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A BRIDGE
TO PERMANENT HOUSING
HAP provides a temporary rental subsidy to assist persons with mental
illness until they can secure permanent housing such as Section
8, public housing, or home ownership. Start-up loans are also available
to pay for security deposits and basic furnishings.
It’s
about RECOVERY.
The purpose of the Housing Assistance Program (HAP) is to assist
persons with severe mental illness to choose, get and keep permanent
housing so they can recover their roles as adults living independently
in their community.
ELIGIBILITY
Any Clermont County Resident who:
- Has been
diagnosed with a severe mental illness
- Is at least
18 years of age
- Demonstrates
the ability to maintain the terms of a standard lease.
- Is income
eligible
- Is eligible
for Section 8 or other public housing and/or will be able to obtain
a job that will pay their housing cost within 12 months.
PRIORITY
Priority is given to persons who are:
- Homeless
or at imminent risk of homelessness;
- Soon discharged
from a hospital without housing.
WHAT
WILL HAP PAY FOR?
Temporary Rental Subsidies: Tenants are responsible for contributing
40% of their total household income for rent. HAP will pay the remaining
amount. The rent of the apartment must be within the Fair Market
Rent (FMR) set for Clermont County.The FMR includes utility costs.
Clermont FMR are:
- Efficiency
= $459
- 1 Bedroom
= $538
- 2 Bedrooms
= $706
- 3 Bedrooms
= $978
- 4 Bedrooms
= $1016
HAP Tenants
are required to sign a standard tenant-landlord lease and are expected
to follow the rules of the lease.
Furnishings, Deposits and Household Items:
HAP
can provide one time no-interest loans for the following:
- Security
deposits
- Utility
deposit
- Necessary
basic furnishings
- Set-up
of a kitchen, including the provision of basic food items.
How
This Program Benefits Landlords?
- By providing
case management services to tenants funded by HAP to be successful
and maintain the terms of their lease.
- By providing
landlords with education concerning mental illness
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By
providing landlords with consistent reliable rent.
Properties
that currently accept HAP:
Funding
for Temporary Rental Assistance:
Ohio Department of Mental Health
Ohio Department of Development
Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board
For more information
please call:
Clermont Counseling Center
43 East Main Street
Amelia, Ohio 45102
(513) 947-7000
FAX: (513) 947-7001
Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rita Hutchison, Housing Director
Email: rhutchison@clermontcounseling.org
Kathy Duggins, Housing Coordinator
Email: kduggins@clermontcounseling.org
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