Leasing Specialist

The Leasing Specialist is responsible for the housing intake, leasing and re-certification of leases and rents for housing units for on-campus housing programs at St. Vincent de Paul Louisville. Housing Programs include Transitional Housing, Low Income Tax Credit Housing, HUD Permanent Supportive Housing and Section 8 202 D programs; total of 78 units. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess housing barriers of individuals and families experiencing homelessness to determine housing and service needs.
• Provide mediation and advocacy with landlords on the client’s behalf to develop a workable plan to obtain and or maintain housing.
• Assist participants in locating and securing housing of their choice.
• Create and maintain consistent communication channels, both verbal and written, between several parties (i.e. tenant, landlord, case managers, collaborating agencies, debtors and creditors).
• Serve as an ongoing liaison between property managers and participants as well as between participants and neighbors.
• Identify participant strengths and barriers to stability and assist participants to reducing barriers and linking to resources and services.
• Apply knowledge of residential lease contracts to educate clients of their rights and responsibilities.
• Maintain accurate daily logs records, monthly outcome reports, and files for each client.
• Transport clients as deemed necessary.  Transportation requirements should be limited to housing.
• Collect and report program data, including but not limited to YARDI reporting and funders’ required data.
• Ensure that leases, rental assistance programs, walk-through inspections, and other relevant rental paperwork are HUD compliant and ready to be processed.
• Forward correspondence regarding balances and lease violations timely.
• Collect, track , and notify participants’, case managers, and landlords of any delinquent rents or deposits.
• Maintain a waitlist for Section 8 202D property.
• Conduct leasing appointments with case management and clients in order to ensure proper communication of leasing documentation.
• Maintain excellent customer service for quality assurance for residents.
• Maintain maintenance work orders for properties in housing software and with Maintenance Staff.
• Attend coordination meetings to improve communications and create solutions to Housing issues.
• Maintain Kentucky Housing Corporation’s Tenant Data Certification System for tax credit housing units.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• 1-3 years of experience in leasing, affordable housing, rental property management, or HUD Housing Programs.
• Occupancy Specialist Certification preferred.
• Knowledge of HUD and/or Tax Credit Housing preferred.
• Housing Quality Standards Certification preferred.
• Knowledge of basic accounting a plus.
• Comfortable working with diverse populations.
• Knowledge of Housing First philosophy and strategies.
• Excellent computer skills in Word, Access, and Excel.
• Highly self-motivated, detail-oriented.
• Organized with excellent written and oral skills.

Reporting to this position: None