The HAP contract is between which parties?

• A. HUD and PHA
• B. PHA and the Landlord
• C. HUD and the Tenant
• D. Tenant and Landlord

Answer: (B)

In the Housing Choice Voucher program, the Housing Assistance Payments contract is the formal agreement between the Public Housing Agency and the landlord who participates in the program. The Public Housing Agency commits to making monthly housing assistance payments to the landlord on behalf of the eligible family, while the tenant pays the difference between the contract rent and the subsidy portion. The contract also outlines the contract rent, payment amount, and the term of the subsidy.

HUD oversees and funds the program, but the actual contractual relationship for the subsidy is directly between the Public Housing Agency and the landlord, not with the tenant. The tenant signs a separate lease with the landlord, independent of the HAP contract.