Leaving Your Home

Sometimes it just is not possible to afford to remain in your home or avoid foreclosure and you will need to leave your home. The financial and emotional upheaval that losing your home creates often leaves families in a daze and wondering what to do next and how to get on with their lives. The information below may help if you find yourself in that circumstance.

Finding a Place to Live

Web site information for finding help on locating an apartment:

New Hampshire Housing
Phone: (603) 472-8623
Web: www.nhhfa.org/rent_place.cfm

For security deposit assistance, contact:

The Way Home
214 Spruce Street
Manchester, NH 03103
Phone: (603) 644-0180
Web: www.thewayhomenh.org

If you are homeless and need help finding a place to live please call the New Hampshire Homeless Hotline at (800) 852-3388.

Other Services

Supportive Services:

211 New Hampshire
Phone: 1-866-444-4211
E-mail: 211@heritageunitedway.org
Web: www.211nh.org

If you feel you were a victim of a predatory lender, mortgage fraud or a mortgage rescue scam you should contact:

New Hampshire Attorney General
33 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
Consumer Protection Hotline: 1-888-468-4454
Web: www.doj.nh.gov

New Hampshire Banking Department
53 Regional Drive, Suite 200
Concord, NH 03301
Homeowner Hotline: 1-800-437-5991
Web: www.nh.gov/banking

What Can I Afford?

If you worked with a housing counselor, they may have helped you determine what you can afford for your housing costs. If not, a simple rule of thumb to keep in mind for renting is that your total housing costs (rent plus utilities) should not be more than 30% of your gross income.

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