Choice Mobility gives you the right to request a tenant-based voucher after living at a Project Based Property. A tenant-based voucher allows you to rent housing in the private rental market. With this voucher, you may choose to leave your current property if you need to move closer to family, a job, a school, or for any other reason, while continuing to benefit from rental subsidy.
When Am I Eligible to Request a Tenant-Based Voucher?If the property uses Project-Based Vouchers (PBV), residents can request a tenant-based voucher after living in the property for 1 year.
If the property uses Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) PBV, residents can inquire about a tenant-based voucher by contacting their Resident Service Team member and starting a “Move-on Assessment”. Residents must pass a “Move-on Assessment” to request a tenant-based voucher.
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Homes for Good PSH PBV properties include:
- The Commons on MLK – 2315 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Eugene, Oregon
- The Keystone – 1188 W 13th Ave, Eugene, Oregon
- The Nel – 222 W 11th Ave, Eugene, Oregon
- After living in the PSH PBV property for 2 years a resident can request a tenant-based voucher to port-out of Lane County
- After living in the PSH PBV property for 3 years a resident no longer needs to complete the “Move-on Assessment” and can contact the Housing Specialist Team to request a tenant-based voucher like a PBV resident.
Residents who request a tenant-based voucher from Homes for Good will receive priority for Homes for Good’s next available voucher. You will not need to complete a full Housing Choice Voucher Aka Section 8 application and will be able to request a voucher even if the Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
How Do Tenant-Based Vouchers Work?With a tenant-based voucher you can choose to rent a unit in the private market with HUD assistance. If the rent for the unit is reasonable and an inspection of the unit shows that the unit meets HUD’s housing quality standards, Homes for Good will approve the unit.
Once approved, (1) you sign a lease with the owner and pay about 30% of your income for rent, and (2) Homes for Good signs a contract with the owner to pay the difference between the rent you pay and the total rent for the unit.
Where Can I Live with a Tenant-Based Voucher?With a tenant-based voucher, you may rent a unit within Homes for Good’s region, or you may choose to rent a unit in another part of the country where a different PHA operates a voucher program. The ability to rent outside of your PHA’s region is called portability. You can learn more about voucher portability by Homes for Good.
When choosing a new place to live with a tenant-based voucher, you may think about things like the quality of schools for your children, access to public transportation, and ability to get to and from places of work.
Is Homes for Good Required to Give Me a Tenant-Based Voucher?Yes, though you may have to wait for Homes for Good to have an available voucher to provide you. To issue vouchers through choice mobility, Homes for Good uses vouchers that become available as other families stop using them. Also, Homes for Good may adopt certain limits to the number of vouchers it uses for choice-mobility.