Iowa Code r. 265-24.3 - Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria shall be met.

(1) Demonstrated need. An applicant must demonstrate need for rent subsidy by meeting all of the following requirements:

a. The applicant shall provide a copy of an executed rental agreement showing the applicant as a tenant, with signatures by the landlord and the applicant or the applicant's legal guardian;

b. The applicant shall provide evidence that the applicant pays more than 30 percent of the applicant's gross income for rent, with a minimum contribution of $25 per month;

c. The applicant shall not receive any other permanent rental assistance;

d. The applicant may not use this program to substitute for any other permanent rent subsidy that the applicant had been receiving at the time of or immediately prior to the time of application to this program; and

e. The applicant's rental unit must be a qualified rental unit and may not be owned by someone who lives in the unit.

(2) Ineligible for other rent subsidies. The applicant shall have been determined ineligible or be on the waiting list, or provide documentation that the waiting list is closed, under the HUD Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program administered by Iowa's public housing authorities. In the event that the HCV waiting list is currently closed, the applicant is responsible for monitoring the status of the waiting list application period and must apply at the first available opportunity and provide documentation of HCV application submission to the local public housing authority or be subject to removal from the HCBS rent subsidy program or the HCBS rent subsidy program waiting list.

Notes

Iowa Code r. 265-24.3

ARC 3423C, IAB 10/25/17, effective 11/29/17; ARC 4038C, IAB 9/26/18, effective 10/31/18

Amended by IAB October 25, 2017/Volume XL, Number 9, effective 11/29/2017 Amended by IAB September 26, 2018/Volume XLI, Number 7, effective 10/31/2018 Adopted by IAB February 19, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 17, effective 3/26/2025