Individual Housing Counseling

For Iowans living in rental property, our free counseling services teach housing rights and responsibilities while offering options to solve housing conflicts. In addition to housing counselors and educators, we also serve as client advocates and mediators in housing disputes.

Take a look at our information on Predatory Lending.

Housing Counseling
and Supportive Services

Buying and maintaining a home is a big step, with big responsibilities. When families express a desire for homeownership, we help them define their financial situation, shore up their credit, if necessary, and prepare for purchasing a home. Through the homeownership counseling, we also help families find homes along with financial assistance packages to buy them.

Public Education

To help resolve problems, we help educate both landlords and tenants about housing rights and responsibilities as well as community resources. We hold free group information sessions that deal with housing rights and remedies and distribute educational materials.

Advocacy

We work closely with community groups to plan, develop, implement and monitor programs and legislation that have an impact on the lower-income housing consumer.

The new fourth edition of our Rental Handbook for Landlords and Tenants offers facts on renting, housing laws, and rights and responsibilities for both landlords and tenants.