Homeowner Programs

Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Loan Assistance Program

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Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Program

The objectives of the Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Assistance Program are:

• The provision of decent, safe and sanitary housing for the County‘s low- and moderate-income residents who could not otherwise afford it.
  • The provision of housing rehabilitation assistance for the purpose of upgrading the quality of deteriorated dwellings to contemporary minimum property standards including the elimination of all housing code violations.  Program priorities are the correction of code or potential code deficiencies, structural deficiencies, weatherization, and general improvements.  Correction of items reflecting code or potential code requirements must be completed as part of any work on a house.  Removal of architectural barriers for handicapped persons who are eligible for this program, even when not done in conjunction with any other housing rehabilitation work.

  Lead Reduction Program

  The purpose of the Lead Reduction Program is to reduce the exposure of young children to lead-based paint hazards in their homes. The Housing Development Division maintains a strategy to build the capacity necessary to eliminate these hazards in all eligible privately owned housing units for rental and owner-occupants. This is accomplished by encouraging effective action to prevent childhood lead poisoning by establishing a workable framework for lead-based paint hazard identification and control. Public and private resources have been mobilized to develop cost-effective methods for identifying and controlling these hazards. Lead-safe work practices have been integrated into housing maintenance, repair, weatherization, and rehabilitation. A lead-safe housing registry was established and is currently being maintained and expanded. The final component includes a job training and employment program for low-income residents.

  Christmas In April

  Each year, in addition to renovating a house, the Housing Development Division inspects all Christmas in April applications and provides work write-ups for each home.