For affordable and voucher housing landlords

The tenant's share of rent, collected simply

When a housing authority pays part of the rent, the part your tenant owes still has to come in every month. RentMerchant bills just the tenant's portion and makes it easy to pay, including in pieces. It collects rent; it does not handle HUD or LIHTC compliance, certifications or housing authority reporting.

Free for up to 3 properties, and no card to start. Prefer to look around first?

The usual headaches

Two payers, two rhythms

The housing authority payment arrives one way and the tenant's portion another, and the tenant's part is the one that slips.

Tenants without a checkbook

Plenty of residents do not use checks, and money orders mean trips to the store and to the bank for both of you.

Small amounts, real hardship

A tenant who cannot pay the whole portion at once may be able to pay it over two paychecks, if you let them.

How RentMerchant helps

Bill only the tenant's portion

Set the recurring invoice to the tenant's share. Housing authority payments keep arriving the way they do today.

Pay by bank or card, from a phone

No checkbook needed and no app to download. Tenants pay in about a minute, and can turn on autopay.

Partial payments when it helps

Allow partial payments on an invoice so a tenant can pay their share in two installments, and see the balance at a glance.

Cash and money orders still count

Record a cash or money order payment against the same invoice, so the ledger is complete however the money arrives.

Common spaces

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) rentals, income-restricted units, nonprofit and community housing, and mixed-income buildings.

RentMerchant works for many kinds of space. See everything it does, or how landlords collect rent online.

One dashboard for every space

The RentMerchant landlord dashboard: rent collected this month, outstanding and overdue balances, occupancy, items needing attention, and a six-month rent chart.
The real RentMerchant dashboard. Names and amounts are sample data.

Start collecting Affordable Housing rent today.

It is free for up to three properties, and your tenants can pay by bank or card right away.

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Independent landlords use RentMerchant to get paid on time, every month.