housing rehabilitation

The City of Palm Bay State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) assistance program has approximately $107,000 available for the current fiscal year. These funds must be committed by June 30, 2012.

Owner Occupied Emergency Repairs (OOER)

SHIP fund will be used to provide assistance to owner-occupied households that are at or below the very low income (VLI) level (50%) of the area's median income to make emergency repairs. The maximum award is set at $10,000. Applications will be accepted as they are received. Prior to any processing, the emergency conditions must be verified by HANDS staff. Following verification, the application, certification, and required work will proceed as expeditiously as practicable to resolve the emergency. Emergency repairs are limited to the minimum necessary to resolve the immediate threat to the homeowner. An emergency repair is the minimum necessary to correct a verified safety or health hazard. This is not a rehabilitation strategy; it is limited to making emergency repairs. Specific decisions on necessary repairs shall be determined by the HANDS staff and will be final.

Applications for the Owner Occupied Emergency Repairs will be accepted beginning Monday, August 29, 2011 at the Housing and Neighborhood Development office 120 Malabar Road, Palm Bay, Florida 32907. Acceptance of applications may be suspended once funding limits are received. More Info      Apply Now

Please contact (321) 733-3042 if you have questions.

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