Exhibit 7-1: Annual Recertification Initial Notice

Initial Notice [To be signed by resident and owner at initial certification and at subsequent recertifications].

(Tenant’s Name) (Address)

(Date)

Dear ________________:

As stated in paragraph [15, 10, or 9—indicate the paragraph number that corresponds to the paragraph of the model lease being used for the tenant] of your lease, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires that we review your income and family composition every year to redetermine rent and assistance levels.

To complete our review of your income and family composition, you must meet with (Resident Manager, Occupancy Clerk, etc.) and supply the required information each year. (The Resident Manager, Occupancy Clerk, etc.) will conduct your recertification interviews in (month and year). We will send you a reminder notice when it is time for your next recertification interview. At that time you must contact (the Resident Manager, Occupancy Clerk, etc.) to schedule an appointment for an interview.

**Cooperation with the recertification requirement is a condition of continued program participation. You must report the required information and provide the required signatures to enable the owner to process the recertification by the (insert the 10[th] day of the 11[th] month after the last annual recertification). **

When you attend the interview, you must bring the following information: (List all required information.)

I have read and understand this letter describing the requirement for my participation in an annual recertification interview.

Signature of the Head of Family Date

Signature of Witness Date

Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. This information is required to obtain benefits and is voluntary. HUD may not collect this information, and you are not required to complete this form, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. This information is authorized by 24 CFR 5.657, 880.603, 884.218, 886.324, 891.410, 891.610 and 891.750 require that the owner must reexamine the income and composition of all families at least annually. By providing tenants notification in advance of the scheduled recertification meeting and the information they need to provide, the tenant is made aware of the documents they need to retain throughout the recertification period in order to reduce their burden at the time of recertification. This information is considered non-sensitive and does no require any special protection.

form HUD-90100 12/2007

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