1. Getting Landlords to “Yes”: Structuring Incentives for PSH and RRH
Getting Landlords to “Yes”: Structuring Incentives for PSH and RRH! July 24, Chris Contreras, FHSP Program Director

2. Los Angeles County Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool

3. FHSP Goals
FHSP combines housing brokerage, rent subsidy administration, ongoing housing supports and intensive case management services to:
Create 10,000 units of housing rapidly
Reduce inappropriate use of expensive health care resources
Improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations
End homelessness in LA County

4. Brilliant Corners’ FHSP Role
FHSP Operator and Central Housing Liaison
15-Year Contract
Housing Brokerage / Landlord Engagement Services
Rent Subsidy Administration
Property-Related Tenant Services & ICMS Coordination
FHSP
Los Angeles County Dept. of Health Services
503(c) nonprofit coordinating community-based partner
Property owners throughout Los Angeles County
LADHS Supportive Housing Rental Subsidy Program

5. Our Local Context Los Angeles County, CA
Most populous county in the nation, 10+ million people
4,083 square miles
88 incorporated cities + many unincorporated areas
FHSP Maximum Rent Guidelines
Unit Type
Units within County of Los Angeles
Units within City of Los Angeles
Studio (Efficiency)
$1,067
$1,173
One-Bedroom
$1,284
$1,412
Two-Bedroom
$1,663
$1,829
Three-Bedroom
$2,231
$2,454

6. Program Structure FHSP Core Team: Housing Specialists
ICMS
Case Managers
BC Housing Coordinators
FHSP Participants
BC Occupancy Specialists
BC Housing Specialists
Property Providers
FHSP Core Team:
Housing Specialists
Specialization of Housing Brokerage
Occupancy Specialist
Unit Matching
Housing Coordinators
Housing Retention
ICMS Case Manager
Intensive Case Management

7. How FHSP Works for Landlords
Landlords benefit financially while helping our community:
IMPROVED COLLECTIONS
HIGH OCCUPANCY / LOW TURNOVER
EASE OF MANAGEMENT
On-time payments every month from Brilliant Corners.
Reduced unit turnover cost and lower vacancy loss.
Single point-of-contact for all tenant issues. Each lease will be assigned a housing coordinator to support the long-term success of the tenant.
Security Deposit assistance.
Targeting long-term tenancy and housing stability
Intensive case management and wrap-around services to support tenants and promote housing stability.
24-hour emergency phone number for owners.
Brilliant Corners aims to maintain excellent neighborhood relations.

8. Key Landlord Incentives
Damage Mitigation Funding C
Holding Fees
Eviction Prevention Strategies

9. Damage Mitigation FundingC
The FHSP Damage Mitigation Fund acts as an added protection to landlords willing to rent to FHSP participants.
The fund can be utilized to cover the cost of excessive damages to the rental unit or lost rent incurred beyond the original security deposit. .
Target Households
Claims Covered
Claim Limits
FHSP Damage Mitigation Fund
FHSP Participants receiving continuous permanent or fixed-term subsidies
Damages and lost rent
No Eviction costs
$2,000 for single units, $3000 for multi-bedroom units in excess of tenants original security deposit

10. Holding Fees Programmatic Advantages: Landlord Incentive:
Allow Brilliant Corners to remove vacancies
from the open market for 1 to 2 months,
while an appropriate tenant is matched.
On average, Brilliant Corners maintains a
portfolio of market rate rental
vacancies on hold at any given time.
FHSP Occupancy Specialists specialize in pin-pointed tenant matching and vacancy management.
Programmatic Advantages:
Zero vacancy loss while Brilliant Corners works to match an appropriate tenant.
Security Deposit is secured upfront.
Retain ability to Self-Screen tenants.
Landlord Incentive:

11. Eviction Prevention Strategies
Voluntary Relinquishments
Interim Housing Placements
Past Due Rent Assitance
FHSP staff negotiate voluntary relinquishments as a means to forgo costly and damaging eviction procedures. Whenever possible, Brilliant Corners looks to retain the unit for a future FHSP placement.
Interim Housing slots are available to FHSP program participants who require temporary housing as a result of a relocation. Hotel Vouchers can be utilized on a case by case basis.
The FHSP utilizes flexible funding to pay for clients back due rent in the event that they’ve fallen behind on their tenant rent portion.

12. 2019: 2018: FHSP Accomplishments 6000 rental subsidies 2017:
3,550+ people currently housed, 3,850 scattered-site units secured since 2014
Investments from LA Care ($20M), Hilton & Weingart Foundations, DMH, Probation, other sources
2019:
6000 rental subsidies
2018:
3500 rental subsidies
2017:
2400 rental subsidies
2016:
1200 rental subsidies

13. 2018 Homeless Count Results

14. Chris Contreras FHSP Program Director CContreras@brilliantcorners.org