July 4
SHA offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4 to observe the Independence Day holiday.
SHA offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4 to observe the Independence Day holiday.
Households in the Project-based and Mod Rehab programs pay 30 percent of their monthly income for rent and utilities. Housing assistance covers the remaining cost of rent and utilities.
This type of housing assistance works differently from Seattle Housing Authority's (SHA) tenant-based voucher program, in which households are issued vouchers they use in the private rental market. In the Project-based and Mod Rehab programs, households apply directly to the nonprofit agencies and the vouchers cannot transfer from the specific units they are assigned to.
Property managers advertise vacant units and have their own screening criteria. Contact agencies directly to learn about each program's eligibility requirements, available units and how to apply.
Households pay 30 percent of monthly adjusted income for rent and utilities in the Project-based and Mod Rehab programs. Monthly adjusted income is a household's income, after certain deductions and allowances are taken into account. Households continue to pay reduced rent as long as they live in a Project-based or Mod Rehab unit.
SHA conducts reviews either every year or every three years, depending on who is in the household, to make sure the household is still eligible for the program. The agency providing the housing checks the household's income and family composition.
SHA also inspects Project-based and Mod Rehab units at least every two years to ensure compliance with Housing Quality Standards. The unit must pass the inspection for assistance to continue.
Participants may move from one Project-based or Mod Rehab building to another and continue to receive assistance, but will have to submit a new application for the new building. Eligibility requirements may vary among buildings. Participants who move into a building or unit that is not covered by the program will lose housing assistance.
SHA may terminate assistance when a household's income increases to the point the household is no longer eligible, or because it has not fulfilled the program's obligations.
Project-based and Mod Rehab tenants and landlords each have rights, and are subject to requirements, while participating in the program. SHA performs specific duties as the administrator of the program.
As a tenant, state law grants you the right to a livable dwelling, protection from unlawful discrimination, the right to hold the landlord liable for damage caused by the landlord's negligence, and protection against lockouts and seizure of personal property by the landlord.
Landlords have the right to hold tenants responsible for tenant-caused damage to a unit, not including normal wear-and-tear. Tenants may be required to pay for or repair damage they have caused.
Landlords have the right, and the obligation, to select tenants using the same standards they apply to all applicants for their rental units. They may deny applicants who do not meet their screening criteria.
As the local administrator of the Project-based and Mod Rehab programs, Seattle Housing Authority:
Seattle Housing Authority's role in the program is limited, and there are some things the agency does not do. In general, Seattle Housing Authority does not: