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Participant File Forms
This page provides MSHDA ESG grantees with the forms and templates needed to maintain complete participant files, including certifications, income information, and other required documentation. It also offers tools and guidance for Rent Reasonableness reviews through AffordableHousing.com (Go Section 8).
Note: MSHDA is committed to providing meaningful access. For reasonable accommodations, modifications, translation, interpretation, or other services, please contact 517-241-0809 or email MSHDA-HS@michigan.gov. For additional language assistance information, see our Homeless Solutions and Language Access Coversheet.
Forms:
- Participant File Forms Update - May 2026
- Participant File Checklist
- Homelessness Prevention Certification
- Rapid Re-Housing Certification
- Self-Certification
- Recertification Form
- Financial Assistance Tracker (Monitoring Only)
- Waiver of SER Decision Letter
- Verification of Income
- Third Party Verification of Income (if applicable)
- Income Eligibility Worksheet - Income Limits Effective 06/01/25
- Notice of Inspection (optional)
- Habitability Standards Inspection Checklist
- Inspection Deficiencies Notice (optional)
- Delayed Exterior Repair Agreement (optional)
- Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint and its Hazards (if applicable)
- Lead-Based Paint Property Owner Certification (if applicable)
- Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home
- Participant Acknowledgment
- Notice of Occupancy Rights under the Violence Against Women Act
- Rental Assistance Agreement with Lease Addendum
- Request for Taxpayer ID (W-9)
- Fair Market Rent Certification - FMR Effective 10/01/25
AffordableHousing.com Rent Reasonableness (Go Section 8):
- Registration User Guide
- Registration Security Agreement
- Using Go Section 8 Training Webinar
- Create a Rent Reasonableness Certification User Guide
- Complete a Work in Progress Certification User Guide
- Certify a Similar Subject Unit User Guide
- Search for Previous Rent Reasonableness Certification User Guide
- Recertification of a Subject Unit User Guide
- Property Owner Checklist