RAD Tenant Rights

Yes, provided the unit passes Section 8 HQS inspection and can be inhabited.

Yes, all existing public housing tenants at the time of conversion are guaranteed to receive a voucher for the Section 8 program (a project-based voucher that’s tied to the unit, not the tenant).

No, we may need to request some updated records, but we will not reestablish eligibility for the program. Everyone in public housing at the time of conversion has a right to remain.

The primary benefit is the option for choice mobility to move into the private rental market after one year. Right now, tenants do not have the option for continued assistance if they move out of the low-rent public housing program without applying for the Section 8 waiting list.

Section 8 has the mobility factor after the initial lease (one year) expires. Additionally, because Section 8 tenant-based vouchers allow up to 40% of a tenant’s income to be used toward rent, a tenant could afford a larger unit. Or, if a tenant wanted to get out of the apartment-style setting of the public housing units, they could find a cottage in the country to rent using their Section 8 tenant-based voucher.