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HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 — Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · United States
Did the tenant’s boyfriend/girlfriend visit often?
Did the tenant make lots of complaints to the owner?
What is the tenant’s reputation?
d. History of disruptive behavior;
e. Poor housekeeping practices;
f. Previous evictions for lease violations;
g. Termination of assistance for fraud; or
h. Conviction for the illegal manufacture, distribution, or use of controlled substances.
- Owners may want to consider relying more heavily on former landlord references than on current landlord references. A current landlord may be tempted to provide a good reference for a bad tenant so that the tenant will voluntarily leave his/her property. Former landlords do not have this reason to provide misleading information, and, therefore, may provide more accurate references.
HUD Occupancy Handbook Chapter 4: Waiting List and Tenant Selection
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Section 4: Selecting Tenants from the Waiting List
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