Yes. HomeFront can post information about your rental property in our office. In addition, HomeFront encourages owners and landlords to list their properties with other entities such as GoSection8.com, MTHousingSearch.com, Facebook and freerentalfinder.com. Some of these services provide free listings. Families with vouchers are encouraged to utilize these web-based resources to locate rental listings.
If you are selling your property and you are renting to a family with an HCV voucher, please contact HomeFront BEFORE the sale is finalized. HomeFront will be happy to work with you and the new owner to ensure that contracts and payments are transferred in a timely manner.
The HCV program requires a landlord to provide a 60 day notice for a rent increase. The notice must be sent to the tenant and to HomeFront. HomeFront will determine if the increase meets the program regulations.
Homefront processes HCV subsidy payments twice a month; on the 1st and the 15th. We encourage all landlords to sign up for direct deposit so your payments get to you in the quickest and most efficient manner.
Yes. The property will need to be inspected before Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) can be paid. The Housing Quality Standards are listed in 24 CFR 982.401. Some state and local criteria also apply. In general, the inspectors will be ensuring that that unit meets a minimum of safe and sanitary conditions. Additional information can be found in the HomeFront HCV Read the article
If you select a family for your rental property that has a Housing Choice Voucher, you and the family will need to complete a Request for Tenancy form and submit it to HomeFront for approval. It’s that simple. HomeFront will evaluate and process the request and inspection. Once the rental unit has passed the inspection, HomeFront will provide and ask Read the article
Please contact HomeFront's CEO/Executive Director Patti Webster at (406) 245-6391.
Seniors can use Housing Choice Vouchers to select the residence of their choice, provided the landlord agrees to accept the HCV as payment for part of the rent. Seniors can also choose to live in a HUD-approved or managed facility.
Individuals 62 or older are eligible for low-income senior housing. Applicants must have an income of less than 50% of the median income for the area and must pay up to 30% of the rent.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has created three programs for seniors: Public Housing, Multifamily Subsidized Housing and Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs). Contact us for help understanding which programs may be available to you.