§ 1944.182 - Rental assistance.

Rental assistance may be provided to eligible tenants in LH projects in accordance with exhibit E of subpart C of part 1930 of this chapter. Income will be verified for LH tenants requesting rental assistance from all easily identifiable sources by using Form FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 1910-5, “Request for Verification of Employment.” Income or portions of income from sources that are not known or not easily contacted will be verified from the best information obtainable. This may include copies of payroll records, tenant's own records, contacts with individuals who may be knowledgeable of the tenant's income, or, if no other verifiable data is available, a notarized affidavit from the tenant attesting to his/her previous year's income. The borrower and tenant will execute Form FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 1944-8, “Tenant Certification.” The borrower will be expected to certify only that the income is correctly stated based on the best information available. The borrower will be expected to have the tenants that occupy the project year round and do not have easily verifiable income report monthly income to enable accurate income certification at the end of one year of occupancy.