[§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]