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Louisiana Housing Search
http://www.lahousingsearch.org/
Louisiana Housing Search is a free service to list & locate affordable housing or special-needs housing.
Search online or call 1-877-428-8844 from 9am to 8pm Monday through Friday.
Properties are being added daily. Property owners are encouraged to list affordable housing on this site. more
UNITY Housing Locater
http://www.unityhousinglink.org
This online housing locater includes rentals at or below 80% of fair market rental prices. Go to www.unityhousinglink.org
Craigslist New Orleans
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/
A listing of jobs, housing, household items, vehicles and more for rent and for sale in the New Orleans area
FEMA Housing Assistance Information
http://www.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane/2005katrina/katrinahousing.shtm
Information on housing assistance from FEMA.
HUD Disaster Victim Hotline
For housing assistance call 888-297-8685, 7 am to 8 pm daily.
HANO Voucher Program - Become a Homeowner
HANO offers a program in which Section 8 vouchers can be used to purchase a home.
Participants must become financially fit, be a first-time homeowner, be employed for at least a year, satisfactorily complete HANO's pre-assistance homeownership and housing counseling program, attend post-purchase counseling and monthly homebuyer club meetings, and earn an annual salary of at least $10,300. For more information call Audrey Williams, lead case manager in HANO's Homeownership Department, at (504) 670-3428.
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"Pathway to Homeownership" Soft Second Mortgage Loan Program
http://www.financeauthority.org/
Income maximums recently increased from 80% to 120% of area median income, extending eligibility.
This loan program offers up to $65,000 in a 10 year forgivable soft second mortgage loan at 0 percent interest and up to $10,000 in closing cost assistance grants. Loans are offered through participating lenders and eligibility amounts are determined by need and annual household income. Borrowers will be granted assistance based on the highest affordable first mortgage loan and the purchase price or value of the home. The minimum amount of the first mortgage loan must be equal to at least 50 percent of the lesser of the sales price or appraised value. All borrowers must commit to remain an owner-occupant at the financed home for at least three years. Borrowers who demonstrate continual occupancy for five years will receive loan forgiveness equal to 25 percent of the balance of their Pathway to Homeownership soft-second mortgage loan in the sixth year and 15 percent each successive year the borrower demonstrates owner-occupancy. Total loan forgiveness can be achieved in 10 years. The Pathway to Homeownership Soft Second Mortgage Loan Program is limited to one or two unit residences valuing up to $370,884 primarily within one of the City’s Housing Opportunity Zones (HOZs). A smaller pool of funds may be available on a limited basis for residential properties outside an HOZ, when the residence is part of the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) re-development portfolio, or when the seller can demonstrate at least $5,200 of damages realized from Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita. Other eligibility requirements are: (1) the homebuyer must have not received payments from Road Home under the ‘sell’ or ‘relocate’ option; (2) must make a minimum personal investment of 1 percent of purchase price or $1,500, whichever is greater; and (3) must complete a 12-hour homebuyer education course; (4) purchased property must be within Orleans Parish. Find out more on the Finance Authority website or call (504) 524-5533 or (877) 524-5533 (toll free). more
Renters' Rights Back to Top
Basic Landlord-Tenant Laws
http://www.lawhelp.org/LA/
LawHelp.org has compiled a list of renters' laws and rights in Louisiana to assist residents with tenant/landlord issues. On the LawHelp.org site, click on Housing, then click on Basic Landlord-Tenant Law to access the documents.
Rental Market InformationBack to Top
New Orleans Fair Market Rent History
http://www.gnocdc.org/fair_market_rents.html
Fair Market Rents are estimates of rental prices including utilities.
Since the hurricane, rent has gone up considerable, as indicated by the chart linked here, compiled by GNOCDC.
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