HUD Issues Notice H 2011-25 re: EIV

Notice H 2011-25 (dated Sept. 20, 2011) clarifies obligations for provision of the 'EIV & You' brochure to current residents and applicants selected from the waiting list – along with updated info on availability of resources (in English and translation) for provision of the brochure as follows:

• O/As using the EIV system must provide each tenant household with the EIV & You brochure at the time of annual recertification along with a copy of the HUD Fact Sheet “How Your Rent is Determined”.
• O/As must also provide applicant households who have been selected from the waiting list for screening and final application processing with a copy of the EIV & You brochure. The brochure is translated into thirteen languages for distribution to non-English speaking households.
• O/As may order the EIV & You brochure (English version) from the online HUD Direct Distribution Center at http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/dds/index.cfm, or by telephone at (800) 767-7468. Quantities ordered should be sufficient to cover distribution to existing tenant households and anticipated new tenant households over the next twelve months.   
• Translated versions of the brochure for non-English speaking households are posted to the Multifamily RHIIP website and on the Department’s Limited English Proficiency (LEP) website:
  http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/promotingfh/lep.  These versions will not be available for order through the HUD Direct Distribution Center.
• The full notice can be read here: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=11-25hsgn.pdf.