B. Total Tenant Payment
HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 — Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States
In both Section 202/8 and Section 811 group homes, each tenant in a double occupancy room is treated as a separate family in the calculation of TTP. Each resident is entitled to any deductions he or she would receive if occupying a single room, including the $400 elderly/disabled family deduction.
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- HUD Handbook 4350.3: Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Mult…
- Exhibit 3-12: Section 8, RAP, and Rent Supplement Programs – S…
- Exhibit 3-13: Section 236 Without Additional Assistance – Spec…
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▸ Exhibit 3-14: Section 236 With Benefit of Additional Assistanc…
Overview- Special Instructions for Determining Prorated Assistance Payme…
- A. Calculate the difference between market rent and the contra…
- C. Calculate the assistance adjustment for Rent Supplement, RA…
- D. Calculate the prorated TTP.
- E. Calculate the prorated assistance payment.
- CHAPTER 4. WAITING LIST AND TENANT SELECTION
- 4-1 Introduction
- Key Terms
- Section 1: Tenant Selection Plan
- 4-3 Key Regulations
- B. Income-Targeting
- D. Required Criminal and Drug Screening Standards
- G. Rejecting Applicants and Denial of Rental Assistance
- Denial of Assistance to Noncitizens and DHS Appeal Process
- A. Key Requirements
- B. HUD Review of the Tenant Selection Plan
- Figure 4-2: Written Tenant Selection Plan - Topics
- B. Recommended Topics
- C. Required Contents of the Tenant Selection Plan
- 1. Project eligibility requirements.
- Additional Owner Policies and Practices
- Modification of the Tenant Selection Plan
- Availability of the Tenant Selection Plan
- 4-5 Income-Targeting – Applicable Only to the Section 8 Projec…
- B. Methods to Comply with Income-Targeting Requirements
- 4-6 Preferences
- Statutory, HUD, State, and Local Preferences
- C. Owner-Adopted Preferences
- D. Determining the Relative Weight of Owner-Adopted Preferences
- Screening for Suitability
- A. Screening Versus Determining Eligibility
- D. Screening Using the EIV Existing Tenant Search
- E . Considerations In Developing Screening Criteria
- a. Screening criteria for assisted units in cooperatives.
- Permitted Screening Criteria Commonly Used by Owners
- Prohibited Screening Criteria
- Criteria That Require Medical Evaluation or Treatment
- Criteria That Require Donation or Contribution
- E. Criteria That Inquire about Disabled Status
- F. Criteria Prohibited by State and Local laws
- 4-9 Rejecting Applicants and Denial of Rental Assistance
- Example – Denial of Unit
- C. Notification of Applicant Rejection
- Owner Meetings with Applicants to Discuss Rejection Notices
- Section 2: Marketing
- 4-10 Key Regulations
- Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing and Fair Housing Poster
- 4-11 Summary of Key Requirements
- B. Fair Housing Poster
- 4-12 Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing
- A. Key Requirements
- Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan
- Special Marketing Requirements
- E. Records
- Updating the Marketing Plan
- Section 3: Waiting List Management
- 4-13 Key Regulations
- Social Security Number (SSN) Requirements
- D. Record-Keeping
- 4-14 Taking Applications for Occupancy
- 1. At time of application:
- 2. After admission:
- Retention and confidentiality of contact information.
