{"id":64,"date":"2020-03-24T17:41:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T21:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.new.youngbossinc.com\/MHA\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:35:16","slug":"how-to-become-a-landlord","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/?page_id=64","title":{"rendered":"How to become a landlord"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Become an MHA Landlord<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 644px; height: 209px; background-color: #248ed0; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" rowspan=\"1\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Marietta Housing Authority&#8217;s Housing Choice Voucher program provides<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">rental assistance to low-income families in the private rental market.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-451\" src=\"https:\/\/mariettahousingauthority.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Landlord2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"116\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/mariettahousingauthority.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Landlord3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"116\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-450\" src=\"https:\/\/mariettahousingauthority.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Landlord1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"116\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Step 1: List Your Property<\/h3>\n<p>To begin, list your unit on one of the following websites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>www.georgiahousingsearch.org<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>www.affordablehousing.com<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>A current MHA participant must contact you first.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Approve a Tenant<\/h3>\n<p>Once a participant shows interest in your property:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Screen and approve the renter using your standard application process<\/li>\n<li>Complete and submit the <strong>Request for Tenancy Approval (RTA) Packet<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Step 3: Complete Landlord Setup<\/h3>\n<p>When contacted by MHA:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete the <strong>Landlord Packet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Submit all requested documentation promptly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Processing may take <strong>48 hours or longer<\/strong>, depending on how quickly documents are submitted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Step 4: Inspection &amp; Landlord Portal<\/h3>\n<p>After setup is complete:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An inspection will be scheduled<\/li>\n<li>Register for the <strong>Landlord Portal<\/strong>, where you can:\n<ul>\n<li>Track inspection status<\/li>\n<li>View HAP payments<\/li>\n<li>Update contact information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The assigned inspector will contact you to schedule the <strong>HQS inspection<\/strong>.<br \/>\nA <strong>Pre\u2011Inspection Checklist<\/strong> is available to help prepare your unit.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 5: Inspection Results<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pass:<\/strong> Submit a copy of the executed lease<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fail:<\/strong> Correct noted deficiencies and request a re\u2011inspection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>If issues are not corrected within <strong>30 days<\/strong>, or if the unit fails re\u2011inspection, the unit will no longer be eligible for the program.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Step 6: Payment<\/h3>\n<p>After the <strong>HAP Contract<\/strong> is signed and submitted, housing assistance payments will be released.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Become an MHA Landlord The Marietta Housing Authority&#8217;s Housing Choice Voucher program provides rental assistance to low-income families in the private rental market. &nbsp; Step 1: List Your Property To begin, list your unit on one of the following websites: www.georgiahousingsearch.org www.affordablehousing.com A current MHA participant must contact&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/?page_id=64\" class=\"epl-more-link\">Read More&rarr;<\/a><span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/?page_id=64\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","author-mha5admin","post-64","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2481,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/2481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariettahousingauthority.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}