Renting

Information by State  Print version   HUD Resources   National Housing Locater System (NHLS)   Housing Counseling   If looking for an apartment, visit HUD's Rental Help section. Find out how to apply for rent assistance programs, get tips on apartment hunting, and learn about your rights to fair housing. Did You Know? You can apply at more than one Public Housing Agency for housing assistance. Each local housing agency has its own system for applications. Sometimes there are long waiting lists. If you're willing to move, you might find a housing agency that can offer you housing right away. So check around.

• Clearinghouse/Complaint Line
• Enforcement Center (EC)
• Fair Market Rents (FMRs) / Income Limits
• How Your Rent is Determined -
  "Fact Sheets for Project-Based Assistance Programs"
  (memo from FHA Commissioner):
  • Below Market Interest Rate (BMIR)
  • Project Base Section 8
  • Section 202/162 - Project Assistance Contract
    (PAC) & Section 202/811 - Project Rental
    Assistance Contract (PRAC)
  • Section 236
  • Rent Supplement
  • Rental Assistance Payments
• HUD Model Lease forms HUD-90105-a through 90105-d in PDF and MS Word formats
• Multifamily Housing's Participation in the Rental
  Housing Integrity Improvement Project (RHIIP)
• Multifamily Inventory of Units for the Elderly and
  Persons with Disabilities
• Neighborhood Networks
• Resident Rights and Responsibilities in English or in alternative languages
• Search for Section 8 Subsidized Rental Properties