Louisville to offer FREE home repairs to lower income homeowners

Kennith Bogan

YOUR ELDERLY IF YOU’RE DISABLED IF YOU’RE ON A FIXED INCOME AND YOU NEED HELP, PLEASE PLEASE APPLY NEW AT 5:30 FREE HOME REPAIRS FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST AS PART OF THE CITY’S HOME REPAIR PROGRAM STARTING TOMORROW MORNING ALL WHO QUALIFY ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO LOUISVILLE FORWARDS HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. YEAH WITH THE HELP OF AMERICAN RESCUE. IT’S A PROGRAM WILL HELP HOMEOWNERS WHO MAKE THE 80% OR LESS THAN THE MEDIAN INCOME AND ASKING GORE SHOWS US HOW IT ALL WORKS. DRILLING AND CAULKING A LOUISVILLE REPAIR MAN WAS CALLED THURSDAY TO FIX THIS WINDOW THAT’S LEAKING FOR DAYS. METRO COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAVID JAMES IS THE HOMEOWNER AND DESPITE HE AND HIS WIFE’S BEST EFFORTS THINGS HAPPEN AND HOMES NEED REPAIRS. YEAH, YOU KNOW ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN TO YOUR HOUSE THAT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, IT’S WHY IN ADDITION TO CALLING THIS REPAIR MAN. HE SPENT HOURS THURSDAY. ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO GET PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR LOUISVILLE FORWARDS HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. BECAUSE HE KNOWS FIRSTHAND JUST HOW UNPREDICTABLE OWNING A HOME CAN BE WHETHER IT’S YOUR AIR CONDITIONING GOING OUT YOUR HOT WATER HEATER GOING OUT OR GUTTER FALLS OFF BEING ABLE TO REPAIR THE HOMES TO BE ABLE TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES REALLY HELPS A LOT LEADERS WITH DEVELOP LOUISVILLE SAY THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BUT METRO COUNCIL PRESIDENT JAMES SAYS THE ONLY PROBLEM THEM IS THEY’VE ALWAYS RUN OUT OF MONEY BEFORE GETTING TO ALL THE HOMES IN NEED OF REPAIRS. HE SAYS FEDERAL FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM THIS YEAR WE HAVE. MORE FUNDING FOR HOME REPAIR THAN WE’VE HAD EVER METRO’S DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT. LAURA. GRABOWSKI SAYS, THEY HAVE EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS TO WORK WITH I MEAN, YOU KNOW FIVE YEARS AGO. WE WERE LOOKING AT TWO MILLION AND WHAT WE’VE REALLY REALIZED ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE APPLICATIONS THAT WE GET IS THERE IS JUST A HUGE NEED EACH APPROVED HOME CAN RECEIVE UP TO $25,000 IN REPAIR WORK. GRABOWSKI WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A LARGE-SCALE RENOVATION. THE GOAL IS TO KEEP HOUSES SAFE WARM AND DRY. IT’S JUST A WAY TO SAY IF YOU WANT TO STAY WE WILL HELP YOU STAY. THERE’S A LOT OF INVESTMENT GOING INTO A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR WEST AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP PEOPLE NOT BE THIS PLACE. WE DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO SELL BECAUSE CONTAINING HOMEOWNERSHIP IS THE GOAL. THE COUNCIL FEELS VERY STRONGLY ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES IN LITTLE MONARCHUNGWARI WLKY NEWS THAT APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9. AM THOSE INTERESTED CAN DO SO ONLINE OR IN PERSON.

