A written policy must state whether, when and from which programs the owner will accept safe harbor income determinations, and how it will handle competing ones

s8.income.safe_harbor_written_policy · v1.0.0

The owner must establish in written policy whether and when it will accept safe harbor income determinations under 24 CFR 5.609(c)(3) - for example at reexamination only, or at admission and reexamination - including which programs it will accept income determinations from. The owner must also establish a policy setting out the course of action where a family presents multiple verifications from the same or from different acceptable safe harbor programs, such as accepting the most recent determination. These policies must be included in the owner's Tenant Selection Plan, or for a PHA in its ACOP or Administrative Plan, as applicable. Because what must be stated is whether the owner will accept such determinations, the policy obligation does not depend on the owner electing to use the device.

Confidence

high

Effective from

2024-01-01

Compliance date

2027-01-01

Last reviewed

2026-08-28