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Section 8
Rental Assistance Programs are designed to help with rental costs for
individuals who fall within program income limits. If you like where
you are living now, it may help you pay your rent, or it may help you
afford a better place to live.
How the Program Works
1. Complete and
mail this preliminary application and your name is placed on a waiting
list by the date and time of application.
2. When your name
reaches the top of the waiting list, you will be scheduled by mail to
attend an enrollment interview where your eligibility is determined and
you receive information on how the program works.
3. If you are eligible,
you will receive a Voucher to certify your eligibility to participate in the
program.
4. Once received,
your Voucher will entitle you to choose a place to live that meets housing
quality standards and rent limits. Any type of housing unit is
acceptable, such as, house, apartment, duplex and mobile homes.
5. You negotiate
the lease terms with the Landlord.
6. You are
responsible for contacting OHFA to schedule an appointment time for your
unit to be inspected.
7. Once the unit
meets housing quality standards, a lease and contract will be signed.
8. OHFA will pay
your landlord a portion of your rent each month. You will be
responsible for paying the rest to the Landlord.
NOTICE:
Any family
member(s) who has engaged in drug related or violent criminal activity is
not eligible to apply for rental assistance for a period of three (3)
years.
Any family member(s) who has been convicted of manufacturing or producing
methamphetamine may not apply for or receive rental assistance.
Any
family member(s) who has been convicted of a sex offense and is subject to
a lifetime registration requirement may not receive rental assistance.
Any family member(s) who owes money to a PHA or an assisted housing
program is not eligible to apply for rental assistance until the debt is
paid.
This application does not
obligate you in any way. Participation is limited, so please answer
all questions completely and send this form to the agency as soon as
possible. If you have any questions, please call (405) 842-2471 or
1-800-256-1489 extension 299. Hearing or speech impaired applicants
can call (405) 848-7471 for TDD. If you are notified that you are
scheduled for an appointment and you need special accommodations due to a
disability, please call (405) 842-2471, ext. 299 or (405) 848-7471 for TDD.
APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO INFORM OHFA
IN WRITING OF ADDRESS/PHONE NUMBER CHANGES:
OHFA
P.O. Box
26720
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0720
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