[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR886.124]

[Page 140-141]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER VIII--OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL 
 
PART 886--SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM--SPECIAL ALLOCATIONS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A--Additional Assistance Program for Projects With HUD-Insured 
                         and HUD-Held Mortgages
 
Sec. 886.124  Reexamination of family income and composition.

    (a) Regular reexaminations. The owner must reexamine the income and 
composition of all families at least once each year. Upon verification 
of the information, the owner must make appropriate adjustments in the 
Total Tenant Payment in accordance with part 5 of this title and 
determine whether the family's unit size is still appropriate. The owner 
must adjust Tenant Rent and the Housing Assistance Payment to reflect 
any change in Total Tenant Payment and carry out any unit transfer 
required by HUD. At the time of the annual reexamination of family 
income and composition, the owner must require the family to disclose 
and verify Social Security Numbers. For requirements regarding the 
signing and submitting of consent forms by families for the obtaining of 
wage and claim information from State Wage Information Collection 
Agencies, see part 5, subpart B, of this title. At the first regular 
reexamination after June 19, 1995, the owner shall follow the 
requirements of part 5, subpart E, of this title concerning obtaining 
and processing evidence of citizenship or eligible immigration status of 
all family members. Thereafter, at each regular reexamination, the owner 
shall follow the requirements of part 5, subpart E, of this title 
concerning verification of the immigration status of any new family 
member.
    (b) Interim reexaminations. The family must comply with provisions 
in its lease regarding interim reporting of changes in income. If the 
owner receives information concerning a change in the family's income or 
other circumstances between regularly scheduled reexaminations, the 
owner must consult with the family and make

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any adjustments determined to be appropriate. Any change in the family's 
income or other circumstances that results in an adjustment in the Total 
Tenant Payment, Tenant Rent and Housing Assistance Payment must be 
verified. See part 5, subpart B, of this title for the requirements for 
the disclosure and verification of Social Security Numbers at interim 
reexaminations involving new family members. For requirements regarding 
the signing and submitting of consent forms by families for the 
obtaining of wage and claim information from State Wage Information 
Collection Agencies, see part 5, subpart B, of this title. At any 
interim reexamination after June 19, 1995, when there is a new family 
member, the owner shall follow the requirements of part 5, subpart E, of 
this title concerning obtaining and processing evidence of citizenship 
or eligible immigration status of the new family member.
    (c) Continuation of housing assistance payments. A family's 
eligibility for housing assistance payments will continue until the 
Total Tenant Payment equals the Gross Rent. The termination of 
eligibility will not affect the family's other rights under its lease, 
nor will such termination preclude the resumption of payments as a 
result of later changes in income, rents, or other relevant 
circumstances during the term of the Contract. However, eligibility also 
may be terminated in accordance with program requirements, for such 
reasons as failure to submit requested verification information, 
including failure to meet the disclosure and verification requirements 
for Social Security Numbers, as provided by part 5, subpart B, of this 
title, or failure to sign and submit consent forms for the obtaining of 
wage and claim information from State Wage Information Collection 
Agencies, as provided by part 5, subpart B, of this title. For 
provisions requiring termination of assistance for failure to establish 
citizenship or eligible immigration status, see part 5, subpart E, of 
this title for provisions concerning certain assistance for mixed 
families (families whose members include those with eligible immigration 
status, and those without eligible immigration status) in lieu of 
termination of assistance, and for provisions concerning deferral of 
termination of assistance

[56 FR 7542, Feb. 22, 1991, as amended at 60 FR 14846, Mar. 20, 1995; 61 
FR 11119, Mar. 18, 1996; 65 FR 16723, Mar. 29, 2000]