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DHCD highlights home‑repair and homeownership programs; council seeks clearer targets and faster delivery
Summary
DHCD described home rehabilitation, lead hazard, down‑payment assistance and emergency homeowner aid programs in the FY26 budget; council members asked for program targets, income thresholds (80% AMI), MHAP carryover details and faster processing of repair work.
DHCD officials described several FY26 budget items aimed at homeownership, rehabilitation and stabilization at the May 30 hearing and answered council questions about eligibility and program year‑to‑date activity.
Program highlights in testimony: the city’s homeownership incentives and down‑payment/closing cost assistance programs (promote homeownership/buy into Bmore/live‑near‑work), housing rehabilitation services that include a lead hazard reduction local match for HUD grants, and the Light Intake & Assessment unit that collects applications and routes…
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