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Housing Application
Emergency | Transitional | Impact Housing Program
Current Application Period - December 16, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Application Closes at 11:59pm on January 5, 2025
Current Housing Available - Transitional Housing - 2 Bedroom Units
To be considered for housing with House on the Hill, it is important to READ all the information on this page before clicking the link to the Housing Application.  You need to READ and UNDERSTAND the program for which you are applying.  If you are currently Housed, our program is not for you.  This program is a transitional housing - one-time program for up to one year.  As part of this program you are agreeing to and committing to full participation in the program and following ALL guidelines.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

All applicants for housing must fill this form out completely.  Incomplete applications will not be processed until all information and documents are received.  Requested documents need to be received within the Application Period.  Late submission will not be processed.The information provided in this form establishes the applicants current standing as a potential resident.  The information does not affect your acceptance for housing but will help decide your placement in one of our programs or one of our partner organization programs.  Housing with House on the Hill may not be the best fit for your housing needs and/or your housing needs may not meet the parameters of the House on the Hill housing programs.  If you have been convicted of a crime against a child and/or if you are required to register with a state or national Sex Offenders Registry, you will be ineligible for housing within the Guesthouse and Impact Housing programs.  Due to the proximity to children in our programs, we are unable to house anyone on the Sex Offender Registries. Other housing may be available to you through our partner organizations or through other landlords or housing authorities. 

 

If you are unemployed but able to work, you will be required to participate in the Jobs Opportunity program and classes for employment at the Goodwill Opportunity Center.  If unable to work, proof of disability status is required.

 

House on the Hill is a Fair Housing organization and follows Fair Housing guidelines.

 

HOTH FAIR HOUSING

Revised December 2024

All real estate owned and/or advertised by House on the Hill is subject to the federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make such preference, limitation, or discrimination. These same provisions cover the hiring and engagement of employees, contractors, tradesmen, suppliers and partners of House on the Hill.

 

It is the policy of House on the Hill and it’s housing communities to comply with Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, (commonly known as the Fair Housing Act) by ensuring that all units are available to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, familial status, and sex. HOTH understands further that local ordinances may include other protected classes. This policy means that among other things, the HOTH company, and all of their agents and employees that have responsibility for renting, managing, or administering any dwelling units must not discriminate in any aspect of the rental of dwellings against qualified applicants or tenants because of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or additional protected classes as instituted on a state or local level. HOTH agents and employees may not: 

 

  • Refuse to rent, or negotiate for the rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, familial status, sex or additional protected classes as instituted on a state or local level;

  • Discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith, because of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or additional protected classes as instituted on a state or local level;

  • Make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or additional protected classes as instituted on a state or local level; or

  • Represent to persons because of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or additional protected classes as instituted on a state or local level that any dwelling is not available for inspection or rental when such dwelling is in fact so available.

 

This Policy prohibits any form of harassment or discrimination based on any of the protected classes identified above. Words or conduct that are related to any protected category, and are offensive to a recipient or reasonable person, based on a person’s’ protected status, are prohibited and a violation of policy.

 

Applicants, residents, and employees are encouraged to report any violation of this Policy to a supervisor or other officer or manager of the Company for investigation and appropriate action. No retaliatory action will be taken against any person who reasonably and in good faith reports words or conduct which he or she believes may violate this policy. No retaliatory action will be taken against any individual who in good faith assists or participates in any investigation, proceeding, or hearing relating to a harassment or discrimination complaint.

 

Any action taken by an agent or employee that results in unequal service, treatment, or behavior to applicants or tenants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or additional protected classes as instituted on a state or local level may constitute a violation of state and federal fair housing laws.

 

 Any agent or employee of HOTH who fails to comply with this Policy will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.

 

The Law

When it comes to selling or leasing a home or renting property, several state and federal laws were enacted to ensure the equal opportunity in housing for all people. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits all racial discrimination in the sale or rental of property. Moreover, the Fair Housing Act declares a national policy of fair housing throughout the United States, making illegal any discrimination in the sale, lease or rental of housing, or making housing otherwise unavailable, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.

 

Other laws also impact the purchase, sale or lease of a home or renting an apartment. Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities in places of public accommodations and commercial facilities. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act makes discrimination unlawful with respect to any aspect of a credit application on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or because all or part of the applicant’s income derives from any public assistance program.

 

In addition, state and local laws often provide broader coverage and prohibit discrimination based on additional classes not covered by federal law.

As a home seller or landlord HOTH has a responsibility and a requirement under the law not to discriminate in the sale, rental and financing of property on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. You cannot instruct the licensed broker or salesperson acting as your agent to convey for you any limitations in the sale or rental because the real estate professional is bound by law not to discriminate. Agents in a real estate transaction also are prohibited by law from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. They are prohibited from complying with a request from the home seller or landlord to act in a discriminatory manner in the sale, lease or rental.

