WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — As delays mount for residents waiting for home improvement grants from the My Safe Florida Home program, another program that offers loans to homeowners is gaining some attention.
Hardening a home against storms isn’t cheap, and one way to do it is with a state program that utilizes private money to give homeowners loans.
The PACE Funding Agency loan program allows individuals to perform home improvements like replacing their roofs and windows.
PACE stands for Property Assessed Clean Energy, a state program that utilizes private money.
State Rep. Mike Caruso, R-Delray Beach, brought it
A longstanding Paramus program that helps lower-income residents repair their homes is getting a renewed push from the borough.
“It’s a good opportunity for us to help,” Mayor Chris DiPiazza said, adding that applicants to the program are typically senior citizens on fixed incomes. “It’s a good program to help people stay in town and give them tools that they need to fix their homes if they are not capable themselves.”
The Community Rehabilitation Program is run by the Paramus Affordable Housing Corp. and is supported by developers’ fees. The fund is expected to increase in the coming years
Affordable housing owners in a higher income bracket are eligible for reimbursement funds from APCHA to address unit-specific health and safety concerns.
Homeowners up to APCHA income Category 4 are eligible for reimbursement funds from the housing authority to address unit-specific health and safety concerns. The pilot program launched in October 2023 and expanded to Category 4 earners with
by Pryce Jamison
Out of the 2,362 residents who received home repairs from the city’s Basic Systems Repair Program in the fiscal year 2022-23, Germantown had 100 recipients and Mt. Airy had 26, according to the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC). Chestnut Hill had zero.
In Philadelphia, among the 41 zip codes with residents receiving repairs, Germantown (19144) ranked 11th, with only 10 other zip codes having more than 100 recipients.
The PHDC’s main goal throughout the 40-year history of its program has been to provide a process that homeowners in low-income environments can utilize to sustain life comfortably in
FOREST PARK — The city of Forest Park has launched of its Homeowner Maintenance Enhancements Program to help residents ages 62 and older with essential home repairs or modifications.
The initiative — approved unanimously by Mayor Angelyne Butler and the City Council — allocates $1.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act grant funding to help cover the cost of eligible repair work ranging from roofing, painting, and minor electrical work to ADA improvements, siding, and more.