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Welcome to the Mover Session. Rent A Truck Company. Housing Choice Voucher Program. CMHA’s Housing Choice Voucher Program provides reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities. If you need an accommodation, including auxiliary aids and/or services, please contact Customer Service at: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Welcome to the Mover Session
Housing Choice Voucher Program
Rent A Truck Company
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CMHA’s Housing Choice Voucher Program provides reasonable
accommodations to persons with disabilities.
If you need an accommodation, including auxiliary aids and/or
services, please contact Customer Service at:
216-431-1471 (voice) or1-800-750-0750 (Ohio Relay Service)
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Please Complete the background Record Release
Form– Must be completed by
everyone in your family 18 and older
– Turn in the forms to receive your voucher and moving papers
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Do you have Changes to report?
CMHA requires that you report any changes within 30 days.
• Includes adding or removing family members.
• CMHA currently only allows addition to family because of birth, adoption, marriage or court -awarded custody.
• Increase or decrease in income
• Keep a copy for your records
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Looking
for a
Unit
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Looking for a GOOD Unit
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A GOOD Unit should…
• Be in a low crime area www.clevelandoh.areaconnect.com
• Should offer amenities and community resources
• Offer employment opportunities
• Have a good neighborhood appearance
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Deteriorated PaintThe unit must be free from:
• Chipping• Peeling• Cracking
Any deteriorated paint is unacceptable!All Painted surfaces must be intact.
Disturbed painted surfaces will FAIL the inspection
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Protect Your Family from Lead
• Free Brochure• Included in your moving
packet• Covers:
• Protecting your family• Harmful effects of lead• Reducing lead hazards• Contact numbers for more
information
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Excellent Schoolswww.ode.oh.gov
• West: Bay Village, Lakewood, North Olmsted, North Royalton, Olmsted Falls, Rocky River, Strongsville, and
Westlake
• East: Beachwood, Brecksville-Broadview Heights, Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga Heights, Independence,
Mayfield, Orange, and Solon
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Available Unit List
www.housingcleveland.org
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MOUMemorandum of
Understanding
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CMHA and 18 Suburbs have teamed up to make the Housing Choice Voucher experience uplifting for our participants and our communities.BedfordBedford HeightsBrooklynBrook ParkCleveland HeightsCuyahoga HeightsEast ClevelandEuclidFairview ParkGarfield HeightsLakewoodLyndhurstMaple HeightsParmaShaker HeightsSouth EuclidUniversity HeightsWarrensville Heights
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Memorandum of Understanding
CMHA • will inform each city which units will be subsidized• will require that landlords fix all city violations
The City• will inform CMHA of code violations, police calls,
criminal activity and nuisance complaints
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Inspecting
The
Unit
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A Good Unit Should…
Pass the inspection
the first time!
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Inspections Checklist
• Located in your movers papers• Also available at www.cmha.net• Check the items on the list for each
unit you visit.• Make sure the unit will pass the
inspection
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Inspections Checklist
• Must correct any city violations• Utilities must be turned on at the time
of the inspection• Unit must be vacant• Owner must has Occupancy Permit or
Rental Registration
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Your
Moving
Papers
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Your Voucher is good for 120
days…• Must pass the
background check
• Must be current on annual requirements
• Must not be proposed for termination
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Did you Receive the Orange Card?
Your contract was cancelled for Landlord default:
You must be under contract within 120 days from date your unit was cancelled.
If not, you will be withdrawn
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Your RFTA Packet
• Review with owner/agent• Complete Everything
– (except the lease)
• You are the:– Family– Participant– Lessee
• The landlord is the:– Owner– Agent– Lessor
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Look for a unit with the correct number
of bedrooms• One bedroom for Head
of Household and spouse, if any
• One bedroom for each two additional family members (regardless of age)
• Children under the age of 4 will share a room
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Meeting
The
Owner
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Meeting with the Landlord
• Be Professional
• You cannot rent from a direct relative
• Avoid a landlord that suggests fraud
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Meeting with the Landlord
• Ask for the Security deposit policy in writing
• There is no such thing as “Section 8 Approved”
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Meeting with the Landlord
• Ask the landlord if he/she plans to sell the unit or if it is in foreclosure
• Make sure the unit will pass inspection
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Research
The
Owner
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• Check to see who actually owns the property
– http://auditor.cuyahogacounty.us/
Who Owns this Unit?
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• Check the owners criminal background– http://coc.cuyahogacounty.us/
– You can check Civil and Criminal cases
Background Check the Owner
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HousingDiscrimination
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Housing Discrimination
• When looking for a unit it is ILLEGAL for anyone to deny you housing based on:– Race– Color– National Origin– Sex– Familial Status– Disability
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What Can I do?• Housing Discrimination
Hotline– 1-800-669-9777
• Contact the Fair Housing Board in the Community
• File a complaint with the HUD Midwest Office
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Turning
In Your
Paperwork
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Fill out paperwork with your New
Landlord
• Return the paperwork to Door B.
• Don’t forget the 30 day Notice
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Must be turned in with your new paperwork.
• Wait until you find the new unit before giving notice
• Not Required for:– Fire– Foreclosed unit– Landlord Default
Minimum of
30 Days Notice
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Here’s what happens next
• The landlord will receive a “pre-rent determination” while you wait.
• If the landlord accepts the offer an Inspection is scheduled within 14 days.
• Paperwork cannot be dropped off.
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The results are in..
