For Home Owners
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Bowling Green Housing Programs
The City of Bowling Green currently administers seven housing programs for very low-income, low-income, and moderate-income homeowners.
Bowling Green Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs
Programs that fund repair or replacement of substandard systems in homes, including mobile homes
Bowling Green Housing Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Programs
Housing assistance programs for very low-income, low-income, and moderate-income.
Housing Resources provided by other organizations
Resources include the Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) Program, Section 8 Rental Assistance and Homelessness Assistance.
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This page provides information about your housing rights and where to file complaints if you feel they have been violated. Discrimination in the sale and rental of housing and in mortgage lending is prohibited at the local, state and federal level.
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Bowling Green Energy Efficiency Programs
The City's Efficiency Smart Program helps residents, business and industrial customers lower their electric bill through energy efficiency and guides them to savings through financial incentives and expert advice.
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Information about the city's tree inventory, insects and diseases of trees, tree care links, making a tree service request, etc.
Located on Pearl Street west of the fire station, the Arboretum is a place where property owners can view different types of trees they may want to plant on their property or on their tree lawn.
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Bowling Green Report a Concern Form
Concerns about street, sidewalk, parking, trash/litter, noise, or other conditions in the city and its neighborhoods can be reported by submitting a form from this web page. Pictures that identify the concern may also be submitted. Concerns may be reported anonymously.
For Prospective Home Owners
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency myohiohome.org has several programs to help people who want to buy a home
For Renters
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This page provides information about your housing rights and where to file complaints if you feel they have been violated. Discrimination in the sale and rental of housing and in mortgage lending is prohibited at the local, state and federal level.
Detailed information on tenant’s rights including ones not included elsewhere: “You have the right to join with other tenants to bargain with your landlord about lease terms.” Many helpful pamphlets are available as downloads in their “Law Fact” Pamphlets” series.
This is a classic non-profit legal aid group and it contains plentiful useful information presented in accessible form. This includes topics such as “Landlord-Tenant Law The Basics.”The mission statement is “Legal Aid’s mission is to secure justice, equity, and access to opportunity for and with people who have low incomes through passionate legal representation and advocacy for social change.”
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People of Engagement of Bowling Green
PEBG is an organization whose purpose is to support tenants and landlords to ensure safe housing in Bowling Green. It believes in empowering people with information when they are making important decisions about selecting and renting a place to live.
Bowling Green Landlord-Tenant Relations
Provides guidance on landlords’ and tenants responsibilities; what to do if the landlord isn’t meeting their responsibilities, and what the landlord may do if the tenant isn’t meeting their responsibilities. Links are provided for contacting the city’s fire division with concerns about fire safety and the county health department for concerns about sanitation (mold, pests, etc)
If a legal problem regarding housing threatens to interfere with your effectiveness as a student, Student Legal Services, Inc. may aid in resolving or minimizing that legal complication. This is completely free if legal fee has been paid.
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Bowling Green Rental Assistance Resources
A resource page for Bowling Green residents, who are experiencing financial hardship and behind or late on rent payments, lists several agencies that can be contacted for potential assistance.
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This group comes closest to an actual tenant’s union/advocacy group that is activist in its intent.
Tenant Resource Center (Madison, WI)
This center, located in Madison, WI, is a gold standard of what a community-supported tenant’s rights group should be. Beyond all the usual information regarding tenant’s rights and resources, it offers rental rights walk-in services, individual appointments with housing counselors, and a 24-hour rental rights hotline. This website isn't necessarily applicable to Ohio law and the City of Bowling Green regulations, but is offered here to provide information that may be helpful to a tenant looking for general information.
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This site, addressed to landlords, contains a number of detailed articles that are also helpful for tenants.
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If you are a main campus student Student Legal Services, Inc. may assist you with disputes involving repairs actions, evictions, late security deposit refunds, unfair damage assessments, lease review, etc.
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Bowling Green Report a Concern Form
Concerns about street, sidewalk, parking, trash/litter, noise, or other conditions in the city and its neighborhoods can be reported by submitting a form from this web page. Pictures that identify the concern may also be submitted. Concerns may be reported anonymously.