4-1 Introduction

A. This chapter describes requirements and makes suggestions regarding activities that occur during the marketing, application, waiting list, and tenant selection process. Owners may complete these activities before, concurrently with, or after the eligibility determination made in accordance with the requirements described in Chapter 3 of this handbook.

B. This chapter is organized into four sections.

• Section 1: Tenant Selection Plan describes the required and recommended contents of the HUD tenant selection plan.

• Section 2: Marketing describes marketing and outreach activities to attract tenants with particular attention to Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plans.

• Section 3: Waiting List Management includes information related to application taking, waiting lists, and record-keeping related to tenant applications.

• Section 4: Selecting Tenants from the Waiting List covers tenant selection and screening criteria. It also discusses applicant interviews, and applicable requirements and procedures when applicants are found to be ineligible, including written notification to applicants of denial of assistance.

C. All pre-occupancy activities must be undertaken in a manner that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, or familial status. See Chapter 2 for general civil rights requirements. This chapter does address some particular nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements for pre-occupancy activities.