Benefits of Participation

WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME A PARTICIPATING LANDLORD:

Belmont Housing Resources for WNY is a leader in administering the Housing Choice Voucher Program to over 5,000 families each year in WNY. We are the proud recipient of HUD's Sustained Performance Award for exemplary management in the day-to-day administration of the Section 8 program, and a HUD High Performer in the Section 8 Management Assessment Program.

A major feature of the Section 8 program for landlords is that a majority of assisted tenants remain in one particular unit for a number of years. Assistance helps them stabilize their home environment, which reduces turnover and income loss in a rental unit.

In order to provide decent, safe and affordable housing to those in need in our community, we need the help of property owners throughout the Western New York region. Take a look at what participation in the program can do for you:

➢ FREE advertising of vacancies
     Listings are submitted through our website or by completing
     a Vacancy Listing form, and are updated each week.

➢ Extensive pool of prospective tenants
     Listings found on the website and in the Housing Resource Center
     reach hundreds of renters, both assisted and unassisted, each week.

➢ Timely and guaranteed subsidy payments for 
      each month all program requirements are met
      Housing Assistance Payments are disbursed via direct deposit into your bank  account.

➢ Protection against tenants' loss of income
    If your tenant experiences a decrease in their household income, their assistance
     increases so the tenant can afford to stay in your rental unit.

➢ Initial and annual inspections to ensure program
     compliance in the maintenance of properties
    Annual inspections provide helpful assistance in maintaining your investment.
     Check out our Get it Right the First Time  – a guide to inspections.

➢ YOU choose your tenants
     Landlords still have full discretion in tenant selection within the guidelines of
     the Fair Housing Act. We even provide previous landlord contact information
     for your prospective tenants to assist in your screening process.

In addition, working with Belmont also provides the following benefits:

➢ Quarterly Landlord News  newsletters.

➢ Fast and convenient Direct Deposit of monthly subsidy checks.

➢ An open invitation to Landlord Advisory meetings.

➢ Access to Belmont's Housing Resource Center located at 1195 Main Street in
     Buffalo, and its substantial supply of information on various housing topics.

➢ Free trainings and seminars on various landlord-related topics throughout the year.

➢ A Landlord Relations Specialist to assist in listing vacant units and
     providing landlord related information.