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Housing Choice Voucher Program Landlord Quarterly Winter 2015 Landlord Training Sessions HACP is pleased to offer our current landlords and interested Pittsburgh property owners a series of landlord training sessions beginning in February 2015. Space is limited, so please contact the HCV staff to register in advance. February 17, 2015 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. 200 Ross Street, 1st Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 New Landlord Orientation Provides an overview of the Housing Choice Voucher Program and working with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Open to landlords new to the HCV program, as well as long-term landlords looking for a refresher course. To register contact: Stacy Pethia Landlord Outreach Coordinator 412-456-5000, ext. 4004 [email protected]
April 9 & 10, 2015 (two day course) 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m Mercy Behavioral Health 1200 Reedsdale Street Pittsburgh, PA 15233
February 20, 2015 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Liberty Conference Room Allegheny County Dept. of Human Services 1 Smithfield Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Mental Health First Aid
Lease Termination, Notice to Vacate, and Understanding Municipal Court Proceedings The 90-minute session provides an overview of the lease termination and eviction processes through the Municipal Court System, and what happens following a hearing. To register contact:
This 8-hour course teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance abuse. The course will focus on the needs of veterans, making the course particularly beneficial to anyone working with our HUDVASH program. Space is limited to 25.
Brooke Burchette Landlord Support Representative 412-456-5000, ext. 4034 [email protected]
To register contact: Stacy Pethia Landlord Outreach Coordinator 412-456-5000, ext. 4004 [email protected]
Homeless Veterans Housing Update The HACP would like to thank all of you who have expressed an interest in helping us end veteran homelessness by December 2015. There has been an outpouring of support for this effort among all of our landlords and, with your help, we are making strides towards reaching this goal. The HACP issued its first 9 HUDVASH vouchers on November 14th and four of those families have been successfully placed in a permanent home. We have also joined with the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, HUD and local service providers to permanently house homeless veterans through the Veterans Rapid Results Boot Camp. Between August 11 and November 18, 2014, the group provided support services to 326 homeless veterans and assisted 161 homeless veterans into permanent housing. The Boot Camp has just begun its second 100-day effort with hopes of finding permanent homes for even more of our nation’s heros.
2015 HACP Voucher Payment Standards Effective January 1, 2015, the Housing Authority of the City Pittsburgh will be implementing the following Voucher Payment Standards for all new Housing Choice Voucher program contracts. The amounts shown below indicate the maximum amount of subsidy used in the rental calculation. These are gross rent amounts (contract rent + utilities costs) and do not account for the cost of any utilities for which the tenant is responsible. Please visit our website to download the full 2015 voucher payment standards quick reference guide.
2015 HACP Voucher Payment Standards (Gross Rent) Bedroom Size Gross Rent
Single Room Occupancy
Efficiency
OneBedroom
TwoBedroom
ThreeBedroom
FourBedroom
FiveBedroom
$453
$604
$693
$865
$1,086
$1,155
$1,329
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards Beginning January 2015, the HACP will begin enforcing the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards Act of 2013. The act requires owners of rental properties to install carbon monoxide alarms in rental units which use fossil-fuel burning heaters or appliances, have working fireplaces, or an attached garage. The alarms must be installed outside of each bedroom and near fossil fuel-burning heaters and fireplaces. Owners are also required to replace any missing or broken alarms prior to the start of each new tenancy, and to ensure that new batteries are installed in each alarm at the start of each new occupancy. The alarms must be in compliance with UL 2034 and should be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
Landlord News Moving to Digital Format in 2015 In early 2015, the Quarterly Landlord News will transition to a digital publication. Regular mailings will be discontinued and each issue will be sent via email with copies posted on our website. If you would like to receive future issues of the Quarterly Landlord News in your email, please send a blank email message to stacy.pethia@hacp. org with LANDLORD NEWSLETTER written in the subject line.
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Housing Choice Voucher Program Landlord Quarterly Winter 2015 Landlord Training Sessions HACP is pleased to offer our current landlords and interested Pittsburgh property owners a series of landlord training sessions beginning in February 2015. Space is limited, so please contact the HCV staff to register in advance. February 17, 2015 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. 200 Ross Street, 1st Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 New Landlord Orientation Provides an overview of the Housing Choice Voucher Program and working with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Open to landlords new to the HCV program, as well as long-term landlords looking for a refresher course. To register contact: Stacy Pethia Landlord Outreach Coordinator 412-456-5000, ext. 4004 [email protected]
April 9 & 10, 2015 (two day course) 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m Mercy Behavioral Health 1200 Reedsdale Street Pittsburgh, PA 15233
February 20, 2015 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Liberty Conference Room Allegheny County Dept. of Human Services 1 Smithfield Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Mental Health First Aid
Lease Termination, Notice to Vacate, and Understanding Municipal Court Proceedings The 90-minute session provides an overview of the lease termination and eviction processes through the Municipal Court System, and what happens following a hearing. To register contact:
This 8-hour course teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance abuse. The course will focus on the needs of veterans, making the course particularly beneficial to anyone working with our HUDVASH program. Space is limited to 25.
Brooke Burchette Landlord Support Representative 412-456-5000, ext. 4034 [email protected]
To register contact: Stacy Pethia Landlord Outreach Coordinator 412-456-5000, ext. 4004 [email protected]
Homeless Veterans Housing Update The HACP would like to thank all of you who have expressed an interest in helping us end veteran homelessness by December 2015. There has been an outpouring of support for this effort among all of our landlords and, with your help, we are making strides towards reaching this goal. The HACP issued its first 9 HUDVASH vouchers on November 14th and four of those families have been successfully placed in a permanent home. We have also joined with the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, HUD and local service providers to permanently house homeless veterans through the Veterans Rapid Results Boot Camp. Between August 11 and November 18, 2014, the group provided support services to 326 homeless veterans and assisted 161 homeless veterans into permanent housing. The Boot Camp has just begun its second 100-day effort with hopes of finding permanent homes for even more of our nation’s heros.
2015 HACP Voucher Payment Standards Effective January 1, 2015, the Housing Authority of the City Pittsburgh will be implementing the following Voucher Payment Standards for all new Housing Choice Voucher program contracts. The amounts shown below indicate the maximum amount of subsidy used in the rental calculation. These are gross rent amounts (contract rent + utilities costs) and do not account for the cost of any utilities for which the tenant is responsible. Please visit our website to download the full 2015 voucher payment standards quick reference guide.
2015 HACP Voucher Payment Standards (Gross Rent) Bedroom Size Gross Rent
Single Room Occupancy
Efficiency
OneBedroom
TwoBedroom
ThreeBedroom
FourBedroom
FiveBedroom
$453
$604
$693
$865
$1,086
$1,155
$1,329
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards Beginning January 2015, the HACP will begin enforcing the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards Act of 2013. The act requires owners of rental properties to install carbon monoxide alarms in rental units which use fossil-fuel burning heaters or appliances, have working fireplaces, or an attached garage. The alarms must be installed outside of each bedroom and near fossil fuel-burning heaters and fireplaces. Owners are also required to replace any missing or broken alarms prior to the start of each new tenancy, and to ensure that new batteries are installed in each alarm at the start of each new occupancy. The alarms must be in compliance with UL 2034 and should be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions.
Landlord News Moving to Digital Format in 2015 In early 2015, the Quarterly Landlord News will transition to a digital publication. Regular mailings will be discontinued and each issue will be sent via email with copies posted on our website. If you would like to receive future issues of the Quarterly Landlord News in your email, please send a blank email message to stacy.pethia@hacp. org with LANDLORD NEWSLETTER written in the subject line.
