2.13 Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program

2.13 Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program aetrahan Mon, 01/23/2023 - 16:27

Like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Program is administered by PHAs, but the subsidy is attached to a unit rather than a tenant. The subsidy is administered via a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract between a private property owner and the PHA. With some exceptions, the PBV program has substantially the same rules as the HCV program.1  A notable exception is that in the PBV program, a business or economic reason does not constitute good cause for eviction after the initial lease term.2  This essentially amounts to good cause protection within the PBV program. The current version of the mandatory HUD Tenancy Addendum for the PBV program confirms that the lease automatically renews and can only be terminated for good cause.3  After one year in a PBV unit, a tenant can request a switch to the HCV program.4

At the state level, the Louisiana Housing Authority subsidizes some PBV units. These units are typically Permanent Supportive Housing units attached to properties developed using Low Income Housing Tax Credits or other subsidies administered by the Louisiana Housing Corporation (Louisiana’s state housing finance agency).