8400.1 DCHA's rent subsidy programs are all predicated on supplementing the rent a Family of a certain size and gender composition can pay based on their Annual Income, adjusted for certain deductions and allowances, by paying a subsidy directly to the Owner. Certification of household income and family composition is critical to the accurate payment of the subsidy the Family is entitled to under the rules of each particular rent subsidy program. Unless otherwise noted in this Chapter or other Chapters about special housing programs in this Title 14, the certification and recertification of income and household composition is conducted under the provisions of this Title.

8400.2 There are four (4) types of certifications addressed herein below:

1. (a) Initial certification at the time a voucher is initially issued;
2. (b) Regular, periodic recertification, typically biennially, to ask the Family to certify and verify their income and household composition;
3. (c) Transfer certification that occurs when a Family requests a transfer voucher under the portability or move provisions of the Administration Plan adopted pursuant to 24 CFR § 982.54; and
4. (d) Interim change recertification when the Family reports a change in between the periodic recertifications.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 9366 (September 28, 2007).