HUD-52646 Housing Choice Voucher
Official owner U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Official document
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- Issued by
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Form number
- HUD-52646
- Last checked
- Oct 19, 2026
Opens the copy posted by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Revision shown on our record: Apr 2023. Before using it, confirm the form number and revision match.
Edition caution: The official 3-page HUD PDF was retrieved October 19, 2026. It prints edition form HUD-52646 (04/2023). Its displayed OMB expiration, 04/30/2026, has passed, though HUD still posts this copy; the current edition is unknown, so ask your housing authority which version it uses.
The blank HUD voucher form. Your housing authority fills it in and issues it; reading the blank shows the terms, the family's duties and the time limit to find a unit.
What problem this helps solve
The blank HUD voucher form. Your housing authority fills it in and issues it; reading the blank shows the terms, the family's duties and the time limit to find a unit.
Who completes it: Your housing authority completes and signs it; the family signs to accept it. NOLO links the blank so you can read the terms.
What this does not prove
A blank copy is not a voucher and gives no rental assistance.
Dated source check
Official destination opened — currentness caution
The official 3-page HUD PDF was retrieved October 19, 2026. It prints edition form HUD-52646 (04/2023). Its displayed OMB expiration, 04/30/2026, has passed, though HUD still posts this copy; the current edition is unknown, so ask your housing authority which version it uses.
Last checked Oct 19, 2026. A working link does not establish the current edition, suitability, agency acceptance, or service availability.
Steps for using this form
Use the official pathway
No One Left Outside's preparation notes summarize the dated sources in this record. Follow the agency's official instructions and current edition when they differ.
1. Check that this route fits
- Stage and purpose
- Read the terms of a voucher you were issued or are about to receive.
- Who completes it
- Your housing authority completes and signs it; the family signs to accept it. NOLO links the blank so you can read the terms.
- Jurisdiction
- United States; Housing Choice Voucher program run by your local housing authority
- Application mode
- Get the copy your housing authority uses; Return it the way your housing authority tells you
2. Prepare before starting
- Ask your housing specialist for your issued voucher and its expiration date.
- Ask how to request an extension if you need more time.
Documents named by the source
- Ask your housing specialist for the current move or briefing packet; housing authorities often add their own local forms.
- Fees and fee waivers
- No HUD fee is printed on this form; ask your housing authority about any local charge.
- Account
- No account is needed to open this HUD PDF; your housing authority may use its own portal.
- Appointment
- UNKNOWN; ask your housing specialist.
- Signature
- The housing authority and the family head sign the issued voucher.
- Third-party certification or assessment
- Unknown — confirm any certification, referral, or assessment with the official owner.
3. Follow official submission instructions
Read official instructions- Only your housing authority can issue, extend or suspend a voucher.
4. Get help or an accommodation
- HUD guidance on moving with a voucher (portability)
HUD's public page on moving with a voucher; your housing authority handles your actual request.
Languages: English PDF observed; ask your housing authority about other languages or interpretation.
Accessibility: Ask your housing authority for help completing it or for a reasonable accommodation. PDF accessibility was not evaluated by NOLO.
5. Know the supported next step
- Keep your issued voucher and note its expiration date.
Restrictions and unresolved details
- Your housing authority's administrative plan sets local search times and extension rules.
A blank copy is not a voucher and gives no rental assistance.
Continue with your journey
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- Official title
- HUD-52646 Housing Choice Voucher
- Form number
- HUD-52646
- Program
- Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8)
- Jurisdiction
- United States; Housing Choice Voucher program run by your local housing authority
- Revision / edition
- Apr 2023
- Who completes it
- Your housing authority completes and signs it; the family signs to accept it. NOLO links the blank so you can read the terms.
- Signature
- The housing authority and the family head sign the issued voucher.
- Submission methods
- Only your housing authority can issue, extend or suspend a voucher.
- Supporting documents
- • Ask your housing specialist for the current move or briefing packet; housing authorities often add their own local forms.
- Languages
- English PDF observed; ask your housing authority about other languages or interpretation.
- Accessibility
- Ask your housing authority for help completing it or for a reasonable accommodation. PDF accessibility was not evaluated by NOLO.
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Source note: A blank copy is not a voucher and gives no rental assistance.
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