United States - Get Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS)

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Procedure

Step -1 Apply by mail:

1. To Get Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS),the applicant has to approach the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Division link
2. The applicant has to download the application form from the following link

   NOTE: Temporarily the application form is closed, please download it on later.

3. To be eligible in getting housing finance survey, the applicant has to complete the details in the form and send it to the U.S Census Bureau.
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents which is mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Submit the completed form along with the required documents to the office.
6. The department will check and randomly select the address.
7. Due to the scientifically random selection process, the officer gets to know that the address which listed is a rental property or is a part of a rental property.
8. If the applicant gets selected, the applicant gets SMS or email from the office.
9. There is no fee for this procedure.
10. The processing time for this process is up to 15 days.

Step -2 Apply online

1. After selected to Get Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS), the applicant has to updated the survey by using this following link
2. To start this procedure, the applicant has to create an account in Census Bureau.
3. If the applicant has already created a Census Account, click the “Sign in” button.
4. If the applicant is a new user to access the survey the applicant has to click the “Register” button.
5. Enter all details to complete the registration process and click the “FINISH” button.
6. After completing go back to the sign in page and enter the user ID, password and click the “Sign in” button.
7. The applicant has to link the account to the survey with an authentication code which is sent from the Census Bureau.
8. Once the applicant has this code, click on the “Add Authentication Code” button under “My Surveys.” Enter and submit your unique 12-digit code.
9. After submitting the authentication code, a survey card will appear under “My Surveys.”
10. In survey card, the applicant has to enter the necessary details.

    NOTE: For completing this survey by assistance, the applicant can send a SMS or call to the customer helpline number at 1-800-416-3262, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

11. The Census Bureau will mail separate, unique authentication codes for each different surveys. Each code can be entered and a separate survey card will appear under “My Surveys.”
12. All the survey reports will check and follow-up by the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Division.
13. And the due date letter will be send to the applicant mail address.
14. The fee for this procedure is free of cost and there will be penalty for private cost of $300.
15. The processing time for completing the survey report is within 3 hours.

NOTE:

• Each unique authentication code can only be used one time.
• Click “Report Now” (used to start reporting or access a printable PDF of questions/instructions)
• Click “Options” (used to request time extensions, if available; check filing status; access survey FAQs, find contact information)
• Click “i” (used to learn more about the survey)

Step -3 To check the status

1. Click “Options” on the applicant survey card.
2. Select “Filing Status” option.
3. Review the displayed table. Surveys with an entry in the “Date Received” column have been received by the Census Bureau.

   NOTE: Blanks in this column indicate the survey is not yet received.

4. It takes 1 or 2 business days for the filing status to be updated after submitting surveys.
5. Return to the “Report Now” button to access the electronic reporting instrument to complete and submit any missing surveys.

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Required Documents

• ID proof
• Address proof
• House document
• Application form link

Office Locations & Contacts

U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators Division
Mailing address
Residential Construction Branch
1201 E 10th St
Jeffersonville IN 47132-0001
(Fax) 1–301–763–8587
Contact - 1–800–845–8244
Email - [email protected]
Contact link
Regional office link

Eligibility

• Any applicant who has rental house are eligible to make this application.

Fees

• There is no fee for this procedure.
• Penalty for Private Use $300.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application form link

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

• The processing time for this process is up to 15 days.
• And processing time for update the survey is within 3 hours.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or Country of Birth.

Need for the Document

• This survey provides an overall portrait of rental housing in the United States and is the primary source of rental housing data for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, federal, state, and local governments and the public. This survey helps inform the development of rental housing policies, especially those pertaining to financing rental housing for targeted groups such as low-income families and individuals, and the elderly.

Information which might help

• For more information link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• For more details link
• Methodology link

Others

Purpose of this document:

• Building — A separate physical structure identified by the respondent containing one or more units.
• Property — One or more buildings owned by a single entity (person, group, leasing company, and so on). For example, an apartment complex may have several buildings but they are owned as one property.