Reporting HCV Program Violations
What Constitutes a Program Violation?
Property Owner Violations
- Offering bribes to HCHA or HCV Program employees or HCHA subcontractors
- Accepting Housing Assistance Payments (HAPs) for properties that he or she does not own or represent as the legal agent
- Accepting HAPs for vacant apartments/homes
- Requesting rent payments from tenants in excess of the amount stated in the lease
- Renting to relatives without prior approval from HCHA
HCVP Participant Violations
- Not reporting income or total amount of income
- Subletting the subsidized apartment/home
- Not living in the subsidized unit or maintaining a second home
- Having unauthorized persons living in the apartment/home
- Using a voucher from HCHA while receiving rental assistance from another agency
Reporting Violations
- Call the Hotline at 713.669.4537
- Fax the Hotline at 713.669.4594
- Email fraud@hchatexas.org
- Mail your complaint to:
Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA)
HCV Program Integrity
8933 Interchange Drive
Houston, TX 77054
HCHA Investigations and Enforcement
- Termination of HAP Contract
- Termination from the HCV Program
- Recapture of HAPs
- Prosecution under federal/criminal statutes
- Debarment from participating in the HCV Program