HUD Handbook 4350.3 § 3-31

A.        *Applicants and tenants, excluding individuals who do not contend eligible
                    immigration status and tenants age 62 or older as of January 31, 2010, whose
                    initial determination of eligibility was begun before January 31, 2010, must
                    disclose and provide verification of the complete and accurate SSN assigned to

each household member. (See Paragraph 3-9 for more information on SSN
                    requirements.)

          B.        Adequate documentation to verify the SSN of an individual is a social security
                    card issued by the SSA, an original document issued by a federal or state
                    government agency which contains the name and SSN of the individual along
                    with identifying information of the individual, or other acceptable evidence of the
                    SSN listed in Appendix 3.

          C.        Owners may reject documentation of the SSN provided by the applicant or tenant
                    that:

                    1.        Is not an original document; or

                    2.        Is the original document but it has been altered, mutilated, or is not
                              legible; or

                    3.       Appears to be a forged document (e.g., does not appear to be authentic)*.