HUD Handbook 4350.3 § 7-6

It is the owner’s responsibility to process all recertifications in a timely manner.
                  HUD Headquarters will terminate *a certification* if a new recertification is not
                  submitted within 15 months of the previous year’s recertification anniversary
                  date. HUD has instructed Contract Administrators to terminate assistance
                  payments to an owner if a new annual recertification has not been completed and
                  submitted through TRACS within 15 months after the previous year’s anniversary
                  date. Owners must repay, by making an adjustment to the voucher, the
                  assistance collected for the 3-month period from the date the annual
                  recertification should have been effective through the end of the 15th month when
                  assistance was terminated. Once the new certification is processed, owners
                  must follow the guidance in paragraph 7-8 for determining the effective date for
                  changes in the TTP, tenant rent and assistance payment when the recertification
                  is delayed.

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

A.       Owners and tenants must complete the applicable steps listed in Figure 7-3.

         B.       Owners must maintain a tracking system to facilitate timely completion of
                  recertifications.

         C.       To enable owners to give the tenant the required 30-day advance notice of any
                  increase in the TTP or tenant rent, Steps 1 through 6 in Figure 7-3 should be
                  completed at least 35 days before the recertification anniversary date.