Department of Development Services - Housing and Property Management Division

DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Housing and Property Management Division
250 Constitution Plaza
4th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Tel: (860) 757-9005
Fax: (860) 722-6630 / (860) 722-6444
Yasha M. Escalera, Director

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Annual Plan-2010
•	Housing Voucher Program
•	Membership of Advisory Board
•	Review of Impediments

Resources for Hartford Homeowners
•	Foreclosure Prevention -English (pdf)
•	Neighborhood Stabilization Program
•	Evitar La Ejecucion De Hipotecas-Español (pdf)
•	Housing Preservation Loan Fund

Developers
•	Neighborhood Stabilization Program
	AA5 -Fair Marketing Plan
•	HOME Investment Partnerships Program
•	HOME Program FAQ
•	Homeownership Appraisal Gap Financing Program

Homebuyers
•	Shopping for Your Home Loan
•	HouseHartford Program
•	HouseHartford FAQ
•	HouseHartford Brochure - English (pdf)
•	HouseHartford Folleto - Español (pdf)
•	Homeownership Appraisal Gap Financing Program
•	Appraisal Gap FAQ - English (pdf)
•	Appraisal Gap FAQ - Español (pdf)
•	HomeBuyer Education Class

Section 8
•	Rental Assistance
•	Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List
•	Tenant-Based Assistance Streamlined Annual Plan

The Hartford Fair Rent Commission
•	Tenants Guide to the Hartford Fair Rent Commission

Department Links
	Development Services

	Economic Development Division

	Grants Management Division

	Housing and Property Management Division

	Licenses and Inspections Division

	Planning Division

Homebuyer Education Class

Housing Counseling Agencies

Presently, eight (8) housing counseling agencies offer an eight (8)-Hour Homebuyer Education Class to individuals that are considering or planning to purchase a home located in the City of Hartford. For HouseHartford applicants, borrowers must enroll in and successfully complete this Eight (8)-Hour Homebuyer Education Class.

What types of services are provided?
Professionally trained housing counselors conduct group and individual counseling sessions on pre-purchase topics such as:

personal credit repair and credit maintenance
money management through budgeting
rights and responsibilities of homeowners
the mortgage application and purchase process
financial assistance programs
maintenance of the house

The following services may also be offered by most of these same agencies after you purchase your home. These may include:

mortgage delinquency and default counseling
foreclosure prevention and intervention counseling
identifying and avoiding predatory lending practices

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to attend these housing counseling workshops, you must be considering or planning to purchase a home.

How do I enroll?
Contact one of the housing counseling agencies listed below:

8-Hour Education Class Provider

Address

Agency Contact

Urban League	140 Woodland Street Hartford , CT	Ms. Marie Fort 527-0147x282
Co-opportunity	20-28 Sergeant Street Hartford , CT	Mr. Gary Evans 236-3617 x101
HART	423 Washington Street Hartford , CT	Ms. Rica Chaparro 525-3449
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA)	1623 Main Street Springfield , MA	Mr. Chris Lee 413-788-6220
Blue Hills Civic Association	120 Holcomb Street Hartford , CT	Mr. Maurice Robertson 769-3844
Mutual Housing	95 Niles Street Hartford , CT	Ms. Marylyn Miranda 296-1797 x16
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain	223 Broad Street New Britain , CT	Ms. Rosa Rivera or Mr. Kyle Anderson 224-2433
Christian Activities Council	47 Vine Street Hartford , CT	Ms. Tori Hamilton 527-6087

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