[§201H-8]  Housing counseling.  The corporation
may provide the following services for the programs it administers:



(1)  Listing and referral services to tenants seeking
to rent homes;



(2)  Counseling to tenants on matters such as
financial management and budgeting, basic housekeeping, communicating
effectively and getting along with others, and other matters as may be
desirable or necessary;



(3)  Counseling to prospective homeowners on the
rudiments of owning a home;



(4)  Assistance to any person or government agency
regarding the nature and availability of federal assistance for housing
development and community development or redevelopment;



(5)  Counseling and guidance services to aid:  any
person or government agency in securing the financial aid or cooperation of the
federal government in undertaking, constructing, maintaining, operating, or
financing any housing designated for elders; persons displaced by governmental
action; university and college students and faculty; and any other persons; and



(6)  Assistance to a county agency upon request from
the agency in the development of programs to correct or eliminate blight and
deterioration and to effect community development. [L 2005, c 196, pt of §20;
am L 2006, c 180, §15]