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<br />Page | 43 <br /> <br />The rental assistance paid cannot exceed the actual rental cost. <br /> <br />Lead/Subgrantees must establish rent reasonableness policies and procedures for documenting <br />comparable rents. Policies and procedures must include: <br /> A methodology for documenting comparable rents <br /> Standards for certifying comparable rents as reasonable <br /> <br />Documentation of rent reasonableness must be kept in the client file. HUD’s Rent Reasonableness <br />Form or comparable form must be used, see HUD's worksheet on rent reasonableness at <br />https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/2098/home-rent-reasonableness-checklist-and- <br />certification/. <br /> Rent Limit Exceptions <br />The FMR rent limit policy or rent reasonableness policies and procedures may also include a <br />description of how exceptions are made when circumstances require a rent amount that exceeds the <br />limit. <br />8.5 Determining Rent Subsidy <br />Lead/subgrantees must have a standardized procedure for determining the amount of rent subsidy for <br />each household. The procedure should include a consideration of the household’s resources and <br />expenses. Although each household may receive a different amount of rent subsidy, the procedure for <br />determining the subsidy must be standardized. <br /> <br />Client files must include documentation of the subsidy amount and the determination process. Rent <br />subsidy should be adjusted when there is a change in household circumstance, income, or need. <br /> <br />HEN households cannot be required to pay any of their ABD cash benefit or other earned income <br />reported to DSHS towards their rent. <br /> <br />Households receving TANF cannot be required to pay any of their TANF benefit towards their rent. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />