• Inform housing if you have new employment, change jobs, or lose income as soon as possible
• Allow housing to inspect the unit at reasonable times and after reasonable notice
• Disclose and verify social security numbers
• Do not commit any serious or repeated violation of the lease
• Do not commit drug or violent crimes
• Do not sublease the unit
• Must keep all basic utilities current or risk losing assistance
• Notify housing and the owner before ANY moves or terminations 30 days in advance
• Notify housing if a household member moves out
• Pay for any damages to the unit cause by the household
• Promptly inform housing of a birth, adoption, or court-awarded custody of a child
• Promptly notify housing if you will be out of the household for an extended time
• Provide any information that housing or HUD determines necessary in program
• Request housing and landlord approval to add a household member
• Supply all information requested by housing including verification forms
• Guest cannot stay longer than 10 days without jeopardizing housing assistance

• Allow housing to inspect the unit at reasonable times and after reasonable notice
• Collects the tenant rent contribution, damages family owes, and/or security deposit
• Complete all housing information required in a promptly manner
• Complies with equal opportunity requirements
• Do not commit any serious of repeated violation of the lease
• Cannot sublease the unit
• Enforces tenant obligations under lease
• Maintains unit in accordance to housing quality standards, and performs maintenance
• Notify housing and the owner before ANY  moves or terminations 30 days in advance
• Notify housing if a household moves out
• Notify housing promptly if you evict a client
• Pays for utilities and services that are applicable
• Perform all obligations under the HAP contract and lease
• Performs all management and rental functions for the assisted unit
• Provide any information that housing or HUD determines necessary in program
• Understand house guests cannot stay longer than 10 days without jeopardizing housing assistance
• Give housing & tenant 60 days notice prior to rent increase
• Notify housing if tenant is behind in paying their portion of rent

We’ve added the Section 8 Training video to each housing authority’s page.  You can watch the training video via YouTube anytime.

We’ve updated our Section 8 application to include language covering Dickey Sargent, Foster, and Stutsman County Housing Authorities.  If you are sending an application to our office(s), please make sure you have completed all sections and include the documentation required by each section.  If your application is incomplete it will delay when your application is processed and placed on the waiting list.

Foster County Housing Authority is pleased to announce our new office location in the Foster County Courthouse.  The office is located on the second floor next to the County Extension Agent.

The office will be open Thursday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.  Our office phone number is 701-652-3276.