Housing Stability

To be eligible, applicants: 

• Must be City of Cleveland residents or moving to a unit in Cleveland. 
• Household income must be at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). See chart below. 
• Must be at risk of housing instability and/or homelessness due to an increase in monthly rent payments, eviction, termination of lease, or relocation from housing deemed unsafe and/or unsanitary. 

This program is first-come, first-served and priority is given based on criteria such as eviction status, accurate information and complete documentation. If you qualify for additional rental assistance programs, you may be required to attend more in-depth financial counseling, provided by CHN, as a condition for payment of the rental assistance. 

Please note, this program can only provide funding for a security deposit and/or up to 3 months of future rent payments. Back rent is not covered. 

What assistance is available? 

We will assist you in finding housing, paying your security deposit, and/or up to 3 months of future rent payments at a new unit. 

1. Complete CHN's Eligibility Checker. 
   
   CHN's Eligibility Checker
   
   Already have an account in the CHN Portal? Click here to log in. 
   • Please Note: CHN'S Housing Navigation program accepts a limited number of new applications. If you do not see the application available in the portal it means that you are either not eligible for the program or we have reached our capacity for this month. This program is currently closed and will reopen on August 4 at 8 a.m.
2. If eligible, please complete the Housing Stability - Renter application in the portal (both the intake and housing stability application, when prompted). 

This program is funded by: 

Please note, this program does not accept paper applications. Please apply via our portal.