Section 2

Citation: Section 2
Parent Document: Highgate Housing Limited Partnership v. Macaulay-Fisher (2015)
Jurisdiction: Vermont (state)
Effective Date: 2015-08-11
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4489499/highgate-housing-limited-partne... ↗

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. . .7-11 Owner Responsibilities
A. Owners must process an interim recertification if a tenant reports:
. . .4. Most decreases in income except in the circumstance described in
subparagraph D below. . .
B. [not pertinent]
C. Upon receiving a tenant request for an interim recertification, owners must
process a recertification of family income and composition within a
reasonable time, which is only the amount of time needed to verify the
information provided by the tenant. Generally, this should not exceed 4
weeks.
D. [not pertinent]
E. [not pertinent]
F. Owners may delay, but not refuse, to process an interim recertification if they
have confirmation that a tenant’s income will be partially or fully restored
within two months. Processing may be delayed only until the new income is
known. . . .
1. [not pertinent]
2. Once owners are able to verify the tenant’s new income, they must do
as follows:
a. Recertify the tenant, as described in paragraph 7-12.
b. Retroactively apply any reduction in rent to the first day of the
month after the date of the action that caused the decrease in
income.
c. Notify the tenant in writing of any rent due for the period of
delay. If the tenant fails to pay this amount within 30 days of
notification, the owner may pursue eviction for nonpayment of
rent.
. . .7-12 Processing Interim Recertifications
A. When a tenant requests an interim recertification or when a tenant reports
changes in income or other circumstances as required, the owner must take
the following steps when processing an interim recertification.
1. [not in dispute]
2. Obtain third-party verification of the income or other facts reported
as changed since the last recertification and maintain documentation
in the tenant file. (See Chapter 5, Section 3 for more information
about verification.)
3. [not pertinent]
4. Document the resulting changes in the tenant’s rent and assistance
payment by obtaining signatures on the HUD-50059 from the head,
co-head, and spouse and all other adult family members. . . .

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