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City reviews rehab, demolition and rental‑assistance programs and foreclosure prevention limits
Summary
Staff reported program counts and expenditures for owner‑occupied rehab, demolition/reconstruction, rental assistance and foreclosure prevention, and described eligibility rules and administrative practices.
Sheila Ware, Housing and Community Services, gave the commission a program‑by‑program rundown of repair, rental and foreclosure prevention services the city administers.
Ware said owner‑occupied rehab and emergency repair are key strategies. She said the department received 373 applications this fiscal year and serviced 310 clients across programs; that included 101 rental assistance recipients and 11 owner‑occupied rehab awards in the fiscal year cited (10 owner‑occupied rehabs completed in the fiscal year and one emergency repair). For owner‑occupied rehab she said the department places a 15‑year lien (0% interest) that is forgiven if the homeowner remains in the property for the lien…
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