Muskegon - Oceana Community Action Partnership, Inc receives funding for rental and mortgage assistance through various intities, such as: Federal Emergency Management Association(FEMA) and Michigan Department of Human Services.  We use these funds to assist clients with eviction prevention of their rental properties, transitional support from homelessness to stable housing and foreclosure prevention of their homes.  Our goal is not only to provide clients with a one time service of evection prevention or mortgage prevention assistance but to encourage them to participate in Case Management and Financial Management cources so they will ultimately achieve self sufficientcy by maintaining adequate and affordable housing on a consistent basis. 

To Qualify, a client must:

Have a Lease, Land Contract or Deed in their name

Have an Eviction Notice from their landlord or Forclosure Letter from their mortgage holder in their name

Show proof that MOCAP payment will resolve their emergency

Be at or below 200% of Poverty

Not  have received prior MOCAP assistance in last 12 months (except Weatherization, Commodities or Senior Project FRESH)

To apply for Rental/Mortgage Assistance you will need copies of the following documents:
Picture identification
Social security cards for everyone in the household
Income Verification for the Last 30 Days for all household members, such as:
Income Tax Records - Employment Check
Stubs for employees - UNEMPLOYMENT STUBS -Social Security Award Letter - DHS/FIP Award Letter -W-2's and/or any other income documents

Court Ordered Eviction Notice, Foreclosure Letter, Homeless Certificate from a shelter

DHS Decision Notice

Co-payment Letter from partnering agency (if applicable)

Other applicable documents as neccessary

Rental & Mortgage Assistance

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