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Cuyahoga County pilot offers up to $10,000 plus counseling for tax-delinquent seniors
Summary
Cuyahoga County Treasurer Brad Grama and CHN Housing Partners presented a two-year pilot that provides up to $10,000 in one-time tax assistance and mandatory housing counseling to property owners age 70+ with certified tax delinquencies; 268 applications were filed and 13 approvals totaling about $88,000 had been made as of the latest snapshot.
Cuyahoga County Treasurer Brad Grama told the Finance and Budgeting Committee on April 28 that the county has launched a two-year taxpayer assistance pilot to help seniors facing tax-delinquency and potential foreclosure. The program offers up to $10,000 in one-time assistance and requires participants to complete HUD-certified housing counseling administered by CHN Housing Partners.
The pilot, which began in December 2024, is structured as a two-year effort with a total funding envelope presented on the county slide as $5,000,000: approximately $2,000,000 per year earmarked for direct assistance and about $500,000 per year for counseling and administration, according to Nina Holzer, program administrator for CHN Housing Partners. Grama said the direct assistance funds come from the county's delinquent tax assessment collection (DTAC) fund.
Under the eligibility rules outlined in the presentation, applicants must be property owners with at least one owner aged 70 or older, have household income of $70,000 or less, and hold a certified tax delinquency (a certification that generally follows more than a year…
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