IndyRent Eligibility | FAQ

To apply for rental assistance, you must meet these qualifications :

– Be a renter in Marion County, Indiana.

– Experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

– Have an active eviction with a court case number and filing date.

– Have not received 12 total months of rental assistance since April 2021.

– Must be a household at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The AMI values for this program can be found in the table below.

– The maximum monthly amount of assistance cannot exceed the HUD Fair Market Rent (FMR). The 2023 FMR values for this program can be found in the table below.

Go to IndyRent.org, register with the site, and provide your eviction case number to begin a new application. If you have applied to the IndyRent program in prior years and believe you are eligible to apply again, you will need to start a new application. Your previous application ID numbers are no longer valid.

Please input your information carefully. We cannot update or change answers that were provided on an application once that application is submitted.

– A signed lease is required.

– The most recent benefits letter from an approved program (TANF, SSI, EAP, SNAP, or HIP).

– A copy of your most recent IRS tax return. This should be a 2022 tax return, but a 2021 tax return may be acceptable if you have not yet filed your 2022 taxes.

Documents uploaded to the system need to be less than 20MB (Megabytes) in size. PDF and JPG formats are preferred.

Yes, if you are in active eviction with a court case number and court date. Past recipients are eligible to apply as long as they do not duplicate any month already paid. 

A household may not receive a total of more than 12 total months of rental assistance, whether it is past due rent, current, or future months’ rent, from all applications since April 2021.

Yes. Tenants paying the renter’s portion of HCV and PBRA are eligible to apply for this program, but must still meet all other eligibility requirements.

You will be contacted at the email address and / or phone number you provided during the application process. You can also check the status of your application at IndyRent.org.

Input your information carefully. We cannot update or change answers that were provided on an application once that application is submitted.

You can check the status at IndyRent.org. Go to the section of the website that says “Tenants” and click / tap the blue button. On the next screen click / tap “I’m already registered with IndyRent.org” and enter the phone number you used to apply.

You will receive a text message at that number with a 6-digit code. Please type that code into the form on your screen. Your status will appear after correctly entering the code. You do not need an application ID to check the status of your application.

IndyRent does not expedite applications. You can share with the court that you have applied for IndyRent assistance and are awaiting a response.

Multiple attempts will be made to contact your landlord via email based on the information provided on your application. Landlords also have the ability to preregister for the program ensuring their information is correct. In addition, you can provide your landlord with your name, address, and eviction case number.

If your landlord does not respond within 5 days, you will be contacted to provide additional information via a Tenant Self-Funding Form to complete with the application process. This information may include proof of identification, a copy of the executed lease, proof of residency, and prior payment history. In some cases, payments can be made directly to the tenant.

Please contact your Property Owner / Landlord, ask them to go to IndyRent.org, and click the blue button in the Property Owner / Manager section. Once registered, the property owner can press the +Add Tenant Address button and fill out their portion of the application.

Please provide your Property Owner / Landlord with your name, address, and EV# number, as they may have multiple tenants.

Property Owners / Landlords have 5 days to fill out their portion of the application. If your landlord does not respond within 5 days, you will be contacted from noreply@indyrent.org to provide additional information via a Tenant Self-Funding Form to complete with the application process. The 5-day period cannot be expedited.

Processing an application may take 30 to 60 days once a Landlord Verification Form or Tenant Self-Funding Form is received, and you can track the status of your application at IndyRent.org.

If your application and landlord verification have been received, there is no further action for you to take at this time. If additional information is needed, an IndyRent staff person will contact you. If your application is approved, it may take an additional 30 to 60 days to receive a check.