Owners who request a rent increase must do so only at the annual renewal of the rental assistance contract. The request must be in writing and submitted to our office and the tenant 60 days prior to renewal.
Units that do not pass the initial inspection at the renewal are not eligible for a rent increase even if they pass the re-inspection. However, if the items are the tenant's responsibility (such as "unit needs cleaning"), we will allow the rent increase.
If the rent increase is comparable to other similar units, it can be granted. However, if the unit does not compare, you will be notified in writing and allowed to decline continuing in the rental assistance program.
Transforming Lives Through Housing
The Harrison Housing Authority is a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program that is available to participants in the city limits of Harrison, Arkansas, and up to 15 miles beyond the city limits of Harrison. We provide rental assistance for low-income families and individuals in privately owned, existing and affordable units which are clean and safe.
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote adequate and affordable housing, economic opportunity and a suitable living environment free from discrimination.
Rental Properties
The Housing Authority offers resources and rental property options for both property owners and renters.
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Got Questions?
How do I request a rent increase?
What is Section 504?
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states: "No otherwise qualified individual with disability in the United States...shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, service or activity receiving federal financial assistance or under any program or activity conducted by any executive agency or by the United States Postal Service." (29 U.S.C. 794). This means that Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity that receives financial assistance from any federal agency, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as well as in programs conducted be the federal agencies including HUD.
What should I do if my income, family composition, or address changes before I am housed?
You will need to contact the manager at the property in which you applied. This should be done as soon as the change occurs, as this might affect eligibility.
How do you screen applicants?
We conduct careful screening of applicants, 18 and over, for apartments we own and manage. Criminal background, credit history, and rental history are a few of the many things we check. For further information, you may download tenant selection criteria for the property you are interested in.
What is the Federal Fair Housing Act and what types of discrimination does it prohibit against person with disabilities?
The Federal Fair Housing Act (FHAct), 42 U.S.C. 3601-19, prohibits discrimination in housing practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and disability. (FHAct uses the term "handicap"; however, this document uses the term "disability," which has the same legal meaning.) The Act prohibits housing providers from discriminating against persons because of their disability or the disability of anyone associated with them and from treating persons with disabilities less favorably than others because of the disability. The Act also requires housing providers "to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such person(s) equal opportunity to use and enjoy any dwelling." In addition, the Act requires that housing providers allow tenants to make reasonable modifications to units and common spaces in a dwelling. The Act applies to the vast ,majority of privately and publicly owned housing, including housing subsidized by the federal government or rented through the use of Section 8 voucher assistance. HUD's regulations implementing the disability discrimination prohibitions of the Act may be found at 24 CFR 100.201-205