Q & A – Tenant Selection Plans

Question:  We have updated our Tenant Selection policy, which I am getting ready to send out to the rest of our Waiting List with a note that we are giving them 30 days prior to the effective date of the change. Does this need to go Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, so that we have a record that we sent it to them?  Anne in NJ

Answer:  There is no advance notice requirement when you update your Tenant Selection Plan (a 30-day notice is only required for updating the House Rules). You can revise TSPs any time you want; however, when you do, you must send a notice to everyone on your waiting list letting them know that the TSP has been revised, and reminding them that they can request a copy at no charge.  Certified mail is not required – just keep a copy of the notice, and document the date it was mailed, and to whom (i.e. attach a copy of the waiting list).