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Lakeland Housing Authority’s Payment Standard equal 110% of Current Year Fair Market Rents

Definition of Payment Standard 24 CFR 982.4

Payment standard. The maximum monthly assistance payment for a family assisted in the voucher program (before deducting the total tenant payment by the family).

Use of the Payment Standard 24 CFR 982.505

  • A payment standard is used to calculate the monthly housing assistance payment (HAP) for the family.
  • The payment standard for the family is the lower of:
    • The payment standard amount for the family unit (voucher) size
    • The payment standard amount for the size of the dwelling unit rented by the family

Payment Standards

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
  • Zero (0):
    $1,106
  • One (1):
    $1,113
  • Two (2):
    $1,375
  • Three (3):
    $1,846
  • Four (4):
    $2,333
  • Five (5):
    $2,682
  • Six (6):
    $0
Note: Payment standards are used to calculate amount of subsidy (Housing Assistance Payment and tenant rent portion); and not necessarily the amount a landlord can charge for rent.

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