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 07/27/2010 FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY EXPANSIONThe Housing Commission received additional funding to enhance the Family Self-Sufficiency Program in 2010. We are currently completing orientations for public housing and section 8 families who wish to better their futures and hope to increase their employment ability and/or move to home ownership. Please contact our staff at 410-222-6200, extension 156 for section 8 families, and extension 134 for public housing residents.06/17/2010 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING NOTICEThis is notice that the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County will hold their board meeting on Thursday, June 17, at 8:30 A.M. at 7477 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., in the third floor conference room.06/04/2010 COMMERCIAL SPACE IN GLEN BURNIEThe Housing Commission has commercial space available to rent at North Arundel Plaza in the Glen Burnie Town Center. We offer great rates in an excellent facility. Call Now - 410-222-6200, ext. 117. |
Housing Choice Voucher ProgramThe Housing Choice Voucher Program provides rental assistance to help low income persons afford decent and safe rental housing. The Programs are funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and administered by public housing agencies throughout the country. The Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County (HCAAC) is the housing agency that administers the Program for Anne Arundel County citizens. A person selected to participate in the Housing Choice Voucher program is issued a rental voucher and is then free to locate a dwelling unit suitable to the family's needs and desires in the private rental market. Once the family selects a unit, HCAAC must inspect the unit before initial leasing and at least annually thereafter to ensure that the unit meets HUD Housing Quality Standards (HQS). Once the unit passes the housing standards inspection, HCAAC will enter into a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contract with the Owner who leases the unit to the family. Thereafter, HCAAC pays a portion of the rent, the HAP, to the owner on behalf of the family. Under the rental voucher program, the family is generally required by regulation to pay approximately 30-40% of adjusted monthly income toward rent and utilities. The Housing Assistance Payment made by HCAAC to the Owner generally pays the remaining 60% of the approved contract rent. For more information on the Housing Choice Voucher Program, please contact us. |