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Resources

RI Housing Buyer Resources - Are you ready to become a homeowner? RIHousing offers homebuyer education and mortgage programs designed for first-time homebuyers.
https://homebuying.realtor/ - Guidance to help you understand the home buying process
realtor.com/resources/buyer - Guidance to help you understand the home buying process

Rental Checklist - Printable document to help you compare apartments
What Can I Afford to Rent? - Calculator
Example of Moving Costs
Calculate your moving costs
RI Housing Renters Resources - Learn more about renter programs administered by RIHousing.
RI Landlord/Tenant Handbook - General reference on landlord and tenant relationships based on RI law.
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Centralized Waitlist - Access numerous HCV waiting lists through a single application.

Landlords and Developers

RI Landlord/Tenant Handbook - General reference on landlord and tenant relationships based on RI law.
Lead Poisoning Information for Landlords - Rhode Island's Lead Hazard Mitigation Law sets minimum standards that will help to keep properties safe and healthy for residents. This website provides answers to general questions about lead and lead abatement, as well as access to specific laws and regulations.
Lead Forms and Documents
RIHousing Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program landlord resources - Information on incentives and resources available to landlords renting to RIHousing HCV clients.

RI Housing Developers Resources
RI Real Estate Land Records & Tax Assessors - Fast access to Rhode Island land records, tax assessors, GIS, zoning and plat maps.

Crossroads, RI - If you are homeless and in need of shelter or services, please connect to Crossroads, RI.
Housingnetworkri.org - This site connects you to many RI Community Development Corporations (CDCs). CDCs support communities in many ways and are a great resource to help you find housing.
2-1-1 - Dial 211 to access free and confidential help when you need it. One call gives you access to resources across your community, whether you need to get help - for you, for a family member or for a friend - or want to help. Someone at 2-1-1 will help connect you to the services or information you need.
HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies - HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can provide advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, and credit issues. Click here to select a list of agencies for RI.

RI Legal Services - Provides legal assistance and representation to low income individuals and eligible client groups
Center for Mediation and Collaboration Rhode Island - Offers mediation services in the state of RI on a sliding scale fee
Rhode Island Center for Justice - The Rhode Island Center for Justice is a non-profit public interest law center that partners with community groups to strengthen existing advocacy and service provision with legal representation and strategy.

Dorcas International - Provides client-centered services, advocacy and opportunities based on expertise in family literacy and adult education, employment services, refugee resettlement, translation, interpretation, U.S. citizenship, and immigration services.
Women Refugee Care - Women’s Refugee Care is a non-profit organization providing services and support to refugee families from the Great Lakes Region of Africa (Congo, Burundi and Rwanda) - referred to as ECGLC - who reside in Rhode Island. WRC has a special focus on women, girls and promoting gender equality.
Beautiful Day Rhode Island - Onramps to employment and economic self-sufficiency for refugees through business innovation. By aligning a need for job-training with consumer demand for socially conscious products.

RIServes - RIServes offers service members, veterans and their families access to a continuum of providers including veteran housing.
US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) – Housing Assistance: VA Home Loans - VA helps service members, veterans, and eligible surviving spouses become homeowners. They provide a home loan guaranty benefit and other housing-related programs to help you buy, build, repair, retain, or adapt a home for your own personal occupancy.
Operation Stand Down - Operation Stand Down Rhode Island (OSDRI) is dedicated to ending homelessness among veterans in our communities. Operation Stand Down Rhode Island provides rental assistance and supportive services through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Grant.
Veterans for Tomorrow - The goal is to provide affordable and supportive housing for various special populations including veterans. You must be referred by the local Veterans' Affairs Medical Center.

Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights - One of the oldest state agencies in the country that specializes in antidiscrimination law enforcement.
SouthCoast Fair Housing - A nonprofit fair housing organization dedicated to eliminating housing discrimination, ensuring equal housing opportunities, and developing inclusive communities throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

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