housing assistance plan. Part of the Com-munity Development Block Grant Application that describes local housing conditions and sets quantitative goals for providing housing to low and moderate income residents.
Agreement between landlord and program to pay difference between tenant's share of rent and current rent of unit including specified damage reimbursement.
Housing Assistance Payment. Subsidy payments made to the owner of Section 8-leased housing units by local housing authorities on behalf of tenants. The HAP plus the rent collected from the tenant equals the total fair market rent for the unit.
Homeless Assistance Program