HUD HCV Guidebook § 4.5
Case Management (HUD HCV Guidebook)
Operative Text
Veterans must agree to participate in case management in order to receive a HUD-VASH voucher.13 HUD-VASH voucher assistance must be terminated if the family refuses, without good cause, to participate in required case management as verified by the VAMC. A VAMC’s determination that case management is no longer needed is not grounds for termination of HCV assistance. In such cases, a family may be offered a regular voucher to free up the HUD-VASH voucher, or they may keep their HUD-VASH voucher.
Under HUD Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook § 4.5, participation in case management provided through a VA Medical Center (VAMC) is a condition of receiving a HUD-VASH voucher. If a family refuses to participate in required case management without good cause—as verified by the VAMC—their HUD-VASH voucher assistance must be terminated. However, if the VAMC determines that case management is no longer necessary, that determination alone is not a basis for ending housing assistance; the family may transition to a regular voucher or retain their HUD-VASH voucher.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under HUD Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook § 4.5, HUD-VASH voucher holders are subject to a case management participation requirement that is administered through the VAMC, not through the housing authority or property owner. Compliant operators generally stay informed about the status of a tenant's voucher type and understand that a VAMC's discharge from case management does not automatically end a tenant's housing assistance. Property managers typically treat HUD-VASH and regular HCV tenants similarly once a voucher transition has been confirmed by the administering public housing authority.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
HUD Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook § 4.5 establishes that veterans receiving HUD-VASH vouchers have a right to continued housing assistance even after the VAMC determines that case management is no longer needed—that determination alone cannot be used to terminate assistance. Veterans in this situation may be offered a regular Housing Choice Voucher or may keep their HUD-VASH voucher. Tenants who believe their assistance has been improperly terminated due to case management issues may explore filing a grievance with their public housing authority or reaching out to a tenant-rights or veterans-services organization for general guidance.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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