General Tab Tasks Assign USDA RD Rental Assistance
This task is used to assign USDA rental assistance to a tenant who is not currently receiving assistance, but now qualifies.
There must be rental assistance available for the community and this tenant must be eligible and next in line according to USDA rules.
Household Detail General Tab Tasks Assign USDA RD Rental Assistance
Enter the effective date for the certification. The create certification box will be checked by default.
If the household has exempt income check the box under Certification Options.
Select a student explanation reason from the drop-down list, if applicable.
If not applicable, this drop-down list will not be visible.
To force the assignment of RA check the box under Certification Options.
This parameter is only available if you are a supervisor. If you are not a supervisor, the option will be visible but disabled, and you will need to have your supervisor complete the task if RA needs to be forced.
Set or change the Lease Terms, if applicable.
Click Next.
An Overall Status window will pop up with a Passed or Failed message.
If it failed you may need to make a correction or contact Bostonpost Client Support at myMRI or contact a Client Support Analyst directly at (877) 579-8896 for assistance.
If it passed click Close.
Select any available documents you want to print by checking the box next to the document name.
You can also use the Select All and Deselect All links to help in making your selections.
Documents included in the "Assign Rental Assistance" Document Group (System Administration > Maintain Documents - Maintain Document Groups) will be included in the list of available documents.
Specify the number of copies you want for each document.
You can preview many of the documents in Microsoft Word, make changes, and print them within Microsoft Word by clicking the preview icon.
Click Finished.
A pop-up message will appear stating "You have successfully assigned RA to this household. Click OK.
On the household's Transaction Tab the transaction on the top of the list will be an Assign RA transaction with the date you entered as the effective date, and will reflect the new Rent and Assistance amounts.
