Benefits of Renting with the City

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About the Home Support Unit

Benefits of Renting with the City

Participating Programs

Contact the Home Support Unit


Benefits of Renting with the City

By leasing your vacant apartment or rooms through the Home Support Unit (HSU) you may be eligible for the following*:

15% Broker's Fee

Unit Hold Incentive – covers one additional month's rent when the landlord agrees to accept a DSS/DHS/HRA client and not lease the unit to anyone else during a period of up to 30 days, covering anticipated vacancy expenses.

First month of rent in full and 3 months of subsidy payments paid up front

Security Voucher (equivalent to one month's rent)

Access to the Special Supplemental Assistance Fund (SSAF) – covers up to $3,000 in damages and rent arrears (on top of the security voucher)

* These incentives may apply to the City Fighting Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS), Family Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement (FHEPS), and the HOME investment partnerships program (HOME) Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) apartment rentals; Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA) leases are not eligible. See below for more information about the SOTA and Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) programs. Additionally, room rentals are eligible for a 15% broker fee, a security voucher, and the Special Supplemental Assistance Fund (SSAF) only.