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Housing Choice Voucher Program - Housing Quality Standards
Guidelines
Having a good
place to live is important. KMHA and the Section 8 Housing
Choice Voucher Program will help you with this process.
You are free to choose any house or apartment you like, as long
as it meets program requirements for quality.
The Requirements:
Every
house or apartment must have at least a living room,
kitchen, and bathroom. A one-room efficiency apartment
with a kitchen area is alright. However, there must be a
separate bathroom for the private use of your family.
Generally there must be one living/sleeping room for every two
family members.
First Floor
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areas outlined below to view their requirements. A small
pop up window will display.
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Exterior Requirements
Health and Safety
Second Floor
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outlined below to view their requirements. A small pop up
window will display.
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Exterior Requirements
Health and Safety
Basement
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outlined below to view their requirements. A small pop up
window will display.
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Housing Quality Standards
Housing
quality standards help to insure that your home will be safe,
healthy, and comfortable. In the Section 8 Housing Voucher
Program there are two kinds of housing quality standards.
Things that a home must have in order to be approved by the PHA,
and additional things that you should think about for the
special needs of your own family. These are items that you can
decide.
The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program
The
Section 8 Housing Voucher Program allows you to choose a house
or apartment you like. It may be where you are living now or
somewhere else. The must have standards are very basic items
that every apartment must have. But a home that has all of the
must have standards may still not have everything you need or
would like. With the help of Section 8 Housing Voucher Program,
you should be able to afford a good home, so you should think
about what you would like your home to have. You may want a big
kitchen or a lot of windows or a first floor apartment. Worn
wallpaper or paint may bother you. Think of these things as you
are looking for a home. Please take the time to read A Good
Place to Live. If you would like to stay in your present home,
use this booklet to see if your home meets the housing quality
standards. If you want to move, use it each time you go to look
for a new house or apartment, and good luck in finding your good
place to live.
Read each section carefully. After you find a place to live,
you can start the Request for Lease Approval process. You may
find a place you like that has some problems with it. Check
with your PHA about what to do, since it may be possible to
correct the problems.
Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority
201A West High Street
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050 |
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