Housing Coordination Services Clause Samples
The Housing Coordination Services clause defines the responsibilities and scope of services provided to assist individuals in finding, securing, or maintaining suitable housing. Typically, this clause outlines the types of support offered, such as helping with housing applications, liaising with landlords, or coordinating with other service providers to address barriers to stable housing. Its core practical function is to ensure that individuals receive the necessary guidance and resources to achieve and sustain appropriate living arrangements, thereby addressing challenges related to housing instability or homelessness.
Housing Coordination Services. Grantee shall provide Housing Coordination Services to match participants to housing opportunities, eliminate barriers to housing placement, and allow for rapid placement into housing. Housing Coordination Services include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Grantee shall communicate and coordinate with Coordinated Entry and FHSP case management partners to remove any barriers to the housing referral process;
2. Grantee shall negotiate lease terms on behalf of participants being placed into housing, and conduct lease review to ensure compliance with local and state laws and regulations;
3. Grantee shall support referrals in securing units (e.g. completing housing applications, scheduling viewing appointments, and understanding lease and supporting documentation);
4. Grantee shall partner with case management providers to collect all necessary documents to support participants to successfully move into housing;
5. Grantee shall work to eliminate barriers to housing (e.g. assisting with clearance of outstanding utility debt, credit repair, and correcting erroneous unlawful detainers);
6. Grantee shall conduct initial and annual unit inspections to ensure compliance with Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and/or comparable habitability standards;
7. Grantee shall utilize fair market rent (FMR) to determine if a unit is reasonable and within funding parameters;
8. Grantee shall provide education on tenancy requirements, including helping participants understand lease requirements, demonstrating how to turn on utilities and access online portals, and providing any other tenancy education as needed;
9. Grantee shall work with property management to complete an assessment and conduct any requisite minor repairs to improve accessibility or other functional enhancements;
10. Grantee shall support payment of items needed during housing search and move- in (e.g., application fees, security deposit, furniture, and moving costs) in alignment with funding compliance;
11. Grantee shall support with resolving maintenance requests, lease violations, lockouts, and all other unit-related challenges; and
12. Grantee shall conduct home visits in a manner and frequency consistent with the Engagement Policy.
Housing Coordination Services. 1. Grantee shall offer 100 percent of participants with Housing Coordination services.
Housing Coordination Services. 1. Grantee shall provide 100 percent of tenants with Housing Coordination services.
2. Grantee shall provide 100 percent of tenants with at least one home visit per month for the first three months to support their landlord relationship.