A. Existing Tenant Search — HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1

This report identifies applicants applying for assisted housing that may be receiving rental assistance at the time of application at another Multifamily Housing or Public and Indian Housing (PIH) location. Owners must:

Use this report at the time they are processing an application to determine if the applicant or any applicant household members are currently being assisted at another Multifamily Housing or PIH location.
Discuss with the applicant if the report identifies that the applicant or a member of the applicant’s household is residing at another location, giving the applicant the opportunity to explain any circumstances relative to his/her being assisted at another location. This may be a case where the applicant wants to move from his/her present location or where two assisted families share custody of a minor child.
Follow up with the respective Public Housing Agency (PHA) or owner to confirm the individual’s program participation status before admission, if necessary, depending on the outcome of the discussion with the applicant. The report gives the owner the opportunity to coordinate move-out and move-in dates with the PHA or owner of the property at the other location.
Retain the search results with the application along with any documentation obtained as a result of contacts with the applicant and the PHA and/or owner at the other location.

B. Multiple Subsidy Report

This report identifies individuals who may be receiving multiple HUD rental subsidies.

Owners must:
- a. Use the Multiple Subsidy Report at least quarterly to identify any tenants who are receiving assistance at another location. Owners must follow up with tenants identified on the report where the discrepancy was not identified and resolved at the time of recertification.
- b. Perform a search to determine if possible multiple subsidies exist.
- c. Discuss with the tenant if the results of the search shows that a tenant is being assisted at another location. The tenant must be given the opportunity to explain any circumstances relative to his/her being assisted at another location.

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d. Follow up with the respective PHA or owner, if necessary, to confirm if the tenant is being assisted at the other location. Depending on the results of this investigation, the owner may need to take action to terminate the tenant’s assistance or tenancy. (See Chapter 8, Sections 1 and 2 for procedures for terminating assistance or tenancy.)
e. Print out and retain a copy of the search results along with any documentation supporting any contacts made or information obtained to determine if a household and/or household member is receiving multiple subsidies. Additional documentation to support any action taken if a household or a household member is receiving multiple subsidies will be retained in the tenant file and should be noted on the report.

If a tenant’s multiple subsidy was discussed and resolved at the time of recertification, this should be noted on the printed report and no further action is required.

NOTE: HUD does not prohibit owners of partially subsidized projects from housing tenants who are receiving assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher program. While these tenants may appear on the Multiple Subsidy Report, HUD does not consider them as receiving double subsidy. (See Paragraph 3-21 for a discussion on Applicants with Housing Choice Vouchers.) In these instances, owners should print out a copy of the Multiple Subsidy Report and note that the tenant has a Housing Choice Voucher and is not receiving double subsidy, e.g., tenant is residing in a Section 236 unit and receiving rental assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher program.