HAPP Information for Tenants

• HAPP only assists families who reside in Johnston County.  Click here to view a list of housing agencies in nearby counties.
  
  
• All changes in tenant income must be reported to the office within 10 days of the change in order to make sure that you receive 30-days notice that your rent will increase.  If you fail to report income, your rent will be increased without a 30-day notice, and you may have to pay back the Johnston County HAPP.  View eligibility guidelines.
  
  
• All income for every member of the household must be reported to the HAPP office - including self employment income, seasonal, and payment/monthly expenses assistance from other family/friends.  Failure to do so may result in having to pay back the Johnston County HAPP, or in termination of your benefits.
  
  
• Current Fair Market Rent / Housing sizes for Johnston County.

Forms Available Online

These should be filled out and printed or saved then emailed/mailed to our office.  These do NOT automatically send to our office.

• Interim Change Form
• Wage Verification Form

Please contact Amy Fasy at Amy.Fasy@johnstonnc.com for more information.

VAWA Information and Rights  

Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodation Resources

The Fair Housing Act prohibits the denial of housing to a person based on the person’s membership in one or more of the classes protected under the Act. The protected classes are race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. 

Owners on the HCV/HAPP program have the ability to use their own pre-screening criteria (credit, criminal, rental history, etc) for potential Tenants as long as it falls within federal Fair Housing Guidelines as stated above. 

The information and brochures provided below are meant to assist both Landlords and Tenants in both basic and specific Fair Housing issues. The information provided below is for all types of rental housing NOT just for HCV/HAPP recipients and their Landlords:

Brochures:

• Fair Housing in NC (English | Spanish)
• NC Fair Housing and Disabilities
• NC Fair Housing Assistance Animals
• NC Fair Housing National Origin
• NC Fair Housing Familial Status
• NC Fair Housing Religious Discrimination
• Rights to Emotional Support Animal in NO PET Housing
• Animals and the Fair Housing Act
  
  

Related Links

NC Fair Housing brochures and additional information:
https://www.fairhousingnc.org/know-your-rights/brochures/

NCHFA's Reasonable Accommodation Guide for Tenants and Landlords:
https://www.nchfa.com/sites/default/files/page_attachments/RA-QuickReferenceGuide.pdf

Tenant Newsletters

Use the links below to view the newsletters for tenants:

• Christmas 2021 Tenant Newsletter
• Fall 2021 Tenant Newsletter
• Summer 2021 Tenant Newsletter
• Spring 2021 Tenant Newsletter
• Winter 2020 Tenant Newsletter
• Fall 2020 Tenant Newsletter
• Summer 2020 Tenant Newsletter
• Spring 2020 Tenant Newsletter
• Winter 2019-2020 Tenant Newsletter

 Johnston Co HAPP does not offer housing, nor are we affiliated with any Landlord, Owner, or local Management Co. When seeking housing, please be on the lookout for SCAMS.