Interim Recertifications

Conventional Sites and Scattered Sites tenants may request no more than one voluntary interim recertification every six months. The six-month clock restarts on the effective date of each regular recertification. Required interim recertifications do not count toward the limit on interim recertifications.

• Elderly/disabled households are exempt from the limit on voluntary interim recertifications.

PAPMC/Tax Credit tenants may request an interim recertification at any time.

Households may request an interim recertification under the circumstances outlined below:

• They receive a decrease in income, which may result in a rent decrease; or
• They have an increase in applicable allowances or deductions.

PHA will process a voluntary interim rent reduction if and when the reduction in income is expected to last for more than 30 days.

Examples of when a client must complete an interim recertification:

• Change in Household Composition
  Households must report all changes in household composition within 15 to 30 days of the occurrence.
• Temporary and Sporadic Income
  Households reporting only temporary or sporadic income are required to report increases in income between regular recertifications.
• Zero Income
  Households/household members are required to report monetary and/or non-monetary changes in income within 15 to 30 calendar days from the date the change occurred.
• Income Increase (PAMPC/Tax Credit Only)
  Increases must be reported only when the household/household member’s increase reaches their property-specific threshold or a change in circumstances would result in an increase of rent. Changes must be reported within 15 days of the occurrence.

Increases in Rent

An increase in the client’s portion of the rent at the time will be effective on the first of the month following 30 days’ notice to the household.

If a household fails to report a required change within the required time frames, or fails to provide all required information within the required time frames, the increase will be applied retroactively to the date it would have been effective had the information been provided on a timely basis. The household will be responsible for any overpaid subsidy.

Decreases in Rent

A decrease in family share of the rent at the time of an interim recertification will be effective on the first day of the month following the month in which the change was reported and all required documentation was submitted.

You may request an Interim Recertification by completing and submitting a Public Housing Online Interim Recertification Request  or by contacting your Property Manager.

Once your request has been received and approved, your Property Manager will provide any additional required documentation, which you must complete and return to PHA in order for your Interim to be processed.

Any documents used for verification must be dated within 30 to 60 calendar days of the date you submit them to PHA. The documents must not be damaged, altered, or in any way illegible. You may upload your documents electronically if using the Public Housing Online Interim Recertification Request.

Below are Required Document Guides to assist you with submitting the proper documents to PHA for your interim recertification:

PHA Conventional and Scattered Sites Required Documents for Income, Asset, and Expenses Verification

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PAPMC/Tax Credit Required Documents for Income, Asset, and Expenses Verification

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PHA Conventional and Scattered Sites Required Documents for change of family composition

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PAPMC/Tax Credit Required Documents for change of family composition

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For additional forms that you may need to complete for Interim Recertification, please refer to Recertifications.

If you have any questions about your interim recertification, contact your Property Manager or email [email protected].