Rental Counseling & Eviction Prevention

Rental Counseling & Eviction Prevention supports people searching for safe and affordable rental housing, having rent payment problems, dealing with landlord issues, or at risk of eviction.

Source-listed support areas

• Understanding tenant rights and responsibilities, leases, utilities, security deposits, renter's insurance, and good rental practices.
• Improving landlord communication and resolving tenant-landlord disputes.
• Improving budgeting and credit skills.
• Creating and negotiating realistic payment plans for back rent or other late payments.
• Navigating the formal eviction process and connecting with free legal services when appropriate.
• Understanding and resolving Fair Housing issues.

The source page lists service in Hancock, Knox, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo, and Washington counties in Maine. To ask a counselor to contact you, complete the rental counseling intake form or contact Heather Massow at (207) 974-2403.