- A. Overview
- Nondiscrimination When Matching Applicants to Available Units
- Matching Family Characteristics with Available Units
- D. Section 8 Units: Extremely Low-Income Targeting Requirement…
- E. Restrictions on Applicant Selection Based on Income
- F. Matching Single Persons to Units
- A. Key Requirements
- B. Opening and Closing the Waiting List
- C. Determining an Applicant’s Preliminary Eligibility
- 4-17 Placing Families with Disabled Family Members
- 4-18 Documenting Changes to Waiting Lists
- Providing an Auditable Record of Changes to Waiting Lists
- Maintaining Documentation of the Waiting Lists
- D. Maintaining Records of Manually Recorded Waiting Lists
- Maintaining Records for Electronic Waiting Lists
- 4-19 Updating Waiting List Information
- Example - Applicant Change in Household Composition
- 4-20 Removing Names from the Waiting List
- 4-21 Reinstating Applicants to the Waiting List
- 4-22 Record-Keeping
- Section 4: Selecting Tenants from the Waiting List
- 4-23 General
- 4-24 Applicant Interviews
- 4-25 Applying Income Targeting Requirements in Section 8 Prope…
- Figure 4-6: Sample Steps Owners May Use to Implement Income-Ta…
- Example
- Example 2 – Income-Targeting Method
- Example Admissions Log to Track Income-Targeting Progress
- 4-26 Verification of Preferences
- 4-27 Implementing Screening Reviews
- C. Screening for Rental History
- Objective/Acceptable Questions
- Inappropriate Questions
- D. Screening for Housekeeping
- Screening for Drug Abuse and Other Criminal Activity
- 4-28 Ensuring That Screening Is Performed Consistently
- B. Extenuating Circumstances
- Example – Extenuating Circumstances
- 4-29 Verifying the Need for Accessible Units
- 4-30 Addressing Requests for Reasonable Accommodations
- Example – Reasonable Accommodation
- 4-31 Denial of Assistance to Noncitizens
- A. Applicability
- Offering and Continuing Assistance
- Events Triggering Denial of Assistance
- D. Required Notice
- Chapter 4 Exhibits
- Records of Earned Income
- Records of Other Income
- Asset Information
- Records of Family Circumstances/Family Composition/Allowances
- Date (mm/dd/yyyy) :
- There is no penalty for persons who do not complete the form.
- A. General Instructions:
- CHAPTER 5. DETERMINING INCOME AND CALCULATING RENT
- 5-1 Introduction
- 5-2 Key Terms
- Section 1: Determining Annual Income
- Key Regulations
- Key Requirements
- Methods for Projecting and Calculating Annual Income
- Example – Anticipated Increase in Hourly Rate
- Examples – Irregular Employment Income
- Examples – Irregular Employment Income
- A. Income of Adults and Dependents
- Examples – Income of Temporarily Absent Family Members
- C. Deployment of Military Personnel to Active Duty
- D. Income of Permanently Confined Family Members
- Educational Scholarships or Grants
- F. Alimony or Child Support
- Regular Cash Contributions and Gifts
- Examples – Regular Cash Contributions
- H. Income from a Business
- Periodic Social Security Payments
- Example – Adjustment for Prior Overpayment of Benefits
- Example – Welfare Income in “As Paid” Localities
- L. Periodic Payments from Long-Term Care Insurance, Pensions, …
- Example – Withdrawals from IRAs or 401K Accounts
- M.
- Income from Training Programs
- O. Income Received by a Resident of an Intermediate Care Facil…
- Withdrawal of Cash or Assets from an Investment
- Q. Lump Sum Payments Counted as Income
- Figure 5-3: Treatment of Delayed Benefit Payments Received in …
- Examples – Income Exclusions
- Examples – Income Exclusions
- 5-7 Calculating Income from Assets
- Determining Income from Assets
- Example – Calculating the Cash Value of an Asset
- D. Assets Owned Jointly
- Example – Determining the Cash Value of an Asset
- Examples – Jointly Owned Assets
- Calculating Income from Assets When Assets Exceed $5,000
- Example – Imputed Income from Assets
- G. Calculating Income from Assets - Specific Types of Assets
- Example – A Trust Accessible to Family Members
- Example – Nonrevocable Trust As an Asset Disposed of for Less …
- Example – Nonrevocable Trust Distributing Income to the Creato…
- c. Special needs trusts.
- Example – Special Needs Trust
- 2. Annuities.
- c. Calculations when an annuity is considered an asset.
- Example – Calculating the Cash Value of an Annuity
- Examples – Lump Sum Additions to Family Assets (One-Time Payme…
- 4. Balances held in retirement accounts.
- Examples – Balances Held in an IRA or 401K Retirement Account
- 5. Federal Government/Uniformed Services Pensions
- 7. Mortgage or deed of trust.
