Housing Are you having problems with a HUD program or your USDA Rural Housing Service home loan? Contact Sen. Leahy's Burlington office at 1-800-642-3193 if you need assistance with housing matters. The following web sites may also be helpful to you: Resources for Home Buyers/Owners Resources for Renters Other Housing-Related Assistance Housing Data

Resources for Home Buyers/Owners:

• Default/Foreclosure Counseling
• Home Buying Information from HUD
• Homeownership Centers in Vermont
• Homeshare Vermont
• HUD Homes for Sale
• Mobile Home Park Program, Housing Division, Vermont DHCA
• Mobile Home Project
• Mortgage Counseling/Credit Repair (Vermont Development Credit Union)
• Mortgage Interest Deduction from Federal Taxes (IRS)
• Predatory Lending and Banking Complaints
• Section 8 Homeownership Program
• USDA Rural Housing Service
• USDA Rural Housing Service in Vermont
• Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Resources for Renters:

• Affordable Housing in Vermont Directory
• HUD Renter’s Kit
• Burlington Housing Authority
•  Burlington Rental Opportunity Center, (802) 864-2629 for assistance finding affordable housing in Chittenden County, especially with Section 8 vouchers.  E-mail: Rentopp@together.net
• Fair Housing Project of CVOEO
• “Renting in Vermont”, A Handbook For Tenants and Landlords
• Vermont State Housing Authority
• Vermont Legal Aid
• Vermont Tenants, Inc. 1(800) 287-7971

Other Housing-Related Assistance:

• Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council (BROC)
• Central Vermont Community Action Council
• Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
• Committee On Temporary Shelter (COTS)
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service of NH & VT
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Consumer Affairs program 
• Friends of Veterans
• Housing discrimination
• HUD Consumer Information
• HUD Vermont and New England Region Offices
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• "Section 8 Made Simple" and Other Publications by Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. (PDF)
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Vermont Consumer Protection
• Vermont Department of Housing and Community Affairs
• Vermont ServiceNet
• Addison Community Action
• Chittenden Community Action
• Franklin/Grand Isle Community Action
• Homeless Shelters in Vermont (HUD web site)
• Homelessness Facts (National Coalition for the Homeless)
• Indoor Air Quality/Mold (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
• Northeast Kingdom Community Action
• Vermont Department of Public Service (for consumer assistance with utilities)
• Vermont Municipal Health Officers
• Vermont Law Help
• Weatherization Programs – Chittenden, Addison, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties
• Weatherization, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity

Housing Data:

Vermont Housing Data is a central source of housing and demographic information that is useful to advocates, planners, grant writers, policy makers, developers, realtor and consumers.  This web site was created by Vermont Housing Finance Agency and the University of Vermont’s Center for Rural Studies with the support and guidance of Vermont’s housing community.