HOME Tenant Based Rental Assistance (HOME TBRA)

The HOME  Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program provides a one time cash assistance to tenants for security deposits, utility deposits and/or several months of rent subsidy to allow low income tenants to secure permanent or transitional housing. The primary objective is to allow individuals or families to transition out of homelessness.

Assistance will be offered through contracts with applicants which regularly serve homeless or potentially homeless individuals or families. Preference is given to applicants who propose to serve more than one community either directly or through coalitions and consortia.

MFA does not receive funding for the City of Albuquerque area. If you live in the City of Albuquerque and are looking for TBRA assistance, please contact the City of Albuquerque Housing Department at 505-764-3920.

Forms

• Request for Reimbursement & Setup Report
• Tenant File Forms
  • Tenant File Checklist
  • Use one of the following sample applications, or combine them:
    • Sample Tenant Application
    • Sample Application with Homelessness Status, Housing Assessment
  • Income and Rent Calculation Worksheet
  • Housing Barriers Assessment (use as reference, as needed), courtesy of HUD
  • Housing Stability Plan - or create from:
    • sample Housing Plan courtesy of HUD & BuildingChanges, HOPWA T&TA files
    • sample Budget Worksheet courtesy of HUD & BuildingChanges, HOPWA T&TA files
    • sample Plan & Budget Form courtesy of Metropolitan Homelessness Project: Albuquerque Opportunity Center
  • Tenant Assistance Coupon
  • Request for Lease Approval
  • Rent Reasonableness Checklist
  • Lead-Based Paint Disclosure or Lead-Based Paint Disclosure (Spanish)
  • Inspection Checklist
  • Lease Review Checklist
  • Lease Addendum (use if lease does not pass Lease Review Checklist)
  • Landlord Assistance Contract
• Risk of Homelessness Verification Forms (use as needed based on household situation)
  • Homeless Certification Template
  • Housing Status Self-Certification Template
• Income Verification Forms (use as needed based on household income sources)
  • Certification of Zero Income & Zero Assets
  • Certification of Zero Assets
  • Assets verification
  • Employment verification
  • Public assistance verification
  • Social Security verification
  • Child support verification
  • Other regular cash contributions verification
  • More sample forms at HUD HOME Library
• Lead-Based Paint
  • Brochure or Brochure (Spanish)
• Fair Housing
  • Fair Housing Poster - English
  • Fair Housing Poster - Spanish
  • Equal Housing Opportunity Logos (for window display)
• Acccounting
  • OMB Cost Principles - Side By Side for All Agency Types

 Best Practices and Sample Policies

• Fair Housing Policy Statement

 Resources

• Income & Occupancy:
  • Income Verification Chart
  • Maximum Occupancy Under HQS
• Lead-Based Paint:
  • Regulations - Lead Safe Housing Rule: online CFR (html) or HUD webpage (pdf)
  • Visual Assessment Course: Inspecting for Deteriorated Paint
  • HUD "About Lead Based Paint" Page (includes the brochure in many languages)

HUD Program Guidance:
 

• HUD HOME TBRA Agency Checklist
• HUD HOME TBRA : Building HOME Chapter 7  (general program overview)
• HUD HOME TBRA Program Guidance
• HOME Regulations: 24 CFR Part 92

Forms and resources are posted courtesy of HUD.

For information contact:

Nicole Sanchez-Howell
Program Specialist
Direct: (505) 767-2277
Fax: (505) 242-2766