HUD Handbook 4350.3: Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs

CHAPTER 4. WAITING LIST AND TENANT SELECTION

HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 — Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · United States

4-1	Introduction........................................................................................................4-1	Introduction........................................................................................................4-1	Introduction........................................................................................................4-1
4-2	Key Terms ..........................................................................................................4-1
SECTION		1: TENANT SELECTION PLAN....................................................................4-2
4-3	Key Regulations.................................................................................................4-2
	A.	Tenant Selection Plan	4-2
	B.	Income-Targeting	4-2
	C.	Preferences	4-2
	D.	Required Criminal and Drug Screening Standards	4-3
	E.	Social Security Number (SSN) Requirements	4-3
	F.	Screening for Suitability	4-3
	G.	Rejecting Applicants and Denial of Rental Assistance	4-3
	H.	Denial of Assistance to Noncitizens and DHS Appeal Process	4-3

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	I.	Mandatory Use of Enterprise Income Verification (EIV)	4-3
4-4	Tenant Selection Plan........................................................................................4-3
	A.	Key Requirements	4-3
	B.	HUD Review of the Tenant Selection Plan	4-4
	C.	Required Contents of the Tenant Selection Plan	4-6
	D.	Additional Owner Policies and Practices	4-10
	E.	Modification of the Tenant Selection Plan	4-10
	F.	Availability of the Tenant Selection Plan	4-10
4-5	Income-Targeting – Applicable Only to the Section 8 Project-Based
	Program Except Where Otherwise Noted ......................................................4-10
	A.	Key Requirements	4-10
	B.	Methods to Comply with Income-Targeting Requirements	4-11
4-6	Preferences......................................................................................................4-12
	A.	Key Requirements	4-12
	B.	Statutory, HUD, State, and Local Preferences	4-13
	C.	Owner-Adopted Preferences	4-15
	D.	Determining the Relative Weight of Owner-Adopted Preferences	4-17
4-7	Screening for Suitability..................................................................................4-17
	A.	Screening Versus Determining Eligibility	4-17
	B.	Key Requirements	4-18
	C.	Screening for Drug Abuse and Other Criminal Activity	4-19
	D.	Screening Using the EIV Existing Tenant Search	4-21
	E.	Considerations in Developing Screening Criteria	4-21
	F.	Permitted Screening Criteria Commonly Used by Owners	4-23
4-8	Prohibited Screening Criteria .........................................................................4-25
	A.	Criteria That Could be Discriminatory	4-25
	B.	Criteria That Require Medical Evaluation or Treatment	4-25
	C.	Criteria That Require Meals and Other Services	4-25
	D.	Criteria That Require Donation or Contribution	4-26
	E.	Criteria That Inquire about Disabled Status	4-26
	F.	Criteria Prohibited by State and Local Laws	4-26
4-9	Rejecting Applicants and Denial of Rental Assistance.................................4-26
	A.	Key Requirements	4-26
	B.	Conditions Under Which Owners May Reject Applicants	4-27
	C.	Notification of Applicant Rejection	4-27
	D.	Owner Meetings with Applicants to Discuss Rejection Notices	4-28
SECTION		2: MARKETING...........................................................................................4-28
4-10	Key Regulations...............................................................................................4-28
4-11	Summary of Key Requirements......................................................................4-29
	A.	Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Requirements	4-29
	B.	Fair Housing Poster	4-29
4-12	Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan .......................................................4-29
	A.	Key Requirements	4-29
	B.	Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan	4-30
	C.	Special Marketing Requirements	4-30

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D.	Advertising	4-31
E.	Records	4-32
F.	Updating the Marketing Plan	4-32
G.	Fair Housing Poster	4-32

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