The City of Greeley desires to contract with one or more property management companies or local landlord(s) to master lease 5 - 15 one-bedroom units each in the City of Greeley. Ideally the units would be close to transportation access and other social service providers in the community. The number of units will depend on cost. The City will use these units to move people quickly from homelessness into housing. The units must comply with City Code and inspection standards. The City of Greeley would like to work with one or more property management companies directly and wishes to not have a liaison between the City of Greeley and the property management companies.
The City of Greeley will provide intensive case management services, including at least two home visits a week and after-hours on-call services to anyone placed in these units. The case managers will work with each client to maintain housing and help them move into other City of Greeley programming or community programming. In addition, the City of Greeley will provide a housing specialist to help address any concerns that may arise between the landlord and the tenants being housed.
A master lease is a legal agreement through which a master tenant leases a unit or multiple units from a property owner, who then subleases units to subtenants. Master leasing can be an effective and efficient approach to providing bridge housing. It provides a way to access housing units that would probably otherwise be unavailable to the population served by the Homeless Solutions Department. Under a master lease agreement, the property owner maintains ownership of the unit(s) while the master tenant assumes some or most of the property management responsibilities.
Property management companies are allowed to complete background checks themselves, if desired. If not desired, the City of Greeley will complete the background checks.
Please send a proposal outlining proposed location of units, including cost, experience, capacity, and references, to Purchasing@greeleygov.com no later than 11/15/2024 by 2:00PM (MST).
