Landlords may have reservations about renting to lower-income tenants, particularly those with a history of homelessness, evictions, poor credit, or justice involvement.  Landlord education can help provide information designed to address these concerns and break down stereotypes about lower-income tenants.  Landlords participating in education opportunities can benefit from learning about topics related to effective communication, building productive partnerships with tenants, managing crisis situations, and legal issues.  Landlords can also learn more about opportunities such as Weatherization Services and the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which can provide support to both tenants and landlords at no cost to the landlord.

CMCA has identified a need for both landlord and tenant education opportunities.  CMCA is in the process of determining a curriculum designed to promote responsible and mutually beneficial relationships between tenants and landlords.  Updates will be made to this page once education opportunities have been launched.