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"Pathway to Homeownership" Soft Second Mortgage Loan Program
http://www.financeauthority.org/
This housing assistance program is designed to help renters become homeowners and to help homeowners renovate.
The program is open to properties in Orleans Parish Housing Opportunity Zones, which were created in response to the two-year Unified New Orleans Plan, a post-Hurricane Katrina rebuilding plan for New Orleans. Find out more on the Finance Authority website or call (504) 524-5533 or (877) 524-5533 (toll free).
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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
Shared Housing of New Orleans
http://sharedhousingofneworleans.org/home
The Shared Housing of New Orleans program matches people seeking places to live with homeowners who do not want to move to nursing homes and need companions.
Visit the website or call (504) 896-2575.
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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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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.
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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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