3-31 Verification of Social Security Numbers

• A. *Applicants and tenants, excluding individuals who do not contend eligible immigration status and tenants age 62 or older as of January 31, 2010, whose initial determination of eligibility was begun before January 31, 2010, must disclose and provide verification of the complete and accurate SSN assigned to

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• B. Adequate documentation to verify the SSN of an individual is a social security card issued by the SSA, an original document issued by a federal or state government agency which contains the name and SSN of the individual along with identifying information of the individual, or other acceptable evidence of the SSN listed in Appendix 3 .

• C. Owners may reject documentation of the SSN provided by the applicant or tenant that:

  1. Is not an original document; or

  2. Is the original document but it has been altered, mutilated, or is not legible; or

  3. Appears to be a forged document (e.g., does not appear to be authentic)*.