To avoid paying HAP or providing assistance to a unit on behalf of a deceased sole member household or other household member, MSHDA assigned staff will review the HUD EIV Deceased Tenant Report on a monthly basis. If a head of household or family member is listed and an EOP not already entered in Elite, the HA must verify the death. The MSHDA staff member will place a payment hold effective immediately on the HAP/UAP payment for the unit until case completion, i.e. EOP, or interim re-exam completed in a remaining tenant situation or will take other appropriate action as required.
HAP payments must stop at the end of the month that the death occurs for a single member household and single member household with a live-in aide. Landlord must be notified in writing by the HA of the deceased tenant and discontinuance of the HAP or change in HAP payment if there is a remaining tenant situation. See policies Chapter IX - Interim Re-exam and Chapter XII - Remaining Tenants. See also HAP Contract, HUD 52641.