Rentals

Home, Inc. currently manages three affordable rental properties. If you would like to be added to our interest list, please click here to sign up.

Rental Applications being accepted for Xenia Avenue Apartment 

We have one apartment opening!

We are accepting applications for our 1 bedroom apartment located on Xenia Avenue. The move-in date is set for September and no later than October 1st.

The income cutoff for the apartment is 100% of Area Median income, which is $51,000 for a 1-person household and $58,300 for a 2-person household.

There is a rental application fee of $10.00. 

To apply, visit www.yshome.org/rentalapplication
Forest Village Homes
Six brand new rental units of one- and two-bedrooms are located at 540 and 511 Dayton Street. These garden cottages are available for renters with special needs (see below for a complete definition). Each rental includes a washer and dryer and is fully wheelchair accessible or adaptable. Check out the slideshow below!
 Xenia Avenue Cottage
 In 2009, Home, Inc. finished construction rehabbing a rental cottage and storage facility on Xenia Avenue purchased with funds from the local Morgan Family Foundation. The rental cottage is currently occupied.
Xenia Avenue Apartment 
In March, 2011, Home, Inc. renovated a former welding shop and storage facility into an affordable rental apartment. Volunteers contributed more than 250 hours to the project, laying flooring, painting, cleaning, and conducting shop sales. The one-bedroom, one-bath apartment has been occupied since June of 2011. 
These guidelines are meant as a general reference for applicants who may qualify for specific rental projects. Income thresholds are multi-faceted; our program staff will assist you in determining your eligibility. Please don't let this chart stop you from applying!

Yellow Springs Home, Inc.  PO Box 503  . Yellow Springs, OH  45387 . 937.767.2790

Definition of “Special needs” means any person or household member meeting the definition of “elderly” or any person or household member meeting one of the following additional definitions:
"Elderly” means any person aged 60 or older, or for tax credit projects, any person defined as "elderly" by the applicable Tax Credit Qualified Allocation Plan.
1. “Physically disabled” means any person: 
     a) with a physical impairment that results in substantial functional limitations and who is receiving disability benefits from federal
     or state government; or 
     b) who is deemed physically disabled by a licensed physician who attests that, by reason of this impairment, the person is unable
     to perform life roles in at least one of the major domains of living, working, learning, or socializing. 
2. “Mentally disabled” means any person: 
     a) who is diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and is receiving disability benefits from federal or state government; or 
     b) who is deemed to have a comparable long-term mentally disabling condition by a qualified professional, such as a licensed
     psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical social worker, who attests that, by reason of this impairment, the person is unable to perform
     life roles in at least one of the major domains of living, working, learning, or socializing. 
3. “Developmentally disabled” means any person: 
     a) with a severe, chronic developmental disability who has been diagnosed with mental retardation and is receiving disability
     benefits from federal or state government; or 
     b) who is deemed developmentally disabled by a licensed physician who attests that, by reason of this impairment, the person is
     unable to perform life roles in at least one of the major domains of living, working, learning, or socializing. 
4. “Co-occurring disabled” means any person: 
     a) diagnosed as having both a psychiatric disorder as well as substance abuse/dependency (co-occurring issues) who is receiving
     disability benefits from federal or state government; or 
     b) who is deemed to have a comparable long-term co-occurring condition by a licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical
     social worker, who attests that, by reason of this impairment, the person is unable to perform life roles in at least one of the major
    domains of living, working, learning, or socializing. 
5. “Physically or emotionally abused” means any person who is or will be residing in a place protecting such person from physical or       emotional abuse. 
6. “Chemically dependent” means any person with a history of substance abuse/dependency who is diagnosed as chemically
     dependent or receiving treatment for the abuse/dependency from a licensed physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical social
     worker or is receiving treatment in a recognized therapeutic program. 
7. “Persons with AIDS” means any person with a medical diagnosis of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or any person who is
​     medically diagnosed as HIV positive who is receiving medical care for the condition diagnosed.