Please be aware that the Municipal Building will be closed this Friday, April 18. The Montclair Township Animal Shelter will also be closed on Friday and Easter Sunday.
The Montclair Township First Months Rental Assistance Program is designed to help low-income and very low-income households to find a home in Montclair. This program will provide a grant to renters of deed restricted affordable properties within Montclair Township to use the grant to pay for up to the first three month’s rent or $2,500, whichever is greater. The goal of the program is to provide financial assistance to low-income and very low-income tenants of affordable housing to alleviate financial hardship associated with moving to a new rental unit. The program allows the tenant to pay the security deposit, with the assurance that upon vacating the unit, the tenant may be eligible to a refund of the security deposit if the apartment has not been damaged. Funds are made available through the Affordable Housing Trust Fund of Montclair Township.
Applicants for this grant program must be income-qualified as a low-income or very low-income household by the Administrative Agent for Montclair Township and must have a lease to rent a deed restricted apartment in Montclair.
Properties must be a rental property within Montclair Township with deed restrictions limiting ownership to eligible low- and moderate-income families. The rent of the apartment will be limited by the deed restriction to be affordable to a very low-income household.
The Administrative Agent will certify the qualifications of the unit and prospective tenant household.Once certified, the Municipal Housing Liaison will request authorization to disburse the funds.
The Office of Homelessness Prevention (OHP) coordinates efforts to prevent homelessness among State and local agencies and private organizations that provide services to persons who are homeless or at risk for homelessness. The office has both programmatic and research and evaluation capacities, which are operationalized to assess State and local homelessness prevention services and to develop and deploy innovative programs and resources that address and support the evolving needs of persons in the State who are homeless or at risk for homelessness.
Additional information please visit: https://nj.gov/dca/dhcr/offices/dhcrohp.shtml
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA) received over $1B in Emergency Rental Assistance funds to provide rental assistance to eligible families who have been impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are three programs in which impacted families may be eligible. Additional information please visit: https://njdca.onlinepha.com/en-US/