UTILITY ALLOWANCE AND RENT CALCULATIONS    
 

The rent a landlord is asking for must be comparable to other rental units in the area.  

UTILITY ALLOWANCES FOR Kendall HOUSING AUTHORITY

Utility Allowance Schedule

Rent plus utilities the tenant pays for equals gross rent.
Regardless of whether the actual bill is higher or lower than the figures listed below, these figures will be used in computing all gross rent amounts.

 

0 BR

1 BR

2 BR

3 BR

4 BR

5 BR

ELECTRIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIGHTS, ETC. (Other Electric)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     All Unit Types

20

25

34

42

52

56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COOKING                               All Unit Types

6

7

10

12

15

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATER HEATING                    All Unit Types

10

13

17

21

26

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEATING

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Apartments/Townhouse/Rowhouse

34

45

61

76

92

107

     House (single family detached)

44

60

72

91

103

119

     High-rise with elevators

31

38

46

57

70

82

 

NATURAL GAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

COOKING                                   All Unit Types

4

6

7

9

11

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATER HEATING                    All Unit Types

6

7

9

12

15

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEATING

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Apartments/Townhouse/Rowhouse

24

32

44

55

66

77

     House (single family detached)

32

44

52

66

74

86

     High-rise with elevators

25

29

34

41

46

58

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATER

 

 

 

 

 

 

     All Unit Types

14

19

25

31

39

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

     All Unit Types

10

14

18

22

28

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRASH                           All Unit Types

14

14

14

14

14

14

REFRIGERATOR          All Unit Types

4

4

4

5

6

6

RANGE                         All Unit Types

3

3

3

4

4

5

 

TOTAL ALLOWANCES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effective 05/01/2007

Payment Standards

Rent plus utilities should be at or under the Payment Standards for the appropriate bedroom size.  If the K.H.A. inspector can perform a Rent Reasonable Certification approving a rent over the Payment Standard and the tenant can afford the unit, rents may exceed the Payment Standards.

0 BR   $748
1 BR   $896
2 BR   $1,069
3 BR   $1,337
4 BR   $1,496
5 BR   $1,720
6 BR   $1,945

Example:   Mary is moving into a 3 Bedroom house.  She must pay:
electric lights                      $31
gas cooking                         $10
gas water heating                $13
gas heat                             $64
Trash Removal                    $10
and the water sewer bill.       $22


The landlord will provide the stove and refrigerator.  The total utility allowance is $150.  The landlord is requesting $900 for rent.  The gross rent for the unit is $1,050.  The K.H.A. inspector must perform a Rent Reasonable Certification, comparing two other non-subsidized units in the area.  Amenities, condition of appliances/carpet, access to transportation, and  overall condition are just some of the items compared.

The rent you are asking must be comparable to the other rents in that area. 

All Voucher tenants must pay a minimum 30% of their household income towards rent and utilities.  Regulations permit a family to pay as much as 40% of their household income toward rent and utilities, if approved by the K.H.A.