If a landlord reports to a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 that a recipient has failed to pay rent for 2 or more months, the county department shall do all of the following: a.
(a)#
Inform the recipient of the report.
(b)#
Investigate the report.
(c)#
If it determines that the conditions for issuing a direct payment under subd. 2. are met, inform the recipient of the right to a fair hearing on the issue of whether direct payment of rent should be made and inform the department of health services of its determination.
(d)#
If it determines that direct payments should not be made, inform the recipient and the landlord of that determination.