The Landlord Engagement Toolkit shares information, practices, and tools for housing case managers to honor housing choice, enable financial stability, and understand landlord-tenant law to build collaborative relationships with housing providers.
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Step 1
Barrier Navigation
This is the most important step. Applying with barriers is a very different process than applying without barriers. But, we can only address barriers we know about.
Step 4
Approval and Lease Signing
Housing Authorities have specific documents and process before a household can move-in. Pro-active communication makes this process faster and clearer for everyone involved.
Step 2
Housing Search
Housing choice is a key factor in housing stability. Knowing when, and how, to ask the right questions before applying honors household choice and sets them up for stability.
Step 5
Move-in
Move-in is a rewarding but stressful day. Its also an opportunity to setup everyone for success. Learn best practices for low-income utility setup, move-in condition forms, and building a relationship with property management.
Step 7
Lease Renewal and Move-out
Lease renewal and move-out can be tremendous milestones for a household. They can also be confusing and stressful. Understanding timelines, questions to ask, and how to be pro-active makes for a smoother process.
Evictions also happen. No one wants to be evicted or evict anyone but it is one of the few legal tools that landlords have to address challenging tenancies. Know that households also have tools.
Step 3
Applying to Housing
Use this guide to avoid denials and long appeal processes with the strongest barrier reduction tool - ‘Individual Assessment’.
Step 6
Tenancy
Living with a lease can be complicated. In this section we share pro-active and re-active solutions for solving challenges, addressing lease violations, and preventing eviction.
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