Both labor housing subparts pull in subparts A through K, so the Section 515 tenant certification and recertification cycle governs farm labor housing unchanged

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7 CFR 3560.551 and 7 CFR 3560.601 each provide that, unless the labor housing subpart says otherwise, the requirements of subparts A through K, N, O and P apply IN ADDITION to that subpart. Neither subpart L nor subpart M says otherwise about tenant certification. So the whole of 7 CFR 3560.152(e) governs a farm labor property: an Agency-approved tenant certification form executed by tenant and borrower before occupancy; recertification and a new form at least annually, and whenever household income changes by $100 or more per month; recertification on a $50 monthly change if the tenant asks; submission of the initial or updated form to Rural Development within 10 days of its effective date, which is always the first day of a month; and retention of the executed form and its supporting documentation in the tenant file for at least 3 years or until the next Agency monitoring visit or compliance review, whichever is longer. A borrower who misses the 10-day submission window is charged overage under 7 CFR 3560.203(c) and loses rental assistance.

Confidence

high

Effective from

2022-03-01

Last reviewed

2026-09-02