Customer Service Center
Section 8 landlords and tenants are encouraged to visit the new Customer Service Center at 5200 NW 22nd Avenue. This intake center allows MDHA Section 8 staff to meet with landlords and tenants in a comfortable setting, to field questions and complaints, and to provide estimated timeframes on responses to pending issues.

• Service Center Overview
• Service Center location and hours

2008 Fair Market Rents and Payment Standards
Please be advised that the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (USHUD) has published the final notice for Fiscal Year 2008 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). Effective March 1, 2008, the payment standards have been revised as indicated below:

The FMR for unit sizes larger than 4 bedrooms, are calculated by adding 15% to the 4 bedrooms FMR for each extra bedroom.  To calculate the payment standard for unit sizes larger than 4 bedrooms, additional factor of 10% must be added.

HAPPY Assistance Estimator  

Click on the link above to use the HAPPY rental assistance estimator to see approximately how much rent subsidy your household would receive under the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program.  In order to use this calculator, you must know the Voucher Payment Standard and your TTP (30% of your monthly income).

For landlords only
As a new initiative to improve communications and service, landlords now have the option to send data that will be used to determine payment discrepancies via regular mail or email to landlordpayments@miamidade.gov.

• Housing Assistance Payments Contract including Landlord Responsibilities (USHUD form)
• Read the rent increase notice for landlords 
• 2008-2009 Allowances for Tenant-Furnished Utilities and Other Services
• Housing Quality Standards Guideline and Most Common Inspection Items

Email Notifications
Landlords can provide the agency with their email addresses to receive information, announcements, and notifications about the Section 8 program in a timely manner.To subscribe to this listing landlords should send an email to MDHA@miamidade.gov with the following information:

Vendor number*
Landlord name
Landlord business name*
Email address
Alternative email address*

* If available

To opt out from this listing please reply to this email with the information above and the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.

General Customer Service
A new mailbox MDHA.customerservice@miamidade.gov has been created to handle general customer service-related inquiries and to ensure that customers receive timely responses, however landlords and tenants are encouraged to visit the new Customer Service Center at 5200 NW 22 Avenue for direct assistance.