Housing Counseling Services
ACHA’s Housing Counseling program offers a full range of services to individuals and families designed to assist them in resolving their housing-related issues and to help them to understand the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership.
ACHA clients work with certified housing counselors to thoroughly review the situation and together design an action plan to solve the problem at hand. Through this process, counselors give their clients available options to choose from and then let the client select he option best-suited for their unique househould circumstances.
Areas of counseling available:
Foreclosure Prevention Workshops - Workshops are free of charge and open to the community throughout the month. Clients learn about Colorado's foreclosure timeline, ways to cure default, disposition strategies, how to talk to the lender, financial strategies and implications of short-sales and foreclosure. To register for a seminar, please click here or contact us at 303-227-2719.
Do you have a Fannie Mae loan? If you do, we might be about to get you a resolution even faster! To see if your loan is a Fannie Mae loan, click here or visit https://www.knowyouroptions.com/loanlookup. Adams County Housing Authority is the only agency in Colorado that has a contract to work directly with the investor Fannie Mae to leverage our efforts towards a positive resolution, so please call us at 303-227-2719 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to begin the process!
Homeownership Program - CHFA certified workshops are free of charge and open to the community throughout the month. Clients learn about special programs for first time homebuyers. The class covers issues like finding the right realtor, selecting a lender, protecting your investment, and determining if buying a home is the right choice for you. To register for the seminar, please click here or contact us at 303-227-2719.
Foreclosure Mitigation Workshops - Workshops are free of charge and open to the community throughout the month. Clients learn about Colorado's foreclosure timeline, ways to cure a default, disposition strategies, how to talk to the lender, financial strategies and implications of short-sales and foreclosure. To register for a seminar, please click here or contact us at 303-227-2719.
Pre-Rental Open Market — Counseling on affordable housing options, security deposits, location, lease and rental agreements, and tenant/landlord responsibilities.
Rent Delinquency — Qualified financial assistance though grant or loan funds, mediation with landlord, money/debt management, and ongoing supportive counseling services.
Displacement and Relocation — Counseling on rights of renters and owners faced with displacement: rights and responsibilities of the entity causing the displacement, relocation benefits and assistance in locating alternate housing.
Money Management - Counseling and review of the client’s income and expenses, determination of how the client spends money, creation of a household budget, debt management, cost of credit, shopping for loans/credit, types and cost of insurance, saving for down payments, review of credit profile and referrals to legal services. Brochure