AS OF DECEMBER 2022, WE HAVE PAUSED ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS FOR HOME & REPAIR PROGRAMS TO ALLOW US TO WORK THROUGH THE EXTENSIVE WAITLIST
YOU MAY CALL TO COMPLETE A PRE-SCREENING TO BE PLACED ON A SEPARATE LIST OF INTERESTED APPLICANTS. WHEN WE BEGIN ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AGAIN, WE WILL SEND APPLICATIONS OUT IN THE ORDER PRE-SCREENINGS WERE RECEIVED
Currently, Greene County has funding for 3 seperate housing rehabiliation programs:
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HOME- The Home Investment Partnership (HOME) is the largest Federal block grant to State and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable, safe housing for low to moderate-income households. At this time,only Existing Owner-Occupied homes located in Greene County are eligible for this program. We cannot repair mobile homes on rented lots/land through this program, and we cannot repair homes being purchased through a rent to own/land contract agreement through HOME funds, although these types of properties may be eligible under the REPAIR program. This funding source required that all code deficiencies in the home are corrected, meaning that this program is primarily for homes requiring more extensive repairs. The program will be available on a first come first serve basis until funds are depleted. Please be advised that as of 2023, we have paused applications as the waitlist is projected to be 2+ years long.
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REPAIR- The REPAIR(Rehabilitating Existing Properties and Accessibility Improvements for Residents)
intends to use PHARE funds to make necessary repairs to low to moderate income households located in Greene County. In certain cases, applicants from the HOME Program that may not fit eligibility requirements, have exceeded the income limit, or are in need of expedited repairs will be provided with funding assistance through PHARE. There is currently a waitlist, and documented situations warranting expedited repairs may be considered on a case by case basis as funding permits. PLEASE NOTE: this program cannot fund emergency repairs(i.e. no heat in winter, busted pipes, etc.). This program requires inspections, cost estimates, and (in most cases)bidding out the rehabilitation work to follow County procurement Code(s), so even expedited repairs can take a month or more to start.
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Greene County Whole Home Repair- The Greene County Whole Home Repair program provides moderate rehabilitation assistance to owner occupied homes located in Greene County. This program provides moderate assistance(up to $50,000.00)for repairs. This program prioritzes applicants/homes needing ADA accessibilty modifications and/or applicants with veteran status, but applicants who do not meet these requirements will not be rejected. This program does not require that all code deficiencies be corrected at the property. Funding for this program is very limited. s. Any eligible applicants will be added to the general waitlist to receive assistance through other programs as funding becomes available. Please call 724-852-5300 to complete a pre-screening, or click
here to complete the pre-screening online.
The intent of these programs is to improve the housing stock and provide safe housing for the County's low-moderate income residents by providing no interest, forgivable loans to assist with rehabilitating homes with code and/or safety issues. A lien will be placed on the property for a 5-year period. The forgivable loan will have no payments due and will convert to a grant as long as the homeowner does not sell the home for 5 years following rehabilitation and continues to live in the home for the 5 year period (cannot convert to a rental or business). As long as these conditions are met, the lien will be removed and the loan will convert to a grant that will be fully forgiven.
NOTE: Greene County Home Rehabilitation Programs reserve the right to serve applicants out of chronological sequence to maintain efficiency in application processing and project completion. Such gains in efficiency benefit all applicants, as the nature of homeowner need is extremely time sensitive.