[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR5.210]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 5_GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B_Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbers and 
    Employer Identification Numbers; Procedures for Obtaining Income 
                               Information
 
Sec. 5.210  Purpose, applicability, and Federal preemption.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d), 3543, 3544, and 11901 et seq.

    Source: 61 FR 11113, Mar. 18, 1996, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Purpose. This subpart B requires applicants for and participants 
in covered HUD programs to disclose, and submit documentation to verify, 
their Social Security Numbers (SSNs). This subpart B also enables HUD 
and PHAs to obtain income information about applicants and participants 
in the covered programs through computer matches with State Wage 
Information Collection Agencies (SWICAs) and Federal agencies, in order 
to verify an applicant's or participant's eligibility for or level of 
assistance. The purpose of this subpart B is to enable HUD to decrease 
the incidence of fraud, waste, and abuse in the covered programs.
    (b) Applicability. (1) This subpart B applies to mortgage and loan 
insurance and coinsurance and housing assistance programs contained in 
chapter II, subchapter B, and chapters VIII and IX of this title.
    (2) The information covered by consent forms described in this 
subpart involves income information from SWICAs, and wages, net earnings 
from self-employment, payments of retirement income, and unearned income 
as referenced at 26 U.S.C. 6103. In addition, consent forms may 
authorize the collection of other information from applicants and 
participants to determine eligibility or level of benefits.
    (c) Federal preemption. This subpart B preempts any State law, 
including restrictions and penalties, that governs the collection and 
use of income information to the extent State law is inconsistent with 
this subpart.

[61 FR 11113, Mar. 18, 1996, as amended at 65 FR 16715, Mar. 29, 2000]