Forms 9887 and 9887-A are two pages of boilerplate that quietly control your entire verification operation — without valid consents on file, your EIV access and income verifications lose their legal foundation. Reviewers check them precisely because they're treated as an afterthought.
What each form does
- HUD-9887 authorizes HUD and the PHA/owner to obtain income information from federal sources — it's the legal basis for EIV
- HUD-9887-A authorizes the owner to seek third-party verification from individual sources, and describes the verification process to the tenant
Who signs, and when
Each adult household member (and the head/spouse regardless) signs at move-in and at each annual recertification. New adult members sign when added. A certification processed on expired or missing consents is a finding even when every number is right.
The freshness problem
Consents tie to the certification cycle — the practical rule is a current set with every annual. Files that recycle years-old signatures fail the check. The fastest self-audit in compliance: pull ten files and confirm the 9887 set matches the latest annual.
Refusal has consequences
A household member's refusal to sign is grounds for denial or termination of assistance under program rules — documented refusal, notice, and process apply. It's one of the few certification-package items with a mandatory-consequence backbone.
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FAQ
Do consents cover EIV specifically? The 9887 is what authorizes EIV use for the household — no valid 9887, no legitimate EIV pull for that family.
Where do signed consents live? In the tenant file with each certification package, retrievable for review — a signed original that can't be found is a missing consent.
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