• Supply any information that the Housing Authority or HUD determines to be necessary including evidence of citizenship or eligible immigration status, and information for use in a regularly scheduled reexamination or interim reexamination of family income and composition.
• Disclose and verify social security numbers and sign and submit consent forms for obtaining information.
• Supply any information requested by the Housing Authority to verify that the family is living in the unit or information related to family absence from the unit.
• Promptly notify the Housing Authority in writing when the family is away from the unit for an extended period of time in accordance with Housing Authority policies.
• Allow the Housing Authority to inspect the unit at reasonable times and after reasonable notice.
• Notify the Housing Authority and the owner in writing before moving out of the unit or terminating the lease.
• Use the assisted unit for residence by the family. The unit must be the family’s only residence.
• Promptly notify the Housing Authority in writing of the birth, adoption, or court awarded custody of a child.
• Request Housing Authority written approval to add any other family member as an occupant of the unit.
• Promptly notify the Housing Authority in writing if any family member no longer lives in the unit.
• Give the Housing Authority a copy of any owner eviction notice.
• Pay utility bills and supply appliances that the owner is not required to supply under the lease.
• Any information that the family supplies must be true and complete.
• The family may not own or have any interest in the unit (other than in a cooperative, or the owner of a manufactured home leasing a manufactured home space).

Grounds for termination of housing assistance include:

• Commit any serious or repeated violation of the lease.
• Commit fraud, bribery or any other corrupt or criminal act in connection with the program.
• Participate in illegal drug or violent criminal activity.
• Sublease or let the unit or assign the lease or transfer the unit.
• Receive assistance from another Federal, State or local housing assistance for the same unit or a different unit.
• Damage the unit or premises (other than damage from ordinary wear and tear) or permit any guest to damage the unit or premises.
• Failure to meet the family obligations listed above.

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