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How To Get Help Paying Your Rent
Have questions? Call HUD’s free Housing Counseling Line at 1 (800) 569-4287.
Are you in danger of being evicted because you can’t pay your rent? If so, take the following steps before things get worse:
- Review your lease. Make sure you understand the terms of late or missed rent payments. Find out how many days late you can be on rent or if there are any late fees. Keep in mind that a landlord cannot legally charge you a late fee if late fees are not mentioned in the lease.
- Talk to your landlord. If you don’t think you’ll be able to make your rent payment, explain the situation to your landlord. Be straightforward and keep it simple. Avoid throwing a pity party.
- If you can, pay a portion of the rent right away. Your landlord may be willing to work with you if you’re able to pay some of the rent. Negotiate a date to pay the rest. Pay with a check or money order and ask for a receipt.
Learn more about what to do if you're getting evicted.
If you still need help, contact these programs and organizations:
Rental Assistance Programs
Local housing organizations and programs sponsored by your state or local government may be able to help you pay your rent or utility bills. Visit the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) website and click on your state to find out how they can help you.
Local housing organizations and programs sponsored by your state or local government may be able to help you pay your rent or utility bills. Visit the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) website and click on your state to find out how they can help you.
HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
Housing counseling agencies offer advice on buying a home, renting, foreclosures, and other issues. Get a list of HUD-approved agencies in your state.
Housing counseling agencies offer advice on buying a home, renting, foreclosures, and other issues. Get a list of HUD-approved agencies in your state.
Legal Assistance
If you feel your landlord is wrongfully trying to evict you, there are organizations that can help. Visit HUD’s website to find tenants’ rights organizations and other assistance in your state.
If you feel your landlord is wrongfully trying to evict you, there are organizations that can help. Visit HUD’s website to find tenants’ rights organizations and other assistance in your state.
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I AGREE WITHEVERYONE PPL WHO PAY RENT TO NEED JUST AS MUCH HELP AS HOME OWNERS, WE STRUGGLE TOO.
I am in need of help. I'm on disability and can't work. My rent is due on Sept.1 I have gone to every web sites to help me with my rent and either they will only pay if I move into a HUD apartments or they help out only if you are renting a house. I'm in an apartment. I need some help very soon!
I moved back to RI in Feb 09, I moved into a house rented to me by a friend. The rent is $700 per month. He has been very patient in waiting for me to find a job or my unemployment to come in. I received a phone call from the landlord's brother today, he is co owner of this house. I was given a 10 day verbal notice to come up with the money or get out! I am still looking for a job, at this point I will take ANY job. I do have 2 sons that live with me, one is developmentally disabled, waiting to hear from Social Security for him. The other son is looking for employment as well. Things are NOT going well. I dont know what else to do! Someone, anyone, please help!
My boyfriend have been struggling since he got laid off back in December. We have been borrowing money from family and we have borrowed so much money now we are in more debt than I ever would of thought. I am a student and neither one of us is working because no one is hiring. WE are behind on ALL of our bills. Our rent was due the 3rd and we still havent paid it.
My husband and I are struggling so bad. We have been late on our $740.00 rent every month since november 2008 and that's where all our money goes. We are expecting our first baby boy any day now and things have been so stressful...we desperately need help.
i know it's hard but keep your head up it will get better i'am expecting my first boy to well it's our first child in december
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