Document Package for Applicant's/Tenant's Consent to the Release Of Information
Disclosure Rule Requirements
HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 — Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States
Prior to leasing, owners must provide the tenant with two items:
- a. Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet. Owners must provide tenants of a residential property with the EPA/HUD/Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet
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( Protect Your Family from Lead In Your Home) , or an EPAapproved equivalent. Owners are required to document that the tenant was given a copy of the pamphlet before signing the lease.
NOTE: The Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet distributed to meet the Disclosure Rule requirement is the same pamphlet distributed for other lead-based paint requirements (e.g., the Lead-Based Paint Pre-Renovation Education Rule). It does not have to be distributed twice, so long as you can document that it has been provided.
b. Disclosure form. Owners must include the disclosure form in the lease packet and obtain the prospective tenant's signature before he or she signs the lease. (Exhibit 6-3 contains a copy of the Disclosure Form.) The disclosure form is designed to document receipt of the Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet and to meet three disclosure requirements, as follows:
(1) Disclose the presence of known lead based paint/hazards. Owners of target housing must disclose the presence of known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards. The disclosure form has a line for owners to mark to verify that lead-based paint/hazards have been disclosed.
(2) Disclose information on lead-based paint/hazards. Owners must provide applicants with any available records or reports pertaining to the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards. Owners must provide applicants with procedures to obtain access to any available records or reports pertaining to the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards. The disclosure form has a line for owners to mark to verify that copies of all relevant records and reports have been provided to the applicant. The form also documents if there are no records or reports available.
(3) Include contract language. Leasing contracts must include a Lead Warning Statement and an acknowledgment section to be signed by the prospective tenant, the owner and any agent. The owner must present the disclosure form signed by the owner and the Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet to the prospective tenant before the tenant signs the lease. The disclosure form has the Lead Warning Statement printed at the top and a place at the bottom for the applicant to sign acknowledging disclosure and receipt of the Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet.
(4) Recommended practice. The tenant briefing is an ideal time to provide applicants with the Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet and to give them the opportunity to
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review the Disclosure Form. (See paragraph 6-27 Briefing with New Tenants.)
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Overview- What Verification Involves
- Customer Protections
- Consequences for Not Signing the Consent Forms
- Programs Covered by this Fact Sheet
- Notice and Consent for the Release of Information
- Rent Supplement
- Section 236
- Agencies To Provide Information
- Penalties for Misusing this Consent:
- Purpose of Requiring Consent to the Release of Information
- Instructions to Applicants and Tenants
- Authority for Requiring Applicant's/Tenant's Consent to the Re…
- Uses of Information to be Obtained
- Who Must Sign the Consent Form
- Failure to Sign the Consent Form
- Conditions
- Penalties for Misusing this Consent:
- Section 8, RAP, PRAC, PAC
- Rent Supplement
- Section 236—No Utility Allowance
- Section 221(d)(3) BMIR (Below Market Interest Rate)
- CHAPTER 6. LEASE REQUIREMENTS AND LEASING ACTIVITIES
- 6-1 Introduction
- 6-2 Key Terms
- Section 1: Leases and Lease Attachments
- 6-3 Key Regulations
- Pet Regulations
- Amending the Lease
- 6-4 Leases, Lease Amendments and Lease Attachments – General
- 6-5 Lease Requirements
- Figure 6-3: HUD Issued Lease Addendum
- 6-6 Lease Term
- B. Initial Term
- Renewal Terms
- 6-7 Attachments to the Lease
- 6-8 Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Form
- Figure 6-5 : Disclosure Rule Exemptions
- B. Overview
- Disclosure Rule Requirements
- D. Record-Keeping Requirements
- A. Overview
- Example – Possible Topics for House Rules
- Figure 6-6 : Reasonable versus Unreasonable House Rules
- A. Applicability
- B. Overview
- C. Key Requirements
- D. Lease Provisions for Pets
- Remember!
- E. Procedures When Pet Rules Are Violated
- 6-11 Amending the Lease for Rent Changes
- Key Requirements
- 6-12 Modifying the Lease
- Example – Approving Lease Changes
- Section 2: Security Deposits
- 6-13 Key Regulations
- 6-14 Applicability
- 6-15 Collection of the Security Deposit
- 6-16 Security Deposits for Tenants Transferring to Another Unit
- Figure 6-7 : Amount of Security Deposit to Collect from Tenant
- 6-17 Interest Earned on the Security Deposit
- 6-18 Refunding and Use of the Security Deposit
- Section 3: Charges in Addition to Rent
- 6-19 Key Regulations
- 6-20 Charges Prior to Occupancy
- 6-21 Charges at Initial Occupancy
- Reminder!
