Certifications verify that an applicant or tenant is eligible to be in the housing program they have applied for. Certification actions in the doorways app allows you to keep track of the certification status, and recertification date for tenants and applicants. There are two types of these actions, interim certifications, and recertifications.
Interim
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Certification:
This certification is done whenever a change occurs in a tenants financial information, job, etc. These can be done whenever the need arises.
Step-by-Step Guide to Performing an Interim Certification in Doorways
- From the individual tenant/household overview page, click on the toolbox tab to the left of the screen.
- Mouse over the "actions" button, then click "Interim Certification". The certification wizard will appear.
- Step one in the Wizard is to review unit and action information, then choose whether the tenant applies for a fixed rate rent or not. When finished, click "Next".
- In the second step of the wizard, you select the effective date, and click "Next" when finished.
- Review the final information, if it correct, click "Finish". You will be redirected to the household overview page, and the certification action will be listed as the latest action in the Household History.
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Recertification:
This certification is done yearly.
Step-by-Step Guide to Performing a Recertification in Doorways
- from From the individual tenant/household overview page, click on the toolbox tab to the left of the screen.
- Mouse over the "actions" button, then click "Annual Certification". The certification wizard will appear.
- Step one in the Wizard is to review unit and action information, then choose whether the tenant applies for a fixed rate rent or not. When finished, click "Next".
- In the second step of the wizard, you select the effective date, and click "Next" when finished.
- Review the final information, if it correct, click "Finish". You will be redirected to the household overview page, and the certification action will be listed as the latest action in the Household History.