Application
Applications for Tenants:
(Do NOT Re-apply here- Please see Re-Application for more information)
TENANT LINK: https://sjcindiana.communityos.org/initial-tenant
ENLACE DE INQUILIINO EN ESPANOL: https://sjcindiana.communityos.org/initial-tenant-spanish
Applications for Landlords:
LANDLORD LINK: https://sjcindiana.communityos.org/initial-landlord-entry
Documents you will need to apply:
- Proof of Identification: Driver's License, State Identification Card, SBID or Passport
- Landlord/property manager: name, address, email, and phone number
- Invoice/Bill for each requested utility assistance and back-owed rent
- Leasing Agreement. If you have it available it will speed up the process.
At least one of the following:
- Notice of past due rent
- Notice of eviction
- Past due utility bill
- Utility disconnect notice
- Other proof of housing instability verification
At least one of the following:
- Wage statement
- Unemployment benefit statement
- Pay stubs showing income before and after a reduction in salary or hours
- 2020 IRS Form 1040
- Benefits letter from one of the following programs: SSI, SSD, NAP, WIC, HIP, TANF, and/or national school breakfast and lunch program for Indiana
Need additional assistance applying for ERA? Contact agencies below for potential walk-in and appointment hours or phone support.
St. Vincent de Paul Society 520 Crescent Ave. South Bend, IN 46617 Phone: 574-234-6000 | Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Inc. 1817 Miami Street, South Bend, IN 46613 Phone: 574-234-3111 |
REAL Services, Inc. 1151 S. Michigan St. South Bend, IN 46601 Phone: 574-284-2061 | United Religious Community of St. Joseph County 501 N. Main Street, South Bend, IN 46601 Phone: 574-282-2397 x 2 Email: urcsjc@gmail.com |
Indiana Parenting Institute of St. Joseph County 215 W. Madison St. South Bend, IN 46601 Phone: 574-404-6170 Web: https://ipi-sjc.org/ | St. Joseph County, ERA Program 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. 2nd Floor, South Bend, IN 46601 Phone: 574-800-6242 Email: sjcera@sjcindiana.com |
Application Process
- Application Submitted by Tenant
- Email confirmation with Status Token sent to tenant.
- Email alert sent to Landlord for Verification and supporting documents - Status "Pending - Landlord Data"
- Once Landlord provides information the application is in queue to get assigned to an agency for processing - Status "In Processing"
- Agency will be assigned applications based on Priority Statuses. Once assigned Status can change to several other categories such as Review for Funding, Agency Review, Payment Submitted or Administrator Review.
- Once Review Process is complete tenant and landlord will be emailed with a Status "Approved or Denied".