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Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation
Pitt County Community Development, a division of the Planning Department, offers programs that rebuild and repair homes for lower-income citizens. Each of these programs has a specified maximum funding level per home and certain qualification requirements for the homeowners. The County offers these rehabilitation projects to private contractors through a competitive bid process.
Pitt County’s Community Development Program (PDF) