New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle S - Division of Housing and Community Renewal › Chapter IV - State-assisted Housing Constructed By Private Enterprise › Subchapter C - Housing Company Management › Part 1727 - Occupancy › Subpart 1727-2 - Determination Of Eligibility For Admission Or Continued Occupancy › Section 1727-2.3 - Determination of income

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) In the
						discharge of the responsibilities listed above, the housing company shall take
						such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain and verify that the probably
						aggregate annual income of applicant's household does not exceed applicable
						income limits. Applicants, tenants, and cooperators are required to cooperate
						fully in obtaining verification of income.
(b) For admission applicants, each adult
						household member 18 years of age or older who filed an income tax return for
						the prior calendar year must provide a certified copy of either the New York
						State income tax return obtained from the New York State Department of Taxation
						and Finance or the Federal income tax return obtained from the Internal Revenue
						Service.
(c) Verification of income
						for adult household members who did not file an income tax return will be based
						upon one or more sources of information outlined below to obtain reasonably
						acceptable verification.
(1) Requests for
						statements of earnings reported to the Social Security Board are to be
						submitted only where earnings cannot otherwise be conclusively verified, such
						as tenants/cooperators who claim not to have worked, not to have filed income
						tax returns, or are employed by relatives. Requests for social security
						statement must be submitted on Social Security Administration form SSA-7004 and
						must show tenant's/cooperator's home address as return address. It is the
						responsibility of tenant/cooperator to deliver report to housing company office
						upon receipt. Social security records are usually not available until six
						months after completion of quarter.
(2) Notarized employer's statement signed by
						officer or responsible party of firm.
(3) Current and/or past pay stubs and pay
						envelopes if:
(i) they identify the recipient
						clearly;
(ii) are for a pay period
						within the past year; and
(iii)
						provide a reasonably clear basis for determining rate of pay. Tenants or
						cooperators should be advised to retain all such stubs or envelopes.
(4) Referee's report, in the case
						of workers' compensation.
(5)
						Tenants/cooperators unemployment insurance card, notification of benefits,
						D.P.U.I. tables and check stubs.
(6) Military pay tables, allotment tables,
						allotment checks and notarized statement from commanding officer of unit to
						which assigned, in case of service members.
(7) Notarized affidavits from person or
						persons making contributions, setting forth the amounts contributed and the
						dates of such contributions.
(8)
						Employer's report or standard allotments for tips or other
						considerations.