Published On: Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009

Osceola County, Florida – Osceola County Human Services has approximately $300,000 remaining in the SHIP program’s Rehabilitation Assistance strategy for qualified homeowner-occupied applicants who need to make emergency and other essential home repairs which meet program requirements.

The program is designed to assist eligible homeowners with necessary emergency repairs, repairs to improve occupant safety and well-being, and/or contribute to the structural integrity and preservation of their owner-occupied home. The home must be suitable for repairs as determined by an inspector.

Assistance up to and including $1,500 will be provided as a grant; Repair assistance over $1,501 will be given as a deferred payment, zero percent interest loan, secured by a mortgage. Cosmetic-only repairs will not be approved. Income categories for very low, low and moderate households will be served, with preference given to very low and low income households. These SHIP funds may not be used to repair mobile, or manufactured, homes.

The maximum amount of assistance is $50,000; if a home is beyond repair, this program can replace it with a maximum assistance amount of $115,000. The County has until June 2010 to distribute these funds.

For more information, visit the County’s website, at www.osceola.org, or contact Osceola County Human Services at 407-742-8400.

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