HUD Delays Effective Date for SS & Income Requirements

HUD announced in the Federal Register a delay in the effective date of the rule entitled ``Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs'' published in the Federal Register on January 27, 2009. This “action will provide the Department with the necessary additional time to review the subject matter of the January 27, 2009, final rule and to consider the public comments on HUD's February 11, 2009, Federal Register notice that solicited public comments on the regulatory amendments made by the January 27, 2009 final rule.

Apparently the expected additional guidance and responses to questions raised (including mandatory Social Security number, and clarifications about changes to the definition of “income”) is not expected to be complete in time, so implementation has now been further delayed until January 31, 2010

It is unknown at this time whether this further delays the mandatory implementation date for EIV - - but it does not change anything regarding the ability of owner/operators to continue to use EIV or, for those not yet using it, to continue to complete necessary operational policies and procedures or systems access requirements.