City of Louisville will offer FREE home repairs to some lower income homeowners

City leaders in Louisville are working to help low- to moderate-income homeowners maintain ownership open Friday. Beginning Friday morning, applications for Louisville Forward’s Home Repairs Program officially open. Leaders said the program, started decades ago, has helped thousands of Louisville residents keep their homes safe, warm and dry.For metro council president David James, it’s a program he believes to be invaluable.”Anything can happen to your house that can cause problems,” James said.His home was built in the 1890s, so despite his and his wife’s best efforts, things have happened, causing a need for repairs. It’s the very reason, he spent hours Thursday posting on social media to get people to apply for Louisville Forward’s Home Repairs Program. He knows firsthand just how unpredictable owning a home can be. “Whether it’s your air conditioning going out, your hot water meter going out, or if the gutter falls off,” James said. “Being able to repair the homes and keep people in their homes, really helps a lot.”However, the problem, James said, is they’ve always run out of money before getting to all the homes in need of repair. So this year, he believes new federal funds will be used to address that problem.”This year we have more funding for home repair than we have ever had,” said metro’s director of housing and development Laura Grabowski. Grabowski said normally they receive about $4 million to $5 million in funding from a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant. She said this year, in addition to that grant money, they are being given an additional $4 million in American Rescue Plan dollars. “Five years ago we were looking at $2 million,” Grabowski said. “What we have really realized, especially with all the applications that we get, is that there is just a huge need.”Each approved home can receive up to $25,000 in repair work. To be eligible, households must be at or below 80% area median income.Persons in Household12345680% AMI$47.45k_ $54.2k_ $61k_ $67.75k_ $73.2k_ $78.6k_ Required DocumentsDriver’s license (all over 18)1040 tax documentRecent award letters (Social Security, Pensions, Retirements, etc.)Copy of mortgage statementHomeowners insurance declaration pageGrabowski wants people to know this is not a large-scale renovation, the goal is to keep houses safe, warm and dry.”It’s just a way to say, if you want to stay we’ll help you stay,” Grabowski said. “There’s a lot of investment going into our neighborhoods, especially our West, and we would like to help people not be displaced. We don’t want people to feel like they have to sell.” Three ways to applyApply online (The link will go live at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 1);Call 502–574–5850; orVisit the OHCD at 444 S. 5th St., Suite 100 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for in-office assistance.Applications will not be available before the application window opens, and once the maximum number of applications has been received, the application process will be terminated.

City leaders in Louisville are working to help low- to moderate-income homeowners maintain ownership open Friday.

Beginning Friday morning, applications for Louisville Forward’s Home Repairs Program officially open. Leaders said the program, started decades ago, has helped thousands of Louisville residents keep their homes safe, warm and dry.

For metro council president David James, it’s a program he believes to be invaluable.

“Anything can happen to your house that can cause problems,” James said.

His home was built in the 1890s, so despite his and his wife’s best efforts, things have happened, causing a need for repairs.

It’s the very reason, he spent hours Thursday posting on social media to get people to apply for Louisville Forward’s Home Repairs Program. He knows firsthand just how unpredictable owning a home can be.

“Whether it’s your air conditioning going out, your hot water meter going out, or if the gutter falls off,” James said. “Being able to repair the homes and keep people in their homes, really helps a lot.”

However, the problem, James said, is they’ve always run out of money before getting to all the homes in need of repair.

So this year, he believes new federal funds will be used to address that problem.

“This year we have more funding for home repair than we have ever had,” said metro’s director of housing and development Laura Grabowski.

Grabowski said normally they receive about $4 million to $5 million in funding from a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant. She said this year, in addition to that grant money, they are being given an additional $4 million in American Rescue Plan dollars.

“Five years ago we were looking at $2 million,” Grabowski said. “What we have really realized, especially with all the applications that we get, is that there is just a huge need.”

Each approved home can receive up to $25,000 in repair work.

To be eligible, households must be at or below 80% area median income.

Persons in Household 1 2 3 4 5 6
80% AMI $47.45k_ $54.2k_ $61k_ $67.75k_ $73.2k_ $78.6k_
Required Documents
  1. Driver’s license (all over 18)
  2. 1040 tax document
  3. Recent award letters (Social Security, Pensions, Retirements, etc.)
  4. Copy of mortgage statement
  5. Homeowners insurance declaration page

Grabowski wants people to know this is not a large-scale renovation, the goal is to keep houses safe, warm and dry.

“It’s just a way to say, if you want to stay we’ll help you stay,” Grabowski said. “There’s a lot of investment going into our neighborhoods, especially our West, and we would like to help people not be displaced. We don’t want people to feel like they have to sell.”

Three ways to apply
  • Apply online (The link will go live at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 1);
  • Call 502–574–5850; or
  • Visit the OHCD at 444 S. 5th St., Suite 100 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for in-office assistance.

Applications will not be available before the application window opens, and once the maximum number of applications has been received, the application process will be terminated.

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