulations. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the administering agency, subsidizes that part of the rent plus utilities that exceeds 30% of the participating family's monthly income. However, under certain conditions in the rent voucher program, the family’s share of the rent may be more or less than 30%. Families must find their own housing, and the rent must generally not exceed fair market value. To qualify, a family's total income must be usually 50% or less of the median income for the area in which the rental housing is located. In addition to single elderly, disabled or handicapped persons, those single persons who are displaced from previous housing by governmental actions, or who are the remaining family members of a tenant family in the program, may be eligible for the Section 8 Certificate/Voucher Program. The Maryland Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is in the City Crescent Building, 5th floor, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2505. Telephone number is (410) 962-2520. Last date of legal review 5/01(BNI) Source: Baltimore Neighborhoods Inc |
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