HUD Handbook 4350.3 § 3-5

Applicants and tenants must meet the following requirements to be eligible for
         occupancy and housing assistance. Subsequent paragraphs provide more detailed
         information about income limits, SSNs, and consent forms.

         A.       The family’s annual income must not exceed program income limits.

         B.       *Applicants and tenants must disclose SSNs for all household members, except
                  those 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, and provide verification of the complete and accurate
                  SSN assigned to them.*.

         C.       All adults in each applicant family must sign a *Consent for the* Release of
                  Information prior to receiving assistance and annually thereafter.

         D.       The unit for which the family is applying must be the family’s only residence.

         E.       An applicant must agree to pay the rent required by the program under which the
                  applicant will receive assistance.

         F.       Only U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens may receive assistance under Section 8,
                  Section 236, Rent Supplement, Rental Assistance Payment (RAP), and Section
                  202/8 programs.

         G.       All information reported by the family is subject to verification.

         H.       Various subsidy or insurance programs may impose additional occupancy
                  restrictions.