HUD Handbook 4350.3 § 5-21

A.     If an applicant refuses to sign forms HUD-9887 or *HUD-9887-A* or the owner’s
                verification forms, the owner must deny assistance.

         B.     If a tenant *or any member of the tenant’s family* refuses to sign the required
                verification and consent forms, the owner must terminate *the household’s*
                assistance. If the owner intends to terminate assistance for this reason, the
                owner must follow procedures established in the lease that require the tenant to
                pay the HUD-approved market rent for the unit. In a Section 202 PRAC or
                Section 811 PRAC project, the tenant may be evicted if the tenant *or any
                member of the tenant’s family* refuses to sign the required verification and
                consent forms.

         C.     If a tenant is unable to sign the forms on time due to extenuating circumstances,
                the owner must document the reasons for the delay in the tenant file and indicate
                how and when the tenant will provide the proper signature.

Examples – Tenant Failure to Sign Consent Forms
                                Due to Extenuating Circumstances
                          Jonas and Joycelyn Hardwick were to have forms HUD-
                           9887 and *HUD-9887-A* signed by their adult son.
                           However, he was in an automobile accident and has been
                           in a coma.
                          Lydia Bailey’s husband has been temporarily assigned to
                           overseas duty as part of a missionary hunger-relief
                           program. She has signed consent forms, and the forms
                           have been mailed to him but have not been returned. She
                           reports that mail has recently been taking five or six
                           weeks.