Chicago's Partnership with Private Market Landlords to End Homelessness

The City of Chicago is committed to ending homelessness and our goal is to house the most vulnerable residents in our city. We have demonstrated our commitment to helping some of our most vulnerable residents by investing in CPS Families in Transition (FIT) Project and Ending Veterans Homelessness (EVHI). CPS FIT is a project designed to connect 100 families with children enrolled in CPS' Students in Temporary Living Situations with permanent supportive housing This means families receive a long term housing subsidy with ongoing support services for the whole family to stay on track. This program represents a collaboration among Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS), HomeWorks, Chicago Public Schools, CSH, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and The Low Income Housing Trust Fund.

EVHI is a collaboration to support the Chicago's Veterans community who are in need of stable housing. We are committed to supporting our Veterans who too are experiencing housing insecurities and homelessness. There are rental assistance programs and support services in Chicago like Support Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), VASH, and other supportive housing providers who can support our Veterans.

In order to help our fellow Chicagoans get back on their feet, we need our landlords across Chicago to join the movement to providing available rental units to vulnerable residents. We have a high demand for studios, one-bedroom units for the veterans and multi-bedroom units for the families. If you have vacant, available housing units that you want to market and help someone get back on their feet, please complete the survey below.

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* 1. Which of the following best describes you?

Landlord

Property Manager

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* 2. Which of the following are you able to provide?

Connections with Landlords

Available Housing Units

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* 3. Which of the following are you interested in renting to?

Families

Veterans

Both

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* 4. Contact Information

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Email Address

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* 5. Are you interested in receiving details about CSH events, trainings, or webinars?

Yes

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* 6. How many units do you have available?

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* 7. Available Unit(s) Details

Street Address

Chicago zip code/neighborhood

What floor is the unit on? (i.e.2nd Floor,14th Floor)

What is the rent amount?

How many bedrooms?

Is there a security deposit or move in fee required?

If Yes, what is the amount?

Are utilities included in the rent?

Do you require a background check?
If yes, what is prohibited?

Do you require a credit check?
If yes, what is prohibited?

Do you ADA Units?

When will your unit(s) be available?

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* 8. Please check below if you have ever worked with the following programs before.

The Chicago Housing Authority

The Chicago Low Income Housing Trust Fund

Supportive Housing

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* 9. Do you have any other Tenant Selection renting barriers that would be good to know about in advance?

Thank you for completing the Housing Inventory Survey and your commitment to end homelessness in Chicago. Once you have completed the survey, a stakeholder from the Initiatives will contact you to connect your units with individuals in need of housing.

If you require any additional information, please contact our team at Landlords@csh.org.