HUD NOTICE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of Housing

Office of Public and Indian Housing

Special Attention of: NOTICE: H 2009-13

Multifamily Hub Directors NOTICE: PIH 2009- 36 (HA)

Multifamily Program Center Directors

Supervisory Housing Project Manager Issued: September 15, 2009

Project Managers Expires: September 30, 2010

Contract Administrators

Owners and Management Agents Administering Cross References: None

Multifamily Housing Assistance Programs

Public Housing Agency Directors

Section 8 and Public Housing Administrators

HUD Directors of Public Housing

PIH Program Center Coordinators

Public Housing Division Directors

SUBJECT: Supplemental Information to Application for Assistance Regarding Identification of Family Member, Friend or Other Person or Organization Supportive of a Tenant for Occupancy in HUD Assisted Housing

I. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Notice is to provide guidance to owners and management agents (O/As) and Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) on implementation of the requirements of Section 644 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Section 644). Under Section 644, O/As and PHAs must provide applicants as part of their application for housing, the option to include information on an individual or organization that may be contacted to assist in providing any delivery of services or special care to applicants who become tenants and to assist with resolving any tenancy issues arising during tenancy.

This Notice transmits Form HUD-92006, Supplement to Application for Federally Assisted Housing, (Attachment A) which must be included as part of the O/A’s and PHA’s application.

II. APPLICABILITY.

The requirements of Section 644 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 apply to O/As and PHAs administering the following assisted housing programs:

 Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contracts (PRAC)

 Section 811 PRAC

 Section 202/162 Project Assistance Contract (PAC)

 Section 202/8

 Section 8 Project-based

 Section 236

 Section 236 Rental Assistance Payment (RAP)

 Section 221(d)(3) Below Market Interest Rate (BMIR)

 Section 101 Rent Supplement

 Public Housing

 Tenant-based Housing Choice Vouchers

 Project-based Housing Choice Vouchers

III. BACKGROUND.

Section 644 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13604) imposed on HUD the obligation to require housing providers participating in federally assisted housing programs to give any individual or family applying for occupancy the option to provide additional contact information as part of their application. The contact information included in the application for occupancy is the name, address, telephone number, and other relevant information of a family member, friend, or person associated with a social, health, advocacy, or similar organization. The housing provider may not require the applicant to provide such information.

The objective of providing such information, if the applicant becomes a tenant, is to facilitate contact by the housing provider with the person or organization identified to assist in providing any delivery of services or special care to the tenant and to assist with resolving any tenancy issues arising during their tenancy. This supplemental application information is to be maintained by the housing provider as confidential information.

A Notice was published in the January 22, 2009 Federal Register of the requirements of Section 644. A copy of the Federal Register is located at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-1165.pdf. HUD will be issuing a conforming rule amending the regulations to reflect these requirements.

IV. IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.

A. Owners and management agents (O/As) and Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) must implement the requirements of Section 644 and begin using form HUD-92006, Supplement to Application for Federally Assisted Housing, by no later than 90 days from the issued date of this Notice.

B. O/As and PHAs must notify applicants at the time of application of their right to include as part of their application the name, address, telephone number and other relevant information of a family member, friend, or social, health, advocacy or other organization. This individual or organization may be contacted by the O/A or PHA to help in resolving issues that may arise during the applicant’s tenancy or to assist in providing special care or services the applicant may require as a tenant.

C. Form HUD-92006, Supplement to Application for Federally Assisted Housing.

1. Form HUD-92006 must be included as an attachment to the O/A’s or PHA’s application.

2. Applicants

a. Applicants must be provided the opportunity to complete the information on form HUD-92006, Supplement to Application for Federally Assisted Housing. The form gives applicants the option to identify an individual or organization that the O/A or PHA may contact and

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