Rent Well Program
What Is It? > Attendance Requirements > Registration and Class PreparationWhat is the Rent Well Program?
Renting is more complicated than many people understand. It is a business relationship, and you need to understand your rights and responsibilities to be a successful renter. Rent Well can provide you with information to help you have a positive relationship with your landlord.
If you have been denied housing, Rent Well will help you
- explore screening barriers you may have (evictions, poor credit, criminal history),
- take steps to address those barriers
- prepare to be a successful, stable tenant in the future.
In a Rent Well Tenant Education Class, you will learn:
- The landlord's perspective and expectations
- Tenant responsibilities and rights
- How to use good communication skills with your landlord
- How to be a good neighbor
- How to maintain a clean, safe and healthy home
During a Rent Well Tenant Education Class, you will prepare to be a successful renter by:
- Pre-screening yourself as a landlord would*
- Creating a personalized plan for stable housing
- Creating a workable household budget that makes paying rent a priority**
- Reviewing rental agreements to understand common terms and expectations
- Creating a housing portfolio that will show landlords your qualifications as renter
Rent Well Tenant Education Class graduation requirements include:
- Full attendance
- Completion of assignments
- Development of a housing portfolio
Upon meeting graduation requirements, participants will receive a Rent Well Graduation Certificate that can be presented to landlords.
If you have questions or are interested in signing up for the next class, read the Introduction Information and fill out the application on the pages that follow. If you have questions, contact Victoria Clevenger at 360-993-5301 ext. 122 or vclevenger@secondstephousing.org.
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If you need immediate housing assistance …
The Rent Well Program cannot provide emergency housing help. For immediate housing, please call the Emergency Shelter Clearinghouse at 360-695-9677, 7 days a week, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
For those fleeing domestic violence, call the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault hotline at 360-695-0501 at any time.
For more resources, call Information and Referral at 360-694-8899 or 211, Mon-Fri, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat-Sun, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.