Guest guest Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Can anyone explain to me why my ward is considered a " renter " when she is living in a HUD home that is owned by St. Coletta's? I pay Milwaukee County a sum of money every month for her " room and board " . They in turn have the agreement with St. Coletta's for her admission. All the ladies in her group home have to pay a security deposit and go through the encumbersome paperwork every year so rental assistance can be obtained for St. Coletta's to help defray costs. While I have no problem helping the organization get assistance, I'm feeling quite challenged that my ward is paying a security deposit and being considered a " renter " . They actually had her sign the Lease which I promptly made them throw out as she is not competent to sign legal documents and I am her guardian. I know HUD is complicated...but is all this stuff legit?? Do we have to sign all this stuff in order for her to live in this home or is it just a nicety for St. Colettas? Propheter - Geneva IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 It appears St. Colletta's has a HUD grant to provide subsidized housing for low income persons. The tenants must meet the eligibility requirements for a HUD voucher. Your ward must sign the lease each year and prove continued eligibility for grant in order for St. Colletta's to get continued HUD funding. Generally a HUD voucher recipient pays 30% of his/her income for rent and St. Colletta's will receive a subsidy from HUD for the 'fair market' value of renting the unit to your ward. In essence St. Colletta's is the landlord and your ward (and the other ladies in the group home) are tenants. Applying for HUD housing vouchers, enables vendors to use more of the money the state gives it each year to run a group home on staff and other fixed expenses. The state gives vendors a set amount of money to provide housing for persons challenged with DD. If the vendor can obtain a HUD voucher for its residents as well as food stamps, it allows the money the state gives it to stretch further. It is basically taking advantage of another pot of money from the federal government which is available to generic " poor' people. Several years ago, when the state failed to provide cost of living increases, vendors turned to the HUD program for funding. I cover this in my trainings on All You Ever Needed to Know about Government Benefits. If you are interested in having this training in your area, let me know and I'll try to schedule it in as time permits. Terrie Varnet ________________________________ From: Get Real <marcp2@...> IPADDUnite Sent: Thu, April 14, 2011 12:51:11 AM Subject: HUD and CILA's Can anyone explain to me why my ward is considered a " renter " when she is living in a HUD home that is owned by St. Coletta's? I pay Milwaukee County a sum of money every month for her " room and board " . They in turn have the agreement with St. Coletta's for her admission. All the ladies in her group home have to pay a security deposit and go through the encumbersome paperwork every year so rental assistance can be obtained for St. Coletta's to help defray costs. While I have no problem helping the organization get assistance, I'm feeling quite challenged that my ward is paying a security deposit and being considered a " renter " . They actually had her sign the Lease which I promptly made them throw out as she is not competent to sign legal documents and I am her guardian. I know HUD is complicated...but is all this stuff legit?? Do we have to sign all this stuff in order for her to live in this home or is it just a nicety for St. Colettas? Propheter - Geneva IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Our son lives in a CILA owned by PARC in Peoria. His rent is subsidized by HUD and we have to do the HUD lease paperwork annually. A portion of his SSDI goes for his rent. I do not believe we paid a deposit. He moved in mid month and we paid half a month's rent. Fran > > Can anyone explain to me why my ward is considered a " renter " when she is living in a HUD home that is owned by St. Coletta's? I pay Milwaukee County a sum of money every month for her " room and board " . They in turn have the agreement with St. Coletta's for her admission. > > All the ladies in her group home have to pay a security deposit and go through the encumbersome paperwork every year so rental assistance can be obtained for St. Coletta's to help defray costs. While I have no problem helping the organization get assistance, I'm feeling quite challenged that my ward is paying a security deposit and being considered a " renter " . They actually had her sign the Lease which I promptly made them throw out as she is not competent to sign legal documents and I am her guardian. I know HUD is complicated...but is all this stuff legit?? Do we have to sign all this stuff in order for her to live in this home or is it just a nicety for St. Colettas? > > Propheter - Geneva IL > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Thank you Terrie. Very well put. I would love to have you put together a workshop in my area and would promote it through the various groups I'm involved in. Let me know if that's a real possibility. > > It appears St. Colletta's has a HUD grant to provide subsidized housing for low > income persons. The tenants must meet the eligibility requirements for a HUD > voucher. Your ward must sign the lease each year and prove continued eligibility > for grant in order for St. Colletta's to get continued HUD funding. Generally a > HUD voucher recipient pays 30% of his/her income for rent and St. Colletta's > will receive a subsidy from HUD for the 'fair market' value of renting the unit > to your ward. In essence St. Colletta's is the landlord and your ward (and the > other ladies in the group home) are tenants. > > > Applying for HUD housing vouchers, enables vendors to use more of the money the > state gives it each year to run a group home on staff and other fixed expenses. > The state gives vendors a set amount of money to provide housing for persons > challenged with DD. If the vendor can obtain a HUD voucher for its residents as > well as food stamps, it allows the money the state gives it to stretch further. > It is basically taking advantage of another pot of money from the federal > government which is available to generic " poor' people. Several years ago, when > the state failed to provide cost of living increases, vendors turned to the HUD > program for funding. I cover this in my trainings on All You Ever Needed to > Know about Government Benefits. If you are interested in having this training > in your area, let me know and I'll try to schedule it in as time permits. > > > Terrie Varnet > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Get Real <marcp2@...> > IPADDUnite > Sent: Thu, April 14, 2011 12:51:11 AM > Subject: HUD and CILA's > > > Can anyone explain to me why my ward is considered a " renter " when she is living > in a HUD home that is owned by St. Coletta's? I pay Milwaukee County a sum of > money every month for her " room and board " . They in turn have the agreement with > St. Coletta's for her admission. > > All the ladies in her group home have to pay a security deposit and go through > the encumbersome paperwork every year so rental assistance can be obtained for > St. Coletta's to help defray costs. While I have no problem helping the > organization get assistance, I'm feeling quite challenged that my ward is paying > a security deposit and being considered a " renter " . They actually had her sign > the Lease which I promptly made them throw out as she is not competent to sign > legal documents and I am her guardian. I know HUD is complicated...but is all > this stuff legit?? Do we have to sign all this stuff in order for her to live > in this home or is it just a nicety for St. Colettas? > > Propheter - Geneva IL > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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