HUD-Approved Housing Counseling
A trained counselor can help if you are behind on rent, facing eviction or foreclosure, or trying to keep or find a home.
Good to know
Help with eviction, foreclosure, and homelessness is always free. Call 1-800-569-4287 to find a counselor near you.
Before you call
Have ready
- say your preferred language when you call: HUD says you can ask for a live operator in a wide variety of languages
They can
- find a HUD-participating housing counseling agency near you: call 800-569-4287 (202-708-1455 TTY) or search online
- offer mortgage delinquency and default resolution counseling (foreclosure), rental counseling for eviction, landlord and tenant disputes and Section 8, and homeless counseling, through the agencies
- connect you to disaster counseling help: press 5 when you call 800-569-4287
- give foreclosure, eviction and homeless counseling free: HUD says these are always free. Other counseling may have a small fee, which the agency must tell you first and must waive if you cannot afford it
- help you file a housing discrimination complaint
They cannot
- promise that every agency offers every service: HUD says not all agencies offer all types of counseling, so ask the agency about the kind of help you need first, such as eviction or foreclosure counseling
In the emergency guides: I'm behind on my mortgage and could lose my home → · I got an eviction notice or court papers → · A flood, fire or storm hit my home →
- Phone
- 1-800-569-4287
- Website
- https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/single-family-about-housing-counseling
- Hours
- Automated line any time; live help in business hours
- Coverage
- Nationwide (U.S.)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Last checked
- September 6, 2026
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