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Opportunities & Benefits for Housing Providers Brochure Copyrighted April 16, 2018 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 4. ITEM TITLE: Opportunities & Benefits for Housing Providers Brochure SUMMARY: City Manager transmitting the Opportunities & Benefits for Housing Providers brochure SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Opportunities& Benefits for Housing Providers Supporting Documentation Brochure THE CITY OF DuB E ' ' '� ' . i . . i i . Masterpiece on the Mississippi � : � � � � . . . � . � � '� � � . � i � � � . � � 1 i 1 1 I i i • i � i i i • i , i . • i i � i i ' i � i i i i • i • , i i i i � i i • i 1 i i , i i i , The City of Dubuque seeks to increase the number of housing providers pandlords) that participate in Dubuque's Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. Being an HCV housing provider offers significant benefits and can also give you the satisfaction of making it possible for low- • Housing Choice Voucher rent income individuals and families to enjoy decent, safe, and sanitary payments are deposited directly into housing. More than half of all Dubuque HCV residents are elderly and/ the landlord's account. or disabled. • You screen and select your own tenants. The City may be able to Making sure everyone has a decent place to live is an important priority provide you with helpful tenant for the City of Dubuque. Dubuque's rental assistance programs are background information. designed so most participating households pay about 30% of their . You use your own lease and tenant monthly adjusted income towards their rent, keeping housing affordable. rules. Why is affordable housing important? When people have a safe, affordable place to live, they are able to reach their full potential. • You set your own rent! The Housing Choice Voucher can even pay a little WHAT IS THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM? more tor rent in certain areas oithe city. The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program is the federal government's • YoU may fent t0 as many Of as feW major program to assist families and individuals in finding decent, safe, and HOUsing Ch01Ce VOUChef fesldents as affordable housing in the private sector. Since housing assistance is provided y0U ChOose. on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find their own housing, induding single-family homes, townhouses, and apartments. The HCV • YoU manage the pfOpelty aCCOfding Program promotes fair, equitable housing by allowing voucher recipients more t0 IOWa LandlOfd/Tenant LaW. NOne choices for qualify, safe, affordable housing. Of yOUf flghts as a landlOfd Change because of Housing Choice Voucher Dubuque's Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federally funded program OCCUpanCy. administered by the City of Dubuque Housing and Community Development Department and is designed to assist lower-income households with their • The Clty Of DUbUqUe Offefs ffee monthly rental payments. Voucher recipients choose their own units on the adVeltlsing Of VaCant HCV Units. open market and they normally pay 30-40% of their income towards rent and • Thefe IS n0 InSpeCtlOn fee fOf Units utilities. The remainder of the rent is paid directly to the landlord by the City of InSpeCted fOf HCV paltlClpatlOn Dubuque Housing and Community Development Department. and the HCV InSpeCtlOns meet the Many low-income households in our community rely on housing providers who requirementsforthe rental licensing are willing to participate in the program. The subsidy paid on behalf of the InSpeCtlOn. resident helps households to rent in many different neighborhoods in Dubuque. ► � .►� ' � � � - - • • � � • � �� P � - � � / 1 � � 1 � 1 � �' • / , � � � If you have a vacant unit to rent, consider advertising � �� �` "Housing Vouchers Welcome" or "will accept Housing -�� Vouchers." You can list your vacant units with the `•[•�, City for free! You still have all rights to select or deny � = the applicant for your housing unit based on your own ���� _ criteria. As you probably know, housing providers are required to conduct a background check on prospective tenants before renting to them, through this program or otherwise. Upon request, the City can provide you with � _ some helpful information about tenant background/ `�' i history. Once you have selected your tenant, the HCV :�\1`'� ( participant will have a "Request for Tenancy Approval" ' � .�.: packet for you to complete the necessary forms. When r — the forms are returned to our office, along with the lease � � �� � �' (leaving only the dates blank), City staff will contact you � i � .,� � to schedule an initial inspection to ensure that it meets , basic housing code. � ��� Once the unit passes inspection, and the lease and � contract are completed, the housing provider will � start to receive payments on behalf of the resident on the date agreed upon by all parties. The lease is an agreement between the resident and the housing provider for a one-year period. The contract is an agreement between the housing provider and the City � � � '! of Dubuque Housing and Community Development �`, � ` Department. The resident is responsible for the payment � It ,`, , of the security deposit directly to the housing provider. ` '�""' The amount of the security deposit should be the same ;� as what you charge other non-assisted tenants. -��i=: �� �. ���1 1 •� � '�. \ \\�� ��' ,: � `\�. � �F • . � � • � - . 1 � � • • • • ' • • - • � � � - • • • • • 1 � � • ' � • � " " • � � " � • • � � � � EQUAL HOUSING � � , � � � � � _ � , OPPORTUNITY 1 / I " . I I 1 . . I 1 1 � .