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7-1 Introduction

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

  • A. As discussed in Chapter 5, a family’s eligibility for assistance is based on its income, as determined in accordance with program rules. Changes in income or family composition can affect the amount of assistance a tenant is eligible to receive and, therefore, the amount the tenant pays for rent.

  • B. Because a tenant’s income and family composition can change over time, program requirements establish procedures for addressing these changes. Such changes are examined and implemented through the recertification process. Under program requirements, tenants have responsibilities for providing timely information about these changes. Similarly, owners have responsibilities for promptly reviewing and verifying this information and for making changes in assistance payments or tenant rent consistent with program requirements. This chapter describes these requirements and procedures.

  • C. Further, changes in the family size or composition of an existing tenant household may mean the current unit is no longer appropriate in size and a transfer to a suitable unit is needed. This chapter describes the requirements for determining when transfers are needed based on changes in family composition and the availability of suitable units.

  • D. Finally, when owners receive approval from HUD for changes to the gross rents for a property, there are several occupancy-related actions that owners must take. These responsibilities are described in this chapter.

  • E. The chapter is organized into four sections:

    • Section 1: Annual Recertification describes the program requirements and procedures for performing the yearly verification and recertification of family composition and income. Owners must verify family composition and income in order to recalculate the tenant’s Total Tenant Payment (TTP) and tenant rent and the assistance payment provided by HUD.

    • Section 2: Interim Recertification discusses the program requirements and procedures for performing interim recertifications when a tenant experiences a change in income or family composition between annual recertifications.

    • Section 3: Unit Transfers presents the program requirements and procedures that owners must follow when an existing tenant transfers to a different unit in the property.

    • Section 4: Gross Rent Changes describes the required procedures that owners must follow before making changes in unit rents or utility allowances.

HUD Multifamily Occupancy Handbook Chapter 7: Recertification, Unit Transfers, and Gross Rent Changes

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HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 — Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs

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