About HCV
Commonly called Section 8, this program is designed to assist low-income individuals by paying a portion of their rent. Newly assisted individuals are responsible for paying a minimum of 30% but not more than 40% of their adjusted monthly income for rent and utilities. Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Authority pays the remainder directly to the landlord. The combination of the tenant’s payments and the NWIRHA may not exceed the Payment Standard for the county they live.
Briefings
All briefings will be conducted in the Spencer, Iowa office and must be done in person NO EXCEPTIONS. Seats are limited to 25 per meeting upon a first come first served request, so when you receive your notice be sure to reserve your seat. If the dates received do not work for you, you have the opportunity to be put back on the waiting list two times before your case will be closed and you must reapply. NWIRHA has residency preferences, you must live in one of our 14 counties for a minimum of one year prior to being able to port your voucher from our jurisdiction. We do pull applicants that provide proof of local residence before pulling applicants that do not provide proof of local residency so if you are a local resident and want this benefit please remember to provide your three proof of residence in order to use this preference. We will not assume that you are a local resident without this proof of address.
Tenant Obligations and Rights
These are the Tenant Obligations and Rights that Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Authority has established. Our administrative plan states that the consequence for the first violation of these obligations would be the loss of assistance for a period of 18 months. Should you violate these obligations a second time you would be ineligible for assistance for a period of three years and a third violation you would be banned from the program for life. If you are evicted from a federally subsidized program, you would be ineligible for five years and if you owe money you are ineligible until the balance is paid unless other arrangements are made.