The Coalition does not place individuals in housing, provide housing counseling, or give legal advice on individual matters. However, many of the nonprofit members and partners that we support through advocacy and training are experts in those areas. You can contact them using the information below.
Contact these organizations if you’re looking for new housing, in danger of losing your housing, or if your living situation becomes unstable (for example, if you can’t make your rent payments, are in danger of foreclosure, if the owner of your apartment building plans to sell to a new owner, or if you can’t make your utility payments).
Prevent evictions and foreclosures; DC Schedule H property tax credit; predatory lending and real property fraud.
1st-time home buyer, foreclosure prevention, condo & coop assistance.
1st-time home buyer, foreclosure prevention, home rehab, reverse mortgage, condo & coop assistance.
1st-time home buyer, foreclosure prevention, condo & coop assistance.
1st-time home buyer, foreclosure prevention.
1st-time home buyer, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues.
1st-time home buyer, foreclosure prevention, condo & coop assistance, home rehab, and rental housing counseling.
Resources for any and all Washington, D.C. residents specifically, but resources may be helpful and applicable to the greater DMV region as well.
The Guide is a comprehensive primer written for the non-lawyer. It covers leases, DC rent control, repairs, housing code violations, security deposits, and evictions.
(April 3, 2015) Outlines the rights of tenants in the District of Columbia and covers areas such as leases, security deposit, disclosure of information, rent increases, building conditions, quiet enjoyment, discrimination, right to organize, retaliation and eviction.
Government database of available rental and ownership housing that can be filtered by housing type, affordability, and accommodation of disabilities.
SOME offers a comprehensive set of services that meet the immediate and long-term needs of people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Washington, DC.
This organization provides assistance (such as shelter, food, medical, and clothing assistance) to individuals experiencing homelessness.
This organization provides assistance (such as shelter, food, medical, and clothing assistance) to individuals experiencing homelessness.
This organization provides assistance (such as shelter, food, medical, and clothing assistance) to individuals experiencing homelessness.
When temperatures are extreme, call this number for shelter.
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