SI 00835.382 Form SSA-L5061 (Letter to Landlord Requesting Rental Information)

Use Form SSA-L5061 to develop rental subsidy whenever you request rental information from a landlord and it is not feasible to document the issue solely within the SSI Claim System. Instructions for preparing the paper document for mailing and documenting the electronic file are provided below.

B. Procedure for interviewing the landlord

1. Landlord is at the interview or on the telephone

Record the landlord’s responses to the rental subsidy issue on the Home Ownership and Rental Liability page. Document on a Report of Contact page in the SSI Claim System (e.g., “CR spoke with landlord about rental subsidy and the Home Ownership and Rental Liability page has been updated.”). No additional documentation (e.g., SSA-L5061) is required.

2. Landlord is not at the interview and not available by telephone:

If the landlord is not at the interview and not available by telephone, use the SSA-L5061:

Mark the SSA- L5061 to indicate which questions to answer, and about whom the information is requested before mailing the form to the landlord;