What is Iowa Rental Help?

Iowa Rental Help can assist qualified Iowa renters (and some homeowners) who are facing financial difficulties and the threat of homelessness. The program offers financial assistance  to help Iowans stay in their rental  homes, or to find affordable housing that best suit their needs. Connect with a case manager in your area to learn more about how to get started.

Iowa Rental Help may offer*:

• Case Management
• Costs of Inspections for  Habitability Standards
• Hotel/Motel Vouchers to be used if adequate housing is not immediately available
• Housing Search and Placement Assistance
• Legal Assistance (Only for renters who may be evicted)
• Moving Cost Assistance
• Short-term rent subsidy (in some cases this may include back-payment.)
• Security Deposit Assistance
• Storage Costs Assistance
• Utility subsidy for up to eighteen months (in some cases this may include back-payment.)

Iowa Rental Help is the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing program created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Iowa Finance Authority – a self-funded state agency – administers the program in Iowa.
  
See Do I Qualify to find what forms of assistance you may be eligible for.

*In some cites and counties, types and length of assistance vary.