Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)

Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers / Single Room Occupancy (SRO)

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General Information

The Housing Choice Voucher Program is a Federal housing program that provides rental assistance to extremely low and very low-income families by issuing vouchers to search for rental property in the private rental market. The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is funded and monitored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Orlando Housing Authority administers approximately 4,600 Section 8 housing choice vouchers. Approximately 3,900 vouchers are tenant-based (the participant may move from one unit to another) and approximately 600 are project-based vouchers (the assistance terminates when the family vacates the unit).

Program participants are free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program. Eligible families generally are required to pay 30% of their gross annual income towards the rent. The Orlando Housing Authority pays the landlord the difference between the contract rent amount and the participant's portion. The contract rent amount must be determined "reasonable" based on location, unit size, age of the unit, unit type, amenities and utilities provided by the property owner.