- 6-22 Meal Program
- 6-23 Charges for Late Payment of Rent
- 6-24 Pet Deposits
- Figure 6-8 : Collection of Pet Deposits
- A. When Owners May Require Other Charges
- Checks Returned for Insufficient Funds
- Special Management Services
- Court Filing, Attorney, and Sheriff Fees
- Section 4: The Leasing Process
- 6-26 Key Regulations
- 6-27 Briefing with New Tenants
- Briefing Topics
- 6-28 Form of Payment
- 6-29 Unit Inspections
- Key Requirements
- Example – Wear-and-Tear Versus Damage
- 6-30 Documents to Be Provided to Tenants
- Figure 6-9 : Summary of Documents for Tenants
- Chapter 6 Exhibits
- Exhibit 6-1: Required State Agency Lease Provisions
- Exhibit 6-2: Required RHS 515 Lease Provisions
- Lead Warning Statement
- Lessor's Disclosure (initial)
- Lessee's Acknowledgment (initial)
- Agent's Acknowledgment (initial)
- Certification of Accuracy
- Exhibit 6-4: Mandatory and Discretionary Pet Rules
- Exhibit 6-5: How to Develop Pet Rules [24 CFR 5.353]
- Tenant Consultation
- Exhibit 6-6: Examples of Tenant Briefing Topics
- Signatures
- Terms of Lease
- Annual/Interim Recertifications
- Termination of Tenancy
- Termination of Assistance
- Rent
- Security Deposit
- Rent or other payment
- Security Deposit
- Lease Attachments
- Maintenance/Damages
- Maintenance
- Penalties for Fraud
- General Rules
- CHAPTER 7. RECERTIFICATION, UNIT TRANSFERS, AND GROSS RENT CHA…
- 7-1 Introduction
- 7-2 Key Terms
- Section 1: Annual Recertification
- 7-3 Key Regulations
- Key Requirements
- Figure 7-2: Comparison of Live-in Aid and Adult Child in 202/8…
- 7-5 Timing of Annual Recertifications
- C. HUD Approval of Alternative Recertification Anniversary Dates
- New Tenants
- 7-6 Overview of Annual Recertification Procedures
- 7-7 Notices to Tenants
- Description of Required Notices
- Figure 7-3: Recertification Steps
- Example – Initial Recertification Notice Procedures
- 2. First Reminder Notice.
- 7-8 Effective Dates of Changes in Assistance Payment, Total Te…
- Timely Completion of Recertification Process
- Example – Timely Recertification of a Tenant
- Example – Timely Tenant Response, But Delayed Verification Pro…
- Example – Owner or Third-Party Causes Delays in Recertificatio…
- 2. Delays in processing due to late tenant response.
- Example – Tenant Delays Recertification Process
- Example – Tenant Out of Compliance
- Example – Tenant Out of Compliance in 202 or 811 PRAC Project
- Example – Tenant Out of Compliance and Recertification Complet…
- Section 2: Interim Recertification
- 7-9 Key Regulations
- 7-10 Key Requirements
- 7-11 Owner Responsibilities
- Example – Delaying an Interim Recertification
- 7-12 Processing Interim Recertifications
- 7-13 Effective Date of Interim Recertifications
- Section 3: Unit Transfers
- 7-14 Key Regulations
- 7-15 Key Requirements
- 7-16 Unit Transfers Due to a Change in Family Composition
- Written Policies
- Transfer Fees in Section 236 and BMIR Cooperatives
- Section 4: Gross Rent Changes
- 7-17 Key Requirements
- 7-18 Submission and Approval Process
- Chapter 7 Exhibits
- Exhibit 7-1: Annual Recertification Initial Notice
- Exhibit 7-2: Sample Annual Recertification First Reminder Notice
- Exhibit 7-4: Sample Annual Recertification Third Reminder Noti…
- SAMPLE TENANT CONSENT TO DISCLOSE EIV INCOME INFORMATION
- Applying the Model Lease for Subsidized Programs to Individual…
- Applying the Model Leases for Section 202 PRAC and Section 811…
- Sample Move-In/Move-Out Inspection Form
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