Here's How To Apply For Dallas' Emergency Home Repair Program

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• City Of Dallas Offering Emergency Home Repairs For Low, Moderate Income Homeowners
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• Federal and State Nursing Home & Assisted Living Regulations
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• The Home Improvement & Preservation Program (HIPP)
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The applicant must also correct all code violations that exist on the property. At a Dallas City Council meeting, a 92-year-old woman approached the council to share that she has been living in poor conditions for years and has received no help from the city, despite twice applying to Dallas’ home repair program. The City of Dallas is helping to fund emergency repairs for low and moderate income residents whose homes were damaged during last week’s winter storms. The program launched in December 2020 with $2 million — enough to tackle repairs for at least 200 homeowners.

The level of assistance for the Rehabilitation Program is limited to the amount required to address the rehabilitation work scope as defined by the city. This involves a low-cost loan to the homeowner that won’t exceed the maximum allowable funding level of $40,000. Some of the repairs included are the correction of code violations and elimination of specific conditions detrimental to public health and safety, testing and treatment/removal of lead-based paint/asbestos hazards. When her mother died in 2016, the house she inherited was in bad shape.

City Of Dallas Offering Emergency Home Repairs For Low, Moderate Income Homeowners

It’s been nearly two years, however, and the program hasn’t been able to spend those city tax dollars, despite the great needs among aging homes in the seven Census tracts of West Dallas the program targets. The Office of Community Care Senior Services caseworkers provide referrals and information to at-risk seniors needing resources for elder abuse, housing, health and dental care, utility assistance, transportation and other social services. Homeowners who lack funding to pay up front for repairs are eligible to apply through the city's nonprofit partners for assistance. Each nonprofit organization receiving grant funding from the city is required to administer case management and procure contractors. The maximum assistance amount provided under Minor Home Repair Grant Program is $10,000, which includes up to $5,000 provided by the city, and up to $5,000 in matching grant funding provided by the non-profit partner.

It has to be a priority, we’re going to push to make it a priority,” he told The Dallas Express, adding that he sees no sense of compassion, empathy, or care from the current City Council. West Dallas residents need programs to help “overcome decades of disinvestment” to ensure they can “stay safely and securely in their homes that have been part of their families for generations,” Flores says. Rayella Delley Boyd, 66, president of Neighbors of Homestead, is a West Dallas TRP success story.

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Toward this goal, several city and county programs help with home repairs. Before she died, Jackson’s mother applied to the Weatherization Assistance Program from the Dallas County Health and Human Services for minor home repairs for the holes in her roof. The inspector found Jackson’s mom needed a new roof, but the repairs couldn’t be approved because the home’s foundation was in terrible condition. The county didn’t require housing insurance as a requirement, but Jackson’s family home was in such bad shape, she says, the inspector didn’t want to touch the house because it was in danger of falling down.

As co-director of her neighborhood association, Victory Gardens, Jackson learned about the West Dallas Targeted Rehab Program, a City of Dallas neighborhood revitalization effort designed to provide financial assistance for home repairs. Those who are eligible must be homeowners within the city of Dallas. They must have experienced damage to their homes since Feb. 11, when freezing weather temperatures occurred, causing harm to the life, health or safety of household members. And they must earn at or below 80% of the area median income, which is about $60,000 for a household of four, according to the city. Homeowners within the city of Dallas with household incomes at or below 80% of the area median income qualify as long as the damage to the home occurred during the winter storm and applicants reside primarily in the premises needing repair.

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Some Dallas residents who are hurting after last week's severe winter storm can now apply for the city's new Emergency Home Repair Program. The program also offers information to seniors and their families about nursing home facilities, selection and/or any related nursing home issues. These issues include, but are not limited to, isolation, elder abuse, health care and housing. Senior Services was created to help Dallas seniors maintain the highest quality of life possible by providing information / referrals on senior services, educational programming and other resources that support and promote financial and social well-being.

So far, the program has committed roughly $800,000 for about 90 eligible applicants, according to Thor Erickson, area redevelopment manager with the City’s department of housing and neighborhood revitalization. He says the goal was to complete 200 home repair projects and spend the $2 million within an 18-month period. During a city council meeting on Wednesday members approved a program that will grant low-income Dallas residents up to $10,000 per household to repair home damage caused by the winter storm. The department of housing and neighborhood revitalization has kept the application process rolling.

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The Senior Services provides staff support to the Senior Affairs Commission . The Senior Affairs Commission is a 15-member advisory board appointed by the Mayor and City Council to help ensure the provision of services to the elderly.

In other cases, applicants opt out of the program with hopes of finding greater assistance elsewhere because their home repair costs, as assessed by city inspectors, exceed the $10,000 the West Dallas TRP can provide, Erickson says. Weatherization Assistance Program from the Dallas County Health and Human Services for minor home repairs for the holes in her roof. Residents whose homes were damaged during the 2021 winter storm and paid a licensed contractor for repairs may be eligible for reimbursement through the City of Dallas Emergency Home Repair rebate program.

The total funding available that the city can distribute is $2 million. The program will help residents pay for wall and floor removal, water damage from broken pipes, sewer and gas lines, mold removal and damage to electrical systems. Applicants that meet the eligibility requirements listed below and have already hired a licensed contractor are eligible to have up to $10,000 reimbursed to them. The program will reimburse 100% repair costs for low- to moderate-income homeowners.

Why can’t she get some of her CITY TAX MONEY BACK, of course you have no problem with her CITY TAX MONEY going to Goldman Sachs,her tax money don’t go to her, neighbors, family members, or church. In June, the City Council approved giving $18 million in taxpayer-funded economic incentives to Goldman Sachs to build a new office building in the city. Less than a year earlier , the City hired William G. Mundinger, a former Goldman Sachs executive, as the executive in residence for the Department of Sustainable Development and Construction .

Atkins thinks the program is great, but fears that news of the program will not reach residents without the internet. An exemption removes part of the value of your property from taxation and lowers your taxes. As approved by City Council on April 13, 1988, the City grants a homestead exemption of 20 percent of the market value of residence homesteads or $5,000 whichever is greater. Additionally, the City grants an additional exemption of $107,000 on homesteads of taxpayers who are disabled or age 65 or older.