HCV Participants

A participant of the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has certain responsibilities in reporting information to DCA in a timely matter. Failure to do so could lead to owing money which must be repaid or result in the termination of assistance.

DCA will assign a separate bedroom to the head of household in addition to the following circumstances:

• DCA will assign one bedroom for each two (2) persons within the household (other than spouses);
• Single person families will be allocated either a zero bedroom or one-bedroom unit;
• Live-in aides (including any family members of a live-in aide) will be allocated one separate bedroom; and
• DCA does not determine who shares a bedroom/sleeping room.

DCA is required to inspect a family’s rental property at least annually. An inspector will contact both the family and the landlord to schedule the inspection. Failure to allow the annual inspection to occur will be cause for termination of assistance.  When a family occupies the unit at the time of inspection an adult family member must be present for the inspection.

Once an inspection is conducted, a summary of repairs to the unit and a time frame in which to complete those repairs is given to either the landlord or participant. Failure to complete the repairs within the time frame specified will be cause for termination of assistance. If the failure is on the part of the landlord, the family is issued a voucher to find another unit. If the failure is on the part of the family, assistance is terminated. If either party should complete the repairs by the date of the termination, assistance may continue with that unit if both parties agree to continue the occupancy.