Example – Denial of Unit
HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 — Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · United States
An owner could deny an applicant family a particular unit and place the family on the waiting list if the only available unit is an accessible unit and the following is true: (a) the applicant household does not include an individual requiring the features of the unit, and (b) there are either tenants in the property or applicants on the waiting list who desire such a unit and who have a member of the household requiring the features of the unit.
NOTE: In some programs, eligibility is dependent on the head or spouse meeting particular eligibility criteria.
Includes family members who did not declare citizenship or noncitizenship status, or sign a statement electing not to contend noncitizen status (see paragraph 4-31). However, an owner should permit families to revise their application to exclude proposed family members who do not declare citizenship or eligible noncitizen status; or
Does not meet the owner’s tenant screening criteria.
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