Housing Stability Specialist

3 weeks ago

Bronx, United States Lantern Community Services Inc Full time

**Classification**: Non-Exempt

**Reports to: Housing Stability** Manager

**Location**: Bronx, NY

**Hourly**: $27.47

**Objective**:
**Position Type**:This is a full-time position with a regular daytime schedule, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm (hours may vary). Lantern staff may be asked to change the work schedule and hours depending on the operational needs of the site and the agency.

**Essential Functions**:

- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._
- Review and maintain tenant files, and ensure files contain all required supporting documentation for rental subsidy agencies, and syndicator requirements, which include Low Income Housing Tax Credit IHTC and Tax Credit forms.
- Responsible for vacancy management in accordance with Lantern’s policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with Clinical staff and Property Management to maintain a safe, welcoming, clean, and supportive environment.
- Ensuring occupancy levels of all current projects are at least 95% and working with site staff to determine needs if occupancy falls below the target level.

**Intake**
- Interact with new applicants and various city and state agencies.
- Schedule, Meet and interview applicants for their assigned building portfolio.
- Review and collect approved applicant eligibility documentation.
- Send acceptance letters to clients and funder agencies once deemed eligible by Leasing Manager’s and Program Director.
- Coordinate new client move ins in accordance with Lantern’s policies and procedures.

**Leasing**
- Overseeing completion of files to ensure they are compliant with applicable Supportive Housing guidelines including Move-Ins, Annual Recertification, Interim Recertification, Gross Rent Changes, Terminations, and Initial Certifications.
- Prepare monthly lease renewal notifications on or before 120 to 90-day lease expiration to tenants.
- Ensure timely completion of annual lease documents.
- Complete income calculation for leases and subsidy continuance.
- Track and provide monthly reports of lease renewals and annual documents for assigned portfolio.
- Attend monthly Building management meetings and provide leasing reports to building staff.
- Ensuring a complete set of initial files is stored on the shared drive for every project in lease-up and completing all occupancy-related reports and other tracking spreadsheets as needed throughout the course of the lease-up.
- If applicable, delegate tasks to Leasing Assistant.

**Rent Collection**
- Communicating monthly with funders and landlords, including submission of monthly and quarterly rent rolls
- Review aging summary report to identify a need for interventions.
- Oversee issuance of arrears notices.
- Collaborate with Program Staff to help clients reduce arrears and maintain financial stability.
- Provide aging summaries to case management team and ensure follow up.
- Work with Programs to identify and resolve client behavioral issues that impact safety or facility.
- Review incident reports to determine if there are conduct or lease violations and to collaborate with clinical staff to resolve them.
- Coordinate with property management to request non-payment proceedings.
- Coordinate with property management team to initiate holdover proceedings for clients whose housing subsidy has been canceled or who are non-compliant with building rules.
- Ensure compliance with policies on abandonment of units and re-rental.
- Other job-related functions, as assigned.

**Required Education and Experience**:

- Associates Required in related field. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience providing direct service to one or more of the following populations: persons living with HIV/AIDS, formerly and chronically homeless persons and families, young adults aged out of foster care, persons with mental illness, or persons in recovery from addiction.
- Prior experience with leasing compliance, property management, supportive or transitional housing, or asset management.
- Working knowledge of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Section 8, (New York City Housing Authority) Housing Preservation and Development and HPD (Housing Preservation and Development)) Housing and Community Renewal DHCR, Rent Stabilization Law, Rent Guidelines Board and Fair Housing practices.
- Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills.
- Must be flexible and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to interact and effectively communicate with all staff levels and management orally and written communication.
- Excellent customer service and ability to interface with tenants in a respectful, and positive manner.
- Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Excel, and databases such as CAPS or HASA Web.
- Basic math competency.

**Work Environment**:This job operates in a supportive housing site and works with a population who experiences mental illness, addiction, disabi

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