W-9 for Section 8 rental property

[Liam Somers]

First-time poster but long-time lurker - thanks for the wealth of information that's provided here!

My wife and I just purchased our first rental property - a duplex in IN - and one side is Section 8. We're working with the Indianapolis Housing Agency to get the government payments transferred over to us, and one of the forms we need to complete is a W-9.

We want to know whether this should be completed with info for BOTH my wife and I (e.g. both sets of names, SSNs, etc.), just one of us, or whether it should be completed by our property manager. We decided to go with umbrella insurance rather than setting up an LLC, so I'm assuming that we'd check "individual/sole proprietor" and include personal info for one or the both of us - just wanted to make sure before we send everything off.

Unfortunately, the person we're working with at IHA hasn't given a definitive answer, so I thought that I'd ask people with experience. I tried searching for the information, but couldn't come up with anything. Hopefully somebody here can help.

[Mia Chatman]

If you are filling out the RTA paperwork only (1) w-9 is required but BOTH you and your wife information needs to be on the PROOF OF OWNERSHIP page of the RTA if you are both on the deed with your individual names and not an LLC.

Hope this helps