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Rental Assistance Webinars

Webinars for Those Seeking Rental Assistance

HCS Workshops are online!

HCS workshops are available online or in person.  View our workshops and register using the form below. 

You may also access them by telephone. Please check this site regularly for weekly updates.

Sign language interpretation and other languages must be scheduled in advance and are available upon request.



Required for those seeking to buy or rent a home through the DC Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) program. Subjects covered include IZ eligibility guidelines and requirements; the lottery process; and IZ buyer / renter certification process. *Please note: The 2-hour Pre-Purchase Orientations listed do not by themselves meet the requirements of the DC Inclusionary Zoning Program for home buyers. Individuals who wish to participate in the Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) Program should first participate in the Inclusionary Zoning Orientation. After you receive your IZ Orientation certificate you then need to register for the program through the DC Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) Inclusionary Zoning web page at DHCD.DC.ORG. In order to register you will first need to determine if you are applying for IZ rental or IZ homeownership and participate in the required training.

IZ Rental Units

In order to be registered for IZ RENTAL properties you must provide proof that you participated in an Inclusionary Zoning Orientation (IZO).

IZ Purchase Units

If you wish to register to PURCHASE an IZ property, DHCD requires that you provide verification that you have attended an Inclusionary Zoning Orientation (IZO) AND that you graduated from an 8-hour Home Buyer Education Course* by a DHCD approved community based organization. *You must have completed one of two requirements below BEFORE you will be registered with us for the 8-hour Home Buyer Education Course:
  1. You either have applied for DHCD’s Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) and have received your HPAP Notification of Eligibility (NOE). NOTE:  If you have not yet applied for HPAP but intend to use HPAP funds to purchase a home, you should start this process BEFORE moving forward on IZ.  OR
  2. You have a pre-qualification letter from a lender that is less than 60 days old and that provides you with a loan qualification that meets the minimum purchase price of an IZ unit based on your household size and income (Click Here for most recent IZ purchase price schedule).


Learn what you need to know about credit reports; how to improve your credit; how to design budgets and much more.
(Click Here to download the PowerPoint slides for this webinar) Learn about resources to assist you in your housing search. Sorry, HCS does not have rental apartments to match you with and we do not help you with your actual search, but we will provide you with resources to assist in your search.





Learn about your rights as a tenant; identifying housing discrimination; financial resources and how to get repairs made; what to do if you receive an eviction notice; finding a rental home; what landlords look for in a tenant and much more. 

This class only covers DC tenant rights and no other jurisdiction.





Have you been summoned to court? Learn about DC’s Landlord and Tenant court process and how you, as a tenant, can prepare for it. HCS does not provide legal advice. However, we will provide you with an overview of the court process, general guidelines for how you can prepare, resources and referrals, and information about your rights.
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