Landlord Engagement

We offer a variety of rental assistance programs to meet the varying needs of our community and strive to help every individual sustain housing independently. As a participating landlord, you will be making a difference in your community by providing a scarce resource to neighbors in need.

Landlords working with CHN’s housing assistance programs have access to many benefits:

Reliable rent subsidy payments, sent on-time by CHN each month.
Less need for advertising: just contact us to share details of your vacancies.
Program participant renters receive flexible supportive services that include home visits, setting housing-related goals, help with budgeting, and connection to other resources.
Annual third-party health and safety inspections help maintain unit quality.
Neutral mediation to assist in resolving landlord-tenant issues, with a goal of preserving housing arrangements and avoiding the need for evictions.
Satisfaction of helping others through the provision of housing; receive regular, timely rental payments while actively reducing homelessness in your community.

“We at Lombardo’s Properties love to work with the Community Housing Network! We have a tenant that fell into some hard times and got behind on the rent. She owed quite a bit of back rent and was about to be evicted. Thanks to Community Housing Network's help with their eviction prevention program, our tenant was able to get the help she needed and get all of her rent caught up and avoid being evicted. She is now back on track and doing well. Lombardo’s Properties works with Community Housing Network very often; we have several tenants in the Rapid Rehousing Program. Community Housing Network does a fantastic job helping people who need a hand up and we are proud to be working with them and we will continue to work with them as often as we can.”

About our units:

Safe, quality, affordable housing owned by reputable and trustworthy landlords, with leases that follow state and local laws.
Apartment, townhome, or house, with any number of rooms to accommodate various households (1-bedrooms are in high demand, but our renters need a variety of sizes from studio apartments to 6-bedroom homes).
Located in Oakland, Macomb, or Wayne counties (not including the communities of Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park, who are served by other agencies).
Application screening criteria that considers the benefits of housing assistance programs, and allows individuals and families to move on from their past circumstances.
Able to pass Housing Quality Standards Inspection before lease signing, and annually thereafter.
Affordable rent, within HUD Fair Market Rent limits for the program, and reasonable compared to similar units in the area (allowable rental rates may vary based on whether the rent includes any utilities, as well as the requirements of each program).