Middlesex County residents receive housing services to ensure they maintain safe, affordable residences. They increases first-time homeownership, avoid foreclosures, resolve landlord-tenant disputes, avoid tenant housing discrimination, and secure stable tenant residences. HCCJ is a HUD-certified housing counseling program.

Some services provided by the Housing Coalition include:

• Homebuyer Education & Counseling & Fair Housing Counseling
  Low and moderate-income households receive counseling on becoming first-time homebuyers. They are partnered with local lenders who help them save toward a down payment and closing costs. They are also partnered with the American Dream Down Payment Initiative (ADDI) program, which assists homebuyers in 23 Middlesex County municipalities.

• Mortgage Counseling, Mortgage Assistance & Foreclosure Mediation
  Homeowners faced with mortgage delinquency and default receive counseling to determine the reasons for delinquency and can explore options to avoid foreclosure. This includes mortgage modification, mortgage assistance, and asset preservation.

• Landlord-Tenant Mediation
  Landlords and tenants are informed of their rights and responsibilities. Tenants who are summoned to court receive assistance with state, county, or local intervention.

• Housing Discrimination Prevention
  Victims of housing discrimination receive support in complaint investigation, advocacy (when appropriate), case preparation, and filing with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, or with private attorneys.

• Homelessness Prevention
  Families and individuals who are housed in inadequate conditions, are at risk of eviction or foreclosure, or are homeless receive the appropriate support. They receive assistance while considering options, completing applications for subsidized housing, and locating financial resources for rent, security, and utility deposits.