Housing Materials

Housing Materials

Direct Client Assistance Programs

Eligibility based on income for individuals experiencing shelter-based or street homelessness in Franklin County.

DCA Application Documents

Kintone CSB DCA Application System

• DCA Program Matrix
• DCA Agency Authorization Form
• ODJFS TANF Non-Assistance Eligibility Form
• DCA Appeal Request
• W-9
• DCA Supplemental Calculation Sheet
• Fair Market Rent and Rent Reasonableness Calculator FY24 HOME
• Fair Market Rent and Rent Reasonableness Calculator 10.1.24

DCA Reference Documents

• Landlord Property Management & W-9 Info
• Sample Property Management Agreement
• 2024 Utility Allowances - Multi-Family
• 2024 Utility Allowances - Single Family

Inspection Training and Documents

• HUD Inspection Training for CSB Partners
• CSB Inspection Training November 2022
• Habitability Inspection Form
• CSB Lead-Based Paint Inspection Form
• Unit Checklist
• HUD HQS Inspection Form (CoC- and HOME-funded programs)
• HUD HQS Inspection Form (CoC- and HOME-funded programs) - Long Version
• CMHA HQS Inspection Reference Guide
• Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards
• EPA-Approved Lead-Based Paint Information Pamphlet
• Ohio Fire Code - Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Unified Supportive Housing System (USHS)

USHS General Information

• Unified Supportive Housing System Vacancy Management and Lease Up Narrative Manual and Policies and Procedures June 2024
• Annual Permanent Supportive Housing Resident Service Needs and Move Up Assessment
• USHS Appeal Request

USHS Permanent Supportive Housing

Eligibility based on income for individuals with disabilities experiencing shelter-based or street homelessness in Franklin County.

• Columbus Severity of Service Needs Interview Tool
• Columbus Severity of Service Needs Submission Process
• Columbus Severity of Service Needs Summary
• USHS Prospective Applicant File
• USHS Prospective Transfer Form

  Required when initiating a tenant’s transfer to another permanent supportive housing unit within the system.

• USHS Transfer Request Assessment Form Process
• Verification of Street Homelessness
• Self-Certification of Homelessness
• USHS Household Verification Affidavit

PSH Rental Assistance

New Client/Transfer

• Landlord Packet
• Client Packet

Recertification/Interim Change

• Recertification Packet
• Interim Change Request Form

Exiting Client

• Notification of Move-Out Form
• Mutual Rescission of Lease Form

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Resources

• Client VAWA Notice
• Client VAWA Transfer Request Form
• Emergency Transfer Plan Template
• VAWA Lease Addendum - SRA, PRA
• VAWA Lease Addendum - TRA
• Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking, and Alternative Documentation

Tips on Housing, Employment & Benefits

Employment

• Obtaining Important Life Documents
• Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
• Alvis House Employment/Re-Entry Services
• Goodwill Industries

Housing Resources and Housing Rights

• Low Income Housing

  List of low income / affordable apartments: Properties include HUD low income housing (non-Section 8 and based on 30% of household income), public housing offered by housing authorities, along with non-profit organizations that help with low income housing needs.

• Legal Rights/Benefits Guide for Clients
• Ohio Housing Locator
• Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority List
• Columbus Department of Health Lead Certified Contractors
• Columbus Urban League
• Legal Aid Society of Columbus
• Community Mediation Services of Central Ohio
• Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging
• Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services PRC Program
• Cookbook - Good and Cheap, Eat Well on $4/Day