HUD Handbook 4350.3 § 7-10

A.        To ensure that assisted tenants pay rents commensurate with their ability to pay,
                   tenants must supply information requested by the owner or HUD for use in an
                   interim recertification of family income and composition in accordance with HUD
                   requirements. All tenants must notify the owner when:

                   1.      A family member moves out of the unit;

                   2.      The family proposes to move a new member into the unit;

                           NOTE: At a minimum, owners must apply screening criteria for drug
                           abuse and other criminal activity, *including State sex offender
                           registration, and use of the EIV Existing Tenant Search to persons
                           proposed to be added to the household, including live-in aides. (See
                           paragraph 7-11 B.1 and paragraph 4-7 B.5 for more information.) The
                           owner must make sure that the person also discloses and provides
                           verification of his or her SSN. (See Chapter 3, Paragraph 3-9 for more
                           information on SSN disclosure requirements.)*

                           NOTE: See Paragraphs 7-4 D and 7-4 E for eligibility of adult children
                           after initial occupancy in Section 202/8, Section 202 PRAC, and Section
                           811 PRAC projects.

                   3.      An adult member of the family who was reported as unemployed on the
                           most recent certification or recertification obtains employment; or

                   4.      The family’s income cumulatively increases by $200 or more per month.

         B.        Tenants may request an interim recertification due to any changes occurring
                   since the last recertification that may affect the TTP or tenant rent and assistance
                   payment for the tenant. Changes a tenant may report include the following:

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Chapter 7: Recertification, Unit Transfers,
and Gross Rent Changes

1.      Decreases in income including, but not limited to, loss of employment,
                           reduction in number of hours worked by an employed family member, and
                           loss or reduction of welfare income;

                   2.      Increases in allowances including, but not limited to, increased medical
                           expenses, and higher child care costs; and

                   3.      Other changes affecting the calculation of a family’s annual or adjusted
                           income include, but *are* not limited to a family member turning 62 years
                           old, becoming a full-time student or, becoming a person with a disability.

         C.        Tenants are not required to report when a family member turns 18 years of age
                   between annual recertifications. Tenants must follow the requirements in their
                   lease for reporting changes in the household income. *However, if a tenant turns
                   18 and has not signed the form HUD-9887, the owner must not use the EIV
                   income reports until the form is signed. Owners must address in their policies
                   and procedures notification requirements and timeframes for tenants who turn 18
                   between annual recertifications to sign the consent forms HUD-9887 and HUD-
                   9887-A and/or lease. If the tenant fails to sign the consent form(s) the household
                   is in non-compliance with their lease and assistance to, and the tenancy of, the
                   household may be terminated.*

         D.        Section 236 and BMIR cooperatives must enforce the interim recertification
                   procedures described in this section only for members who executed occupancy
                   agreements after February 15, 1984. Cooperatives may impose interim
                   recertification requirements on members who executed occupancy agreements
                   prior to February 15, 1984, only if the cooperative amended its by-laws to make
                   such requirements binding on all members or a member voluntarily agreed to
                   include such clauses in his/her occupancy agreement.