- Examples – Assets of More or Less Than $1,000 Disposed of for …
- Example – Asset Disposed of for Less Than Fair Market Value
- Section 2: Determining Adjusted Income
- 5-8 Key Regulations
- 5-9 Key Requirements for Determining Adjusted Income
- 5-10 Calculating Adjusted Income
- Example – Child Care Deduction Separate Expenses for Time at W…
- Examples – Eligible Disability Assistance Expenses
- Example – Calculating a Deduction When Disability Assistance E…
- D. Medical Expense Deduction
- The following example illustrates the two options. Tenants may…
- Example – Medical Expense Paid over a Period of Time
- Example – Special Calculation for Families Who Are Eligible fo…
- F. No Deduction for Alimony or Child Support Paid to a Person …
- Example – Child Support Garnished from Wages
- Section 3: Verification
- 5-11 Key Regulations
- 5-12 Verification Requirements
- Figure 5-4: Privacy Act Notice
- B. Timeframe for Conducting Verifications
- 5-13 Acceptable Verification Methods
- Third-Party Verification
- Example – Verification by Internet Printout
- 5-14 Identifying Appropriate Verification Sources
- A. Consent and Verification Forms
- HUD-Required Consent and Release Forms
- Owner-Created Verification Forms
- 5-16 Effective Term of Verifications
- A. Duration of Verification Authorization
- 5-17 Inconsistent Information Obtained Through Verifications
- A. Key Requirement
- B. Documenting Third-Party Verification
- C. Documenting Telephone Verification
- D. Recording Inspection of Original Documents
- E. Documenting Why Third-Party Verification Is Not Available
- Reasonable Accommodation
- Examples – Reasonable Accommodation
- 5-19 Confidentiality of Applicant and Tenant Information
- 5-20 Security of EIV Data
- 5-21 Refusal to Sign Consent Forms
- 5-22 Interim Recertifications
- 5-23 Record-Keeping Procedures
- Section 4: Calculating Tenant Rent
- 5-24 Key Regulations
- 5-25 Calculating the Tenant Contribution for Section 8, PAC, P…
- B. Unit Rent
- Timeframe for Calculating Rent
- Section 8, PAC, PRAC, and RAP
- Rent Supplement
- A. Tenant Rent
- B. Assistance Payments
- Example – Calculating HAP
- Utility Reimbursement
- Section 8 Minimum Rent
- Example – Utility Reimbursement for a Tenant Paying Minimum Rent
- 3. Financial hardship exemptions.
- Example – Temporary Hardship Schedule
- 5-27 Calculating Assistance Payments for Authorized Police/Sec…
- 5-28 Calculating Tenant Contribution for “Double Occupancy” in…
- B. Total Tenant Payment
- Example – TTP Calculation for Double Occupancy
- C. Contract Rent and Assistance Payment in Section 202/8 Group…
- Example – Assistance Payment, Section 202/8 Double Occupancy
- Example – Section 202/8 Double Occupancy
- Example – Calculating the Assistance Payment for a Double Occu…
- Example – Section 811 Total Tenant Payments
- Example – Section 202/8 Calculation at a Change in Occupancy
- Example – Section 811 Calculation at a Change in Occupancy
- 5-29 Calculating Tenant Contribution for Section 236 and Secti…
- A. Tenant’s Rent Contribution
- B. Timeframe for Calculating Rent
- Figure 5-7: Tenant Contributions for the Section 236 and Secti…
- Section 221(d)(3) BMIR
- 5-30 Determining Tenant Contribution at Properties with Multip…
- 5-31 Procedures for Calculating Rent
- Chapter 5 Exhibits
- 24 CFR 5.609(b) and (c)
- INCOME INCLUSIONS
- INCOME EXLCUSIONS:
- Exhibit 5-2: Assets
- Example – Withdrawals from a Keogh Account
- 6. Retirement and pension funds.
- Example – Retirement Benefits as Lump-Sum and Periodic Payments
- Computation of imputed income:
- Regulatory References
- Example – Assets that are Part of an Active Business
- Example – Assets not Effectively Owned by the Applicant
- Example
- Medical Expenses That Are Deductible and Nondeductible
- Exhibit 5-4: Certification for Qualified Long-Term Care Insura…
- Unit Number
- Document Package for Applicant's/Tenant's Consent to the Relea…
- 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
- Memorandum February 5, 2002: Fact Sheets for Project-Based Ass…