EIV Existing Tenant Search Clarification

A clarification was released on January 4, 2012 via RHIIP Listserv #267 about the EIV Existing Tenant Search. Please refer to the HUD Handbook 4350.3 Rev-1 about the rejection of applicants. If a household does not meet program or project eligibility requirements, the household is considered ineligible for occupancy and there is no need to continue screening for any other eligibility factor, including the EIV Existing Tenant Search. The file needs to contain the information that leads to ineligibility, but does not necessarily need to contain the EIV Existing Tenant Search. The Existing Tenant Search (run for each member of the applicant household) should be your last step before offering a unit.  It must be kept with the application (for 3 years if the household doesn’t move in; for term of tenancy plus 3 years if the household does move in).