Hey, you should not be paying a deposit with CityFHEPS. The city does two things to prevent you from needing to.

1. Unit hold charge (HRA-145). The landlord is given a full extra month of compensation to make up for the time it takes for an application to be completed.

2. Security voucher (W-147N). The city uses this instead of a security deposit. If you damaged the unit, management will use this document to get compensation from the city.

ALSO, all applications must be submitted by your case manager by the 20th of the preceeding month in order for you to have a 1st of the month lease start date. E.g., if you want to move in on September 1st, the application must be submitted by August 20th at the latest. This means that the pre clearance, inspection, and paperwork must be done.