HUD-Required Consent and Release Forms

Applicants and tenants must sign two HUD-required consent forms.

1. Form HUD-9887, Notice and Consent to the Release of Information to HUD and to a PHA . Each adult member must sign the form regardless of whether he or she has income. Each family member who is at least 18 years of age and the head, spouse or co-head, regardless of age, must sign this form at move-in, initial and at each annual recertification. The form must also be signed when a new adult member joins the household. The form is valid for 15 months from the date of signature. The consent allows HUD or a public housing agency to verify information with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS’) National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), and with state agencies that maintain wage and unemployment claim information (SWICAs). Owners must

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Section 3: Verification keep the original signed form in the tenant’s file and provide a copy to the family. Exhibit 5-5 contains a copy of form HUD-9887.

2. Form HUD-9887-A, Applicant’s/Tenant’s Consent to the Release of Information – Verification by Owners of Information Supplied by Individuals Who Apply for Housing Assistance . Owners and the head of household, spouse, co-head, regardless of age, and each family member who is at least 18 years of age must sign a HUD-9887-A form at move-in and at each annual recertification. Each adult member must sign a form regardless of whether he or she has income. The consent allows owners to request and receive information from third-party sources about the applicant or tenant. Owners keep the original form in the tenant’s file and provide a copy to the family. Exhibit 5-6 contains a copy of form HUD-9887-A.

• C. Information to Tenants

Owners must provide applicants and tenants with the HUD Fact Sheet, a copy of the Resident Rights and Responsibilities brochure, and a copy of the EIV & You brochure.

1. HUD-9887 Fact Sheet. When applicants and tenants sign form HUD9887 and form HUD-9887-A, owners must provide each family with a copy of the HUD-9887/A Fact Sheet. This Fact Sheet describes the verification requirements for applicants and tenants and the tenant protections that are part of the verification process. Exhibit 5-7 contains a copy of the HUD-9887/A Fact Sheet.

2. Resident Rights and Responsibilities Brochure . Owners must provide applicants and tenants with a copy of the Resident Rights and Responsibilities brochure at move-in and annually at recertification. See Chapter 1, paragraph 1-7.B for information on obtaining copies of the brochure.

3. *EIV & You Brochure. Owners must provide applicants and tenants with a copy of the EIV & You brochure at move-in and annually at recertification. See Chapter 1, paragraph 1-7.B for information on obtaining copies of the brochure.*

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