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Utility Allowance Information
Maximum rent limits include the cost of utilities paid by the resident. Unless your property pays ALL utilities, you will be required to provide the utility allowance(s) in effect during the reporting period. See Chapter 2 for utility allowance information. You should circle and total the items in the utility allowance(s) that apply to the units in your property. Example (PDF)
If you have questions about how to calculate allowances for your property, consult the source of the utility allowance. Utility Allowance changes must be implemented within 90 days. Most properties use published public housing authority utility allowances. A new procedure for owners to calculate utilities based on actual usage is described below.
PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY UTILITY ALLOWANCES OFFERED ONLINE
The following housing authorities offer their utility sheets online. If the utility allowance listed is more than a year old, contact the source and ask them if there is a new utility allowance. Please encourage the source to post the latest utility allowance online as soon as possible.
- Bellingham/Whatcom County
Housing Authority |
See Utility Allowance Schedule Under Community Links
- Bremerton Housing Authority |
See Utility
Allowance for Jefferson, Mason, Kitsap Cos. & Bremerton
- Housing Authority of the County
of Clallam |
See Section 8 Housing
for Utility allowance for Clallam County
- Everett Housing Authority |
See
Section 8 Utility Allowances for Everett
- Grant Housing Authority |
See Utility Allowances for
Grant County
- King County Housing
Authority |
Utility
Allowances for KCHA Section 8 (excluding Seattle & Renton)
- Longview Housing Authority | Go to "Housing Services" drop down menu at the top of the home page and select Rent Subsidy Programs then Fair Market Rents then Utility Rates. Click on the HUD-52667 links to view the HUD-52667 Utility Allowance Form (PDF's) for Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific or Wahkiakum Counties
- Peninsula
Housing Authority |
See Section 8
Utility Allowance for the City of Clallam
- Renton Housing
Authority |
See Section 8
Utility Allowance for the City of Renton
- Seattle Housing Authority |
See Utility Allowances Schedules for Seattle
- Spokane Housing Authority | Utility sheets Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman Counties
- Pierce County Housing
Authority |
See Utility Allowance Schedules for
Pierce County (excluding Tacoma)
- Housing Authority of Snohomish
County |
See by building type for Snohomish Co.
(excluding Everett)
- City of Tacoma Housing Development | Tacoma Utility Allowances for Tacoma
- Housing Authority of Thurston County
|
See Moving and Porting
Paperwork - Utility Charts 2011
- Vancouver Housing Authority | See Utility Allowances for Property Managers, Clark Co. including Vancouver
- Walla Walla Housing Authority | See "Landlord Info" for Walla Walla & Columbia Cos. utility allowances
- Yakima Housing Authority | See "Property Owners" for Yakima and Kittitas Cos. utility allowances
FINDING YOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY
If your housing authority does not offer their utility allowance sheets online, the following site can help you identify the housing authority near your property and find their phone number: Association of Washington Housing Authorities. HUD also has a list of Housing Authorities in Washington: WA Public Housing Authority Contact Information
ACTUAL USAGE CALCULATION OPTION
See Appendix O of the Tax Credit Compliance manual for the new WSHFC utility allowance procedure option. This option describes how owners may calculate utilities themselves based on actual usage or with the help of a contractor. Contractors who have expressed an interest in assisting property owners with this process:
03/23/2012