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SECTION 8
The Waiting List is currently CLOSED. GHURA
is NOT accepting applications at this time.
WHAT IS Section
8?
HOW
DO I APPLY?
HOW DOES
THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORK?
WILL I NEED TO PRODUCE
ANY DOCUMENTATION?
WILL I NEED TO PRODUCE
ANY DOCUMENTATION?
WILL I HAVE TO SIGN
A LEASE?
ARE THERE ANY SELECTION
PREFERENCES?
HOW IS RENT DETERMINED?
HOW LONG
CAN I RECEIVE SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE?
TECHNICAL GUIDANCE
2007 ADMIN PLAN
WHAT IS Section 8?
Section 8 is a program that provides vouchers and
certificates to eligible very low-income families,
the elderly, and persons with disabilities. The
vouchers and certificates are a form of monetary
rental assistance that helps very low-income families
rent affordable housing of their choice from landlords
on Guam. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) administers Federal aid to GHURA
to provide rental assistance for very low-income
residents to make renting housing in the community
affordable.
GHURA determines your eligibility
based on:
Annual gross income;
Whether you qualify as elderly, a person with
a disability, or as a family; and
U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status.
HOW DO I APPLY?
If you are interested in
applying for Section 8 rental assistance, contact
the GHURA Housing Services Division at 671-477-9851
or pick up an application at the GHURA Main
Office located at 117 Bien Venida Avenue, Sinajana,
Guam.
HOW DOES THE APPLICATION
PROCESS WORK?
You will fill it out an applicant for Section
8. GHURA needs to collect the following information
to determine eligibility:
Names of all persons who would be living in the
unit, their sex, date of birth, and relationship
to the family head;
Your present address and telephone number;
Family characteristics (e.g., veteran) or circumstances
that might qualify the family for tenant selection
preferences;
Names and addresses of your current and previous
landlords for information about your family's
suitability as a tenant;
An estimate of your family's anticipated income
for the next twelve months and the sources of
that income; and
The names and addresses of employers, banks, and
any other information GHURA would need to verify
your income and deductions, and to verify the
family composition.
A representative from GHURA’s Housing Services
Division will describe the Section 8 program and
its requirements, and answer any questions you
might have.
WILL I NEED TO PRODUCE ANY
DOCUMENTATION?
Yes, a GHURA representative will request whatever
documentation is needed (e.g., birth certificates,
tax returns) to verify the information given on
your application. GHURA will also rely on direct
verification from your employer, etc. You will
be asked to sign a form to authorize release of
pertinent information to the GHURA.
WILL I NEED TO PRODUCE ANY
DOCUMENTATION?
GHURA will provide written notification. If GHURA
determines that you are eligible, your name will
be put on a waiting list, unless GHURA is able
to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached
on the waiting list, GHURA will contact you. If
it is determined that you are ineligible, GHURA
will explain why and, if you wish, you can request
an informal hearing.
WILL I HAVE TO SIGN A LEASE?
If you are offered Section 8 rental assistance
and accept it, you will have to sign a lease with
the landlord from which you choose to rent. GHURA
will provide the lease agreement.
ARE THERE ANY SELECTION
PREFERENCES?
Include a description of the selection preference
here.
HOW IS RENT DETERMINED?
Your rent, which is referred to as the Total Tenant
Payment (TTP), would be based on your family's
anticipated gross annual income less deductions,
if any. HUD regulations allow GHURA to exclude
from annual income the following allowances:
$480 for each dependent;
$400 for any elderly family, or a person with
a disability; and
Some medical deductions for families headed by
an elderly person or a person with disabilities.
Based on your application, a GHURA representative
will determine if any of the allowable deductions
should be subtracted from your annual income.
Annual income is the anticipated total income
from all sources received from the family head
and spouse, and each additional member of the
family 18 years of age or older. The formula used
in determining the TTP is the highest of the following,
rounded to the nearest dollar:
30 percent of the monthly-adjusted income. (Monthly
Adjusted Income is annual income less deductions
allowed by the regulations);
Welfare rent, if applicable; or
A $25 minimum rent.
HOW LONG CAN I RECEIVE SECTION
8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE?
In general, you may receive Section 8 rental assistance
for as long as you comply with the lease and as
long as your family’s income is with in
the Section 8 income limits.
TECHNICAL GUIDANCE:
The Section 8 program regulations are at 24
CFR Part 983.
Additional information about the Section 8 program
can be found by visiting the
Section 8 program web pages at the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development web site.
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