applying for section 8 in South Dakota

How to Apply for South Dakota Section 8

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South Dakota Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program helps low-income families with rental assistance. These families will receive rental subsidy every month but they will need to pay up to 30% rent in order to continue receiving Section 8 grant.

South Dakota Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is funded by US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by local Public Housing Agencies (PHAs). These PHAs provide assistance to households looking to apply for the program. PHAs also determine eligibility according to HUD's standards after checking all the documents and provide rental subsidy to Section 8 landlords directly.

When you want to apply for South Dakota Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, you will need to take all your documents with you. Local PHA will inspect your documents and put you on the waiting list if you meet initial liability. Since some PHA maintain long lists, you would want to apply with more than one PHAs so that you can have higher chances of getting on the top of list.

When you receive housing choice voucher, you will need to find a housing unit within a specified time. You can find a house in the public housing sector as long as it meets HUD's requirements for safe and sanitary housing. You can use rental housing search found here (http://www.sdhousingsearch.com/) to locate a house in South Dakota that will meet Section 8 requirements. For project-based Section 8 vouchers, you can ask your local PHA about Section 8 designated housing buildings. Once you've selected a house, a PHA representative will inspect the unit to ensure that it meets program requirements. Once it does, PHA will sign a contract with the landlord to pay the subsidy directly. Section 8 voucher holders will sign a regular contract of lease with the landlord that will create rights and duties of the both the parties like a regular lease contract.

If your household composition or income has changed, you will need to inform your local PHA at the earliest. Similarly, if you want to relocate after your contract with the landlord has ended, you will again need to inform PHA and apply for voucher re-issue for the new residence. PHA will inspect the new house for HUD requirements and issue new voucher if it meets these requirements.

Who can Qualify for Section 8?

To qualify for South Dakota Section 8 rental assistance, you will need to meet the following requirements.

  • You should meet PHA's definition of family.

  • Your household income should be within the income limits as set by HUD each year. You can view income limits here (http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/il.html ).

  • You should be a US citizen or an legal alien.

  • If you've been evicted from a Section 8 housing or a public housing due to drug-related criminal activity, you will be ineligible to apply for Section 8 for certain period.

How to Apply

To apply for South Dakota Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, you can follow these simple steps or simply visit your nearest PHA for assistance.

  1. First, locate your local PHA office. You can find local PHA offices using this list of PHA offices in South Dakota (http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha/contacts/states/sd.cfm).

  2. If you can't locate or have trouble contacted your local PHA, you can contact HUD Field Office (http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/localoffices).

  3. Submit your application at PHA office. You will need to provide many details during application process such as income of each member of your household, your current address and phone number, name and date of birth of each household member, etc. Ideally, you should call PHA before visiting the office for filing the application. This way, you will know what documents to take with you and the specific information that PHA will require in order to process your application.