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Okaloosa County tweaks SHIP rehab rules, agrees to explore raising LHAP rehab cap to $100,000

Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners · February 15, 2026
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Summary

The county added energy-efficient appliances and existing-fence repairs to allowable SHIP homeowner-rehab expenses, approved a 10% cap on fence spending per project, and voted to pursue a walk-on revision to the LHAP potentially raising the homeowner rehab cap to $100,000 across multiple years.

Okaloosa County commissioners approved amendments to the county’s SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership) policy to add energy-efficient appliances and repairs to existing fences as eligible expenses for owner-occupied rehabilitation.

Britney Orr, the county’s housing program manager, said the appliance change aims to reduce utility costs for low- and moderate-income households and that fence repairs were proposed because…

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