I. The Landlord's Role

The role of the landlord/owner in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing to a tenant at a reasonable rent.

II. The Leasing Process

The leasing process for HCV participants has specific steps that must be followed.

1. Family approved for Housing Choice Voucher Program

➔When a family is deemed eligible¹ for the program and funding is available, the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC)² issues a Housing Choice Voucher. The family receives the Voucher at the tenant briefing. The family then begins looking for a unit.

2. Tenant approval

➔ The landlord/owner must still approve the family as a suitable renter, even though the family has already been deemed eligible for the program by DHC.

➔ DHC does not screen families for their suitability as renters. That is the landlord’s responsibility.

➔ The Approval Process

Ask to see the family’s voucher

Review the Voucher

¹ To be eligible for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, a family must be income eligible and have no drug related/criminal activity within the last three years.

² Detroit Housing Commission is a public housing authority (PHA) that issues the HCVs and is subject to HUD rules and regulations.