Helping to make renting a great experience for you!
FREE – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
What you will learn:
- Planning for and meeting monthly expenses
- Tips for finding and maintaining affordable housing
- How to complete an application and why landlords screen applicants
- Strategies for building positive relationships with landlords and neighbors
- Responsibilities and rights of landlords and tenants
Currently scheduled program options:
- June 2024 – Mondays and Wednesdays 7-8 pm June 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, and 26 (check in Monday, June 3)
- August 2024 – Monday and Thursdays 1-2 pm – August 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, and 29 (check in August 5 1-2 pm)
- September 2024 – Tuesdays and Fridays 9-10 am – September 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, and 27 (check in September 3 9-10 am)
- October 2024 – Wednesday and Thursday 11 am – Noon – October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, and 24 (check In October 2 11 am – Noon)
- November 2024 – Saturdays 9:00 – 11:30 am – November 2, 9, and 16 (check in October 26 9-10 am)
- December 2024 – Tuesday and Thursdays 7-8 pm December 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, and 19 (check in November 26 7-8 pm)
Location: Live, online instruction via Zoom; Zoom links will be sent a week prior to the check in date.
Online registration form: https://go.wisc.edu/Rentsmartregister
Cost: FREE!
Participants must complete (attend with camera on and person visible so we can verify participation) all 6 modules to earn the Rent Smart certificate.
The participant workbook (updated 1/30/24) and Spanish participants workbook (updated 2/19/2024) can be printed and mailed to participants if the participant attends the pre-program check in and requests the printed materials.