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
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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.
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� � 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
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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
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� to schedule an initial inspection to ensure that it meets
, basic housing code.
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��� 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
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�`, � ` Department. The resident is responsible for the payment
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` '�""' The amount of the security deposit should be the same
;� as what you charge other non-assisted tenants.
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