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Document Package for Applicant's/Tenant's Consent to the Release Of Information

6-28 Form of Payment

HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 — Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · United States

  • A. An owner may require any tenant to pay the security deposit or the last month's rent in a guaranteed form (e.g., money order, cashier's check, bank check).

  • B. In all other instances, an owner must accept a tenant's personal check.

  • C. If the tenant bounces a rent check, thereafter the owner may refuse to accept the tenant's personal check. The owner may require the tenant to pay rent in a guaranteed form as identified above.

REMINDER: Owners must be consistent in their treatment of all tenants.

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