For renters and residents
Renting in Connecticut
CHFA finances the apartments, not the leases. Here is what that means for the person living in one.
What CHFA does and does not do
CHFA finances the construction and preservation of affordable rental housing across Connecticut, more than 60,000 homes to date. It does not own those buildings, set their rents day to day, manage waiting lists, or lease apartments.
The owner or the property manager does all of that. What CHFA does is set the rules those owners have to follow, publish the income and rent limits that apply, and check every year that they are being followed.
So if you are looking for an apartment, you are looking for a property. If you have a problem in one, you start with the manager, and CHFA’s compliance requirements are the thing standing behind you.
Free classes
Rental education from counseling agencies
CHFA participating agencies run rental and landlord education alongside their homebuyer classes. Both sides of a tenancy are covered.
- INVOICE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED - Payment Request Policy - 10-16-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Request for Payment - Rev. 11-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Walk-In Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Class Evaluation - Rev. 11-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Class Evaluation (Spanish) - Rev. 11-17In force
- INVOICE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED - Payment Request Policy - 10-16-17In force
- Landlord Education - Request for Payment - Rev. 11-17In force
What CHFA financing looks like
Rental housing CHFA finances
Ponemah Mills in Norwich is 146 apartments inside an 1860s cotton spinning mill. Victory Gardens in Newington is a row of new two-family homes. The Flats at Little Brook is in Berlin. They have almost nothing in common architecturally, and everything in common financially.
