What you need to know before applying for rental assistance. Some rental assistance programs will have an applicant go through the application process and then deny the person assistance because they gave the wrong answer or somehow offended the case worker. · All rental assistance programs have limited funding and disperse all of their rental assistance vouchers usually within the first seven to ten days of the month. · You must have a three day notice in hand to be eligible for rental assistance. Go to your landlord and ask for a three day notice in order for your landlord to get paid. Beware that when your landlord hands you a three day pay or quit notice then, you have been legally served. · To apply for rental assistance you will need a copy of your lease agreement. · You will need a proof of household income. · Rental assistance programs will call your landlord to verify your occupancy and need for rental assistance. · The rental assistance programs will not pay any of the late fees. · Almost all rental assistance programs are subjective in discerning who will receive help. This is because they have a limited amount of money and usually give help to they who have a greatest need. · Be prepared to have a specific reason (emergency) why you do not have all of the money for rent, such as your roommate that was on the lease is in the hospital for a month. Situations such as you lost your job or your check did not show up, are usually to general and unacceptable. Families with children that have been displaced by CPS and lost their supplemental income are not eligible. · The rental assistance programs will not provide all of your rent. You will need to show that you have at least 75% of the money. Typically, the programs only give up to one hundred dollars and in extremely rare circumstances may give up to 150.00. · If you are more than 100.00 behind in rent then you may possibly have two rental assistance programs concurrently help you. For example one program covers 100.00 and another gives you 25.00 to help cover your total rental assistance needs. · Be prepared to show exactly how you will pay your rent for the next month. If you do not show how you can pay your next months rent, then you can expect to be denied. DISCLAIMER: The rental assistance resources and all other included information have been submitted by people who have succesfully gone through the rental assistance programs or by employees/volunteers of the programs who anonymously contributed the information. |