You have the right to enforce your lease and take the necessary actions following the HAP Contract and the Montana Landlord Tenant Law. Please send a copy of any warning letters or notice to vacate to HomeFront.
Please refer to the Montana Landlord Tenant Law. HomeFront will not pay for any damages to your property.
You have the right to select the tenant you want. However you must not discriminate against an individual because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, familial status or disability.
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