Eligibility
How to Apply
Voucher FAQ
Landlord Rights and Responsibilities
Tenant Rights and Responsibilities
KHA Rights and Responsibilities
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- What are housing choice vouchers?
- See the introduction to housing choice
vouchers
- Who is eligible?
- See the eligibility web page
- What is the application process?
- See the housing choice vouchers
steps page
- How much does a tenant pay?
- See the payment amount web page
- Who administers the housing choice vouchers program?
- The Kenosha Housing Authority (KHA) administers the housing
choice vouchers program for the City of Kenosha. The KHA receives
federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD)
- How quickly can I receive housing assistance?
- Unfortunately, long waiting periods are common. The demand
for housing assistance often exceeds the limited resources available
to HUD and the KHA. We may close waiting lists when we have more
families on the list than can be assisted in the near future.
We suggest applying for a number of programs and in more than
one community.
- Can I pick any rental unit or home?
- Yes, as long as it passes our inspection and does not cause
you to pay more than 40% of your monthly adjusted gross income
toward rent.
- Can I move and continue to receive housing choice voucher
assistance?
- Moves are permissible as long as the family notifies the KHA
ahead of time, terminates the existing lease within the lease
provisions, and finds acceptable alternative housing. Under the
voucher program, new voucher-holders may choose a unit anywhere
in the United States if the family lived in the jurisdiction
of the KHA at the time the family applied for assistance. If
the family did not reside within the KHA's jurisdiction at the
time of the application, the family must initially lease a unit
within that jurisdiction for the first twelve months of assistance.
If the family is eligible to move, the family must contact the
receiving Housing Authority it is moving to to verify that Housing
Authority's moving procedures.
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