RESOURCES
Rent Smart: A Tenant Training Program Do you know someone who has an has eviction or a poor or credit history that that is keeping them from finding quality and affordable Do you know someone who an eviction or arental poor rental or credit history is keeping them from finding quality and affordablehousing? The City of Lansing sponsors free program calledaRent Smart that canRent helpSmart overcome these housing? The Cityaof Lansing sponsors free program called that can helpbarriers. overcome these barriers. Rent Smart isSmart an intensive interactive workshop that focuses on knowledge and skills essential for a successful renting experience. It challenges Rent is an intensive interactive workshop that focuses on the knowledge and skills essential for a successful renting participants to knowItand understand their rights and and responsibilities as well as and thatresponsibilities of their landlord. Emphasis forming a strong partnership experience. challenges participants to know understand their rights as well as thatisofon their landlord. between Emphasis the tenantisand landlord, understanding keybetween terms inthe thetenant lease,and how to handle maintenance andlease, budgeting, on forming a strong partnership landlord, understanding keyrequests, terms in the how toamong handle other topics. maintenance requests, and budgeting, among other things.
This program, developed by the University of Wisconsin, consists of four 2-hour weekly sessions and will help in establishing a positive rental Thisstarts program, developed thepath University of Wisconsin, consists of four 2-hour weekly sessions and willMcDonald help in establishing positive Ombudshistory and participants onbythe for success. For more information or to register, please call Joe - Office ofa Housing rental history and starts participants on the path for success. For more information or to register, please call the Office of Housing man at 517-483-4019 or visit lansingmi.gov/housingombudsman. Ombudsman Joe McDonald at (517) 483-4019 or visit https://www.lansingmi.gov/300/Housing-Ombudsman
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Capital Area Community Services Head Start - cacsheadstart.org Lansing School District - lansingschools.net Lansing Board of Water and Light - lbwl.com South Lansing Community Development Association - southlansing.org South Side Community Coalition - southsidecommunitycoalition.com Allen Neighborhood Center - allenneighborhoodcenter.org Christians of Greater Lansing (COGL) - icogl.com Ingham County Health Department - hd.ingham.org Capital Area Housing Partnership - capitalareahousing.org
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