Landlords

Current Landlords

Managing all your responsibilities can seem daunting. PCHA has been listening to your requests and has developed a web portal to lighten your load. It will be easier to use, save you time and give you more information. Our new portal is called Assistance Connect. This new system allows you access to all your Housing Assistance Payments (HAPs) whether you have one unit or many units. If you wish to delegate responsibilities, then this system allows you to create many additional user accounts. In addition, we give you the ability to see your inspections, download important documents, update unit information and reschedule inspections. You only need 2 pieces of information to get started (Our PIN and your SSN or FEIN/TID). Click here to register and get started.

Prospective Landlords

Are you thinking about becoming a landlord with the Pinellas County Housing Authority? This brochure can help you decide. Click here to read the Becoming a Landlord brochure.

Prospective landlords who wish to participate in the Housing Choice Voucher Program can begin the process by listing their unit with our Housing Choice Voucher Unit Finder on the sidebar of our website. In addition, prospective landlords are encouraged to complete the necessary forms. You can complete the main prospective landlord form by clicking here on Landlord Package. You may find the additional forms in the forms section of our website.

Helping Our Veterans

We offer a special Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance program that specifically helps homeless veterans and their families.   The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program provides permanent housing subsidies, case management, clinical services and supportive services to homeless veterans with significant case management needs. The VA screens homeless veterans for program eligibility, determines that participating veterans are medically stabilized, and provides case management services to enrollees.

Landlords that participate in the VASH program are offered many benefits and safeguards including:

• Participants enrolled in the VASH program have different levels of need.  Bay Pines VASH staff and the Pinellas County Housing Authority will work with you to match you with the right tenant.
• You can help keep up your occupancy rate by participating in this program. Additionally, you can be assured that rent will be paid in a timely manner and that you have a stable income stream.
• Your participation is an investment in ending homelessness in Pinellas County.

Landlords interested in leasing their rental units to HUD-VASH Voucher participants may contact Patricia Kovack at (727) 398-6661 to obtain additional information about special lease-up procedures.

Free Landlord Workshops

We host free landlord workshops regularly to introduce interested area landlords to the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program. We pay over $35 million in housing assistance payments to landlords through this program. That’s millions injected directly into Pinellas County’s economy annually.

Click here for the workshop schedule.

All workshops/trainings will be held at the Pinellas County Housing Authority located at 11479 Ulmerton Road, Largo, Florida. Please RSVP by calling (727) 443-7684, ext. 3124.

We also provide landlords with an informational packet that explains the program in-depth and gives guidelines for participation. You may complete the packet by clicking on the following link.

Click here for the Landlord Package.

Here are a other documents that provide additional information.
Click here for the Commonly Failed Items form.

Click here for Admin Plan Inspections.

Listing Availabilities

If you would like to advertise your property and list availabilities, please register:

Click here to go to the List My Unit with PCHA page.

Click here to be taken to the www.FloridaHousingSearch.org website.

Florida Landlord Tenant Act

To review the law governing rental agreements between landlord and tenants, please download this:
Click here to review Landlord Statute 83.

Rent Reasonableness

Please click below for an explanation of rent reasonableness and how contract rent is determined in the HCV program.
Click here to understand Rent Reasonableness.

Rights and Responsibilities

Please click below to review the rights and responsibilities of both landlords and residents.
Click here to review Florida’s Landlord/Tenant Law.