Survey for Landlords in the City of Missoula Regarding the Missoula Housing Authority S

Survey for Landlords in the City of Missoula Regarding The Missoula Housing Authority’s Rental Assistance Vouchers The purpose of this survey is to improve the relationship between MHA and our partnering landlords.

Please fill out survey and either: send back in the addressed envelope provided, drop off at the MHA office, fax to (406)-532-7556, or email to [email protected]

1. Are you a: a) Property Owner b)Property Manager c) Property owner and manager

2. How long have you been a property owner and or property manager?

3. What is your total number of rental housing units?

4. Where do you advertise your rental property vacancies? (Chose all that apply) a)Craigslist b)Newspaper c)Property management website d) MHA listings book e) ASUM website f)Other (Please specify): .

5. What do you require your tenants to pay at move in? (chose all that apply) a) First month’s rent and deposit only b)First and last month’s rent and deposit c)Varies based on tenants history

6. Do you own/manage any units that are handicapped accessible?

a. If so, where are those units located? (please provide address) a.i. . a.ii. . a.iii. . a.iv. . a.v. . a.vi. . a.vii. . a.viii. . a.ix. .

7. How familiar are you with MHA’s programs? a) I am currently renting to an MHA tenant (skip to question 9) b) I have rented to an MHA tenant in the past, but am not currently renting to one now c) I have never rented to an MHA tenant, but have heard of the Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 Program. d) I have never rented to an MHA tenant, and have never heard of the Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 Program (skip to question 13.)

8. If you are not currently renting to an MHA tenant, do you feel there are barriers that are preventing you from doing so? (Choose all that apply) a) No MHA tenant has ever applied to any of my properties b)My properties are too expensive for voucher holders c) I’ve had a bad experience with a voucher client d) Meeting inspection standards )Paperwork/Regulations f) Concerns with Payment (please specify):

g) Other (please specify):

If you have never worked with MHA tenants please skip to question 13.

9. On a scale from 1 to 5, how would you describe your overall experience working with MHA tenants?

(Tenants are worse than average) 1 2 3 4 5 (Tenants are better than average)

Additional comments:

10. What could the Missoula Housing Authority do to make your job as a landlord easier?

11. Missoula Housing Authority conducts inspections once a year to ensure that subsidized units meet Housing Quality Standards. As a rental property owner or manager, how helpful are these inspections to you? a) Very Helpful b)Somewhat helpful c) Not Helpful d) Other comments (please specify):

12. What portion of maintaining your unit in accordance with Housing Quality Standards Inspection (if any) is most difficult? (chose all that apply) a) Tenant Damages b) Windows c) Electrical d) Lead paint e)Other (please specify):

13. MHA has information for new landlords on our website at www.missoulahousing.org. Have you visited our website in the past three years? 14. Have you ever attended a Fair Housing training? If so, how often do you attend?

15. If the Missoula Housing Authority were to hold a landlord training event, would you be interested in attending a)yes b)no c)maybe

16. If you have any other comments or questions you would like to make about the Missoula Housing Authority or the Section 8 program, please do so here. Your feedback is greatly encouraged and appreciated.

In order to get the most useful information we would like to have our survey respondents be known. Respondents name: .

If you prefer not to put your name please state if you are a private landlord, or the property management company that you work for: .