Transitional Housing: Models and Rent Structures

Transitional Housing: Models & Rent Structures
This document describes the three most common transitional housing models and rent structures
being used by OVW Transitional Housing Grant program grantees. A program’s housing model and
rent structure will vary based on considerations such as the program’s mission, funding, and the
population of survivors being served.
Transitional Housing Models
Scattered Site
• 	Survivors live in an apartment in the community in a full market rental unit.
• 	Survivor holds a lease in his or her own name.
o 	Alternatively, the program holds the lease and subleases to the survivor.
• 	Program is not in the role of the landlord unless subleasing to survivor.
• 	This model may allow the survivor to remain in the unit once the financial assistance has ended,
thus eliminating the need to relocate again.
Clustered Site
• 	Program owns a building with multiple units or rents a group of apartments in a common
location.
• 	Program serves as landlord and has separate staff responsible for landlord duties (as compared
to staff responsible for support services).
• 	Survivor lives in program-owned building or one of the program-rented units for a specific period
of time while looking for permanent housing.
• 	Allows survivors to build up rental history before obtaining permanent housing.
Communal Living
• 	Similar to shelter design. May have separate/private bedrooms but residents share common
space such as living room, dining room, kitchen, etc.
• 	Program is responsible for all maintenance, upkeep, and repairs of the building.
Transitional Housing Rent Structures
Subsidized
• 	Survivor enters into lease. Program provides rental assistance which is paid directly to the
landlord.
Rent and Sublet
• 	Lease is in program’s name and sub-leased to survivor.
Own
• 	Program owns and operates the housing.