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pg. 77 to determine whether or not you are dealing with a landlord or a renter situation.  Is the above individual living in the property at the above address?  Do you line in a separate household from your tenant?  If Yes to both of the above review the rest of the form  If No to either question, contact the applicant to determine correct household composition. Below are six scenarios to determine if it is a landlord or renter situation.

Question 3: Receive Section 8 or Rental Subsidy on behalf of the tenant? Question 4a: Total cost of home heating or cooling normally included in the tenant’s rental payment Question 4b: If yes, has the tenant made any extra payments for heating or cooling costs for October – September Question 5: Tenant normally pays for their total heating or cooling costs in separate payment from their rent Result 1 Yes Yes Yes N/A Renter 2 No Yes Yes N/A Renter 3 No No N/A Yes Landlord 4 Yes No N/A Yes Landlord 5 No Yes No N/A Renter 6 Yes No N/A No Denied

Renter Application Renter applicants are eligible to receive EA benefits; however, they are not eligible to receive ECIP benefits. Question 6 of the LIHEAP-1E: “What is the monthly amount of rent actually paid by the tenant?” is used to determine the benefit amount for Renter applicants.  If the applicant is actually paying a lower amount, use only that figure to determine the benefit amount.  Verbal documentation recorded on the E1CN screen will be acceptable.  If the rental amount paid by the applicant (as indicated on the LIHEAP-1E) exceeds the gross documented household income, the landlord must be contacted to clarify payment of rent for possible unreported income or resources.  If the landlord declares the applicant is actually paying the amount indicated, the applicant must be contacted to secure an explanation.  If the applicant has unreported income or available resources record the explanation on the E1CN screen, document any unreported income and calculate the benefit level based on the amount of rent paid.  If the unreported income and or resources exceed specified maximums, the application will be denied.  If a change in household income occurs (currently employed but not employed in the prior computation month), record the explanation on the E1CN screen and calculate the benefit amount based on the amount of rent paid.  If an individual and or organization assists the applicant with the rental payment, contact the individual or organization to provide documentation