Housing Materials

Direct Client Assistance Programs

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

DCA Application Documents

• DCA Program Matrix
• DCA Agency Authorization Form
• DCA Application - DCA Only
• DCA Application Rapid Re-Housing for Single Adults
• DCA Application Rapid Re-Housing for Families
• DCA Application Homelessness Prevention
• DCA Appeal Request
• W-9
• DCA Supplemental Calculation Sheet
• Fair Market Rent and Rent Reasonableness Calculator
• Habitability and Lead-Based Paint Inspection Form
• HUD HQS Inspection Form (CoC- and HOME-funded programs)

DCA Reference Documents

• Landlord Property Management & W-9 Info
• Sample Property Management Agreement
• Utility Allowances - Garden Flat/High-rise
• Utility Allowances - Duplex/Townhouse
• Utility Allowances - Single Family/Mobile Home
• CMHA HQS Inspection Reference Guide
• CSB Lead-Based Paint Inspection Form
• Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards
• EPA-Approved Lead-Based Paint Information Pamphlet

Unified Supportive Housing System (USHS)

USHS General Information

• Unified Supportive Housing System Vacancy Management and Lease Up Narrative Manual and Policies and Procedures July 2019
• Annual HUD PSH Provider Assessment of Service Needs and Utilization Review (HEARTH Requirement)
• USHS Appeal Request

USHS Permanent Supportive Housing

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

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

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

Tips on Housing, Employment & Benefits

Employment

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

Access to Benefits

• Ohio Benefits Bank
• Obtaining Important Life Documents

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.

• Obtaining Important Life Documents
• Legal Rights/Benefits Guide for Clients
• Ohio Housing Locator
• Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority List
• 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