 

Moreover, a home seller or landlord cannot establish discriminatory terms or conditions in the purchase or rental, deny that housing is available, or advertise that the property is available only to persons of a certain race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national original.

 

As someone seeking to rent or purchase a home, tenants/purchasers have the right to expect that housing will be available to them without discrimination or other limitations based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. This includes the right to expect equal professional service, the opportunity to consider a broad range of housing choices, no discriminatory limitations on communities or locations of housing, no discrimination in the financing, appraising, or insuring of housing, reasonable accommodations in rules, practices and procedures for persons with disabilities, and to be free from harassment or intimidation for exercising your fair housing rights.

 

PLAN FOR SUSTAINABILITY

If selected for our housing programs, during your intake with House on the Hill, we will work with you on each of the checkpoints on the list below.  You will also work with us to create a plan for your own success.  This plan will guide us, and you, on the appropriate steps you will want to take to reach all of your goals. 

 

Available, attainable, ongoing Housing with House on the Hill is subject to meeting your goals and following your plan.  We will work to support you in achieving your goals.  Not meeting plan goals and timelines will be automatic notice to vacate.  House on the Hill housing programs require residents to participate in paying, in part or in full, their own housing expenses.  Following the timelines during the first year (and only one year) in the housing program are non-negotiable.  Once accepted to the program, the resident agrees to follow their personal plan, follow all housing guidelines and policies, make payments on time and provide all documents and complete the “GOOD STANDING CHECKLIST within the stated time limits to remain in the housing program.

Housing Program Procedures

Applications will be reviewed the week of January 6.  Applicants will be reached out to in the week or two following the review.  Your application needs to be complete to be reviewed.  Required documents will be requested if you are a candidate for our housing program.

Those who may qualify for available housing will be scheduled for an interview with one of our housing team.

Applicants will need to bring required documents to the scheduled interview.  Be preparing your documents now.

  • Paystubs

  • Tax Filing

  • Banking Information

  • List of all Occupants to be housed with you, including age and relation to you

  • Debt Responsibilities

  • Information on criminal background on anyone to occupy housing

  • Your State Issued ID

  • Proof of your employment or income (ie., disability)

  • If you are not employed, go ahead and contact the Goodwill Opportunity Center. Providing proof you are working on employment with Goodwill is helpful to this process

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Please be aware House on the Hill uses the Section 8 Guidelines for housing which requires children/siblings of the opposite sex sleep in separate bedrooms and children may not sleep in the same room with a parent/adult.  Each person (adult or child) must sleep in a bedroom.  The living space is not considered a bedroom even if a bed, futon, hid-a-bed/couch or other sleeping area is placed there.

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Housing Good Standing Checklist

Residents must complete and provide documentation of the following to remain in Good Standing and in Residence in The Guesthouse Transitional Housing Program.

GOOD STANDING CHECKLIST

The following steps, information and documents need to be completed to move into a housing program with House on the Hill.  The list is in the order it must be completed.  Some items have a time limit of less than three (3) months to be completed.  This application is complete when the checklist is complete and HOTH Intake Staff or the Executive Director or the Housing Director or Board Chair have signed off on the Checklist Section below.

 
  • Applicant has applied for Section 8 Housing/Voucher - fill out the application  https://housingportal-bgky.securecafe.com/onlineleasing/city-of-bowling-green-housing-division/guestlogin.aspx (10-Day Limit)
  • Proof of Section 8 Application Completed is on file with House on the Hill.  (10-Day Limit)
  • Applicant has met with “Another Way” at the Goodwill Opportunity Center. (10-Day Limit)
  • “Another Way” Program Specialist should send an email to House on the Hill after first meeting (10-Day Limit)
  • Applicant has applied for Food Stamps | Medical Card | Housing Assistance - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (270) 746-7447 - 356 Suwannee Trail St, Bowling Green, KY 42103 (10-Day Limit)
  • Provide proof of Employment (if/when employed - 60-Day Limit)
  • Provide a checking account statement or checking card statement for the last two months (if/when setup - 60-Day Limit)
  • Provide a copy of the most recent tax return (If there is no tax return for the previous year, provide the last tax return filed) (10-Day Limit)
  • Provide a copy of your Driver’s License or government issued I.D. (10-Day Limit)
  • Disability. Is this applicant applying with an identified disability? Check if Yes
  • If Disability is checked…Provide your letter of designation or proof of disability monthly payments (10-Day Limit)
  • Provide proof of any social support payments, services or vouchers you are receiving (10-Day Limit)
**A printed form of this checklist with a signature page will be provided and place in the Residents file upon completion.​
If you have read, understand and agree to all the policies, guidelines and procedures included on this page, please click the "Housing Application Form" button to proceed to the Housing Application.  Only complete, on-time applications including required documentation will be processed.  All applicants will receive confirmation of the receipt of their application and a determination letter at the close of the application decision process within thirty (30) days of the Application deadline.  
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