LANDLORD RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Screen the applicant family to be sure that they will be good renters. Take care to review the applicants’ rental history, credit history, and criminal history.
• Follow fair housing and equal opportunity requirements and laws.
• Abide by your obligations under the lease to the family and your contractual obligations to HC, including providing certain information to HCH in a timely manner.
• Maintain the unit up to the standards of the Howard County Housing Code and HUDs REAC standards.
• Collect from the tenant any security deposit, the tenant’s portion of the rent, and any charge to repair damage that the tenant caused.
• Follow the law on security deposits, including interest payments and refunds when the tenant moves out.
• Enforce the tenant's responsibilities under the lease.
• Notify HHC if the tenant violates the lease, or if there is any other problem with the tenant.
• Pay for utilities and services for which you are responsible under the lease.