This measure requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to start a pilot program within 1 year that gives grants to states, local governments, tribes, and qualified nonprofits (called implementing organizations). Those organizations will run "whole-home repairs" programs for eligible homeowners and small eligible landlords.
Eligible homeowners generally are owners who live in the home and have household income at or below 80 percent of area median income, or who meet income rules for certain benefit programs (Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, SNAP, or TANF). Eligible landlords are small owners with fewer than 10 eligible rental properties (and no more than 50 total units) that include a majority of affordable units, and who agree to program terms.
Covered repairs include accessibility changes for people with disabilities and older adults (ramps, grab bars, wider doorways), habitability and safety repairs, and energy and water efficiency or weatherization work. Implementing organizations may give grants to homeowners and loans — which may be forgivable — to eligible landlords. Loans may be forgiven up to 3 years after repairs if the landlord follows the loan agreement. Loan terms require compliance with Federal accessibility and civil rights rules, documentation that repairs meet state and local building codes, limits on rent increases for assisted units for at least 3 years, and other tenant protections.
The Secretary must set maximum amounts per unit or project that reflect local construction costs and may award assistance to between 2 and 10 implementing organizations each year, with no more than one grantee per State. The pilot program ends on October 1, 2031.
If you are an eligible homeowner: you could get a grant to pay for whole-home repairs not covered by other Federal home repair programs. You must occupy the home and meet the income or program-based eligibility rules.
If you are an eligible landlord: you could get a loan (which may be forgivable) to repair affordable units and common areas. To qualify you must be a small owner as defined in the program, keep a majority of units affordable, and agree to terms such as offering lease extensions or keeping a unit affordable if a tenant leaves, meeting building codes, and limiting rent increases for at least 3 years.
If you are a local or nonprofit organization: you can apply to be an implementing organization to run repairs programs in your area and coordinate with other Federal, State, or local home repair programs.
The Secretary is authorized to use up to $30,000,000 from funds made available for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to carry out the pilot. Implementing organizations may use up to 5 percent of their awarded funds for related activities such as workforce training, and up to 10 percent for administrative expenses. The Secretary must report which appropriations accounts will be used.
No publicly available information on total projected costs beyond the $30,000,000 authorization or on detailed per-unit maximum amounts (those are to be calculated and approved by the Secretary).
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