• The results are sent to the Contracting Department
• If the inspection Passes, the landlord is contacted with the final rent offer
• When landlord signs the approved lease and the contract and you can move into the unit
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You have the Keys
You MUST:
•Move in within 5 days or
•Notify CMHA in 14 days
Failure to do so:
•May result in Termination
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Moving in…• Be packed and
ready to move• Don’t move in until
the unit is under contract
• Once the new contract is effective, move quickly so you can be out of your old unit before the end of the rental period.
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Security
Deposit
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•Ohio law doesn’t limit the amount of deposits, but if the deposit is more than one month’s rent, the landlord must calculate interest on the overage and pay it to you when the deposit is returned.
•It is common in this area for deposits to be equal to one months rent.
•Make sure you get the security deposit policy in writing.
Your Security Deposit
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How to get it backWhen you move out, your landlord must:
1. Itemize any amount withheld from the deposit.
2. Return the deposit within 30 days of move-out.
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How to get it backTo get your deposit back, you must:
1. Remove all of your possessions.
2. Leave the unit in clean and free of damages
3. Return the keys
4. Give the landlord your forwarding address.
5.Take pictures when you move in and out.
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Know your Rental Rights
I don’t know what to do about
the problem I am having at my
house.
Call the Cleveland Tenants
Organization
http://www.clevelandtenants.org/
Call216-432-0609
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Your Family
Obligations
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Your Family Obligations
• The family Must supply any requested information to CMHA or HUD
• The family must provide and disclose Social Security Numbers for ALL family members
• Any information supplied by the family must be true and complete
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• Your are responsible for any Family caused Inspection violations
• You must allow the PHA to inspect your unit at reasonable times after reasonable notice.
• You must not seriously or repeatedly violate your lease
Your Family Obligations
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• You must notify the owner and the PHA that you plan to terminate your lease BEFORE you move from the unit
• The family MUST promptly provide the PHA any eviction notices.
• The unit must be used by the family and be the family’s only place of residence.
Your Family Obligations
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• Family composition must be approved by the PHA. No one is to reside in the unit without approval from the PHA.
• The family MUST promptly notify the PHA if a family member leaves the unit.
• Family members may have a legal home business as long as it does not keep the home from being a residence.
Your Family Obligations
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• The family must not sublease the unit
• The family must not assign the lease or transfer the unit
• The family must not own or have any interest in the unit.
Your Family Obligations
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• The family must promptly notify the PHA of family absence from the unit.
• Family members must not commit– Fraud– Bribery or– Any other corrupt act
Your Family Obligations
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• Family members may not commit criminal activity including:– Drug related activity or– Violent criminal activity
• Family members must not receive any other Housing Assistance while assisted with the voucher.
Your Family Obligations
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Rent
Calculation
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How Your Rent is Determined
1. You and your landlord agree to the proposed rent.
2. CMHA will agree to this amount if:• The rent is reasonable compared to the
rent for similar unassisted housing in the same neighborhood.
• The rent amount will not cause the family portion to be more than 40% of your adjusted family income.
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How Your Rent is Determined
3. Your portion of the rent will be
30-40% of your monthly income.
4. The payment standard is the maximum amount CMHA can pay towards subsidy of rent and utilities
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Affordability Calculator
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Affordability Calculator
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Enter Your information
•Select your Bedroom size
•Select the unit bedroom size
•Indicate the utilities to be paid and who is responsible
•Click Calculate
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Only Pay your CMHA Approved Portion
DO NOT“Pay the
Difference”
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Your
New
Home
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Your New Home• KEEP IT CLEAN!
• Be Considerate of Your Neighbors
• Follow the conditions of the lease
• Keep a professional relationship with the landlord
For
Rent
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Update Your Phone Number
We need your number to contact you:– Inspections– Appointments– Emergencies
Contact Customer Service at:
216-431-1471
to update your phone number
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Annual
Requirements
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•An adult must be present
•18 or older
•You must complete the inspection even if you are moving.
•2 missed inspections may result in termination.
Annual Inspections
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•Call CMHA for emergencies
•No water
•No gas
•No heat (Oct-April)
•No electricity
•Sewer back-up
216-431-1471
Emergency Inspections
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•Call owner for other problems :
•Repairs
•Pests
•Etc
•Put requests for repairs in writing
•Give Owner 30 days to repair
•After 30 days inform CMHA
Special Inspections
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Annual Re-examinations• All adults must be present
•With ID and Income information
•You must call if you cannot attend BEFORE the appointment time.
•Failure to attend may result in termination of assistance
•Call 216-431-1471 if you do not receive your appointment letter
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SpecialPrograms
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Family Self-Sufficiency• 5 year contract
• Help save money for Homeownership
• Help achieve goals to become self-sufficient
• Increase income=Increased savings
• Call 216-426-2731 for an appointment
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Homeownership
Must meet the following Qualifications:
•One year on HCVP
•Minimum income of $15,000
•Minimum $3,000 for down payment
•Minimum Credit Score of 560
•Ask for your application at the front windows
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Check outThese
Websites:
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Available Unitswww.housingcleveland.org
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Criminal Background
http://coc.cuyahogacounty.us/
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Property Owner http://auditor.cuyahogacounty.us/
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Excellent Schoolswww.ode.oh.gov
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Tenant Rightswww.clevelandtenants.org
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Crime Statisticswww.clevelandoh.areaconnect.com
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Thank You
Rent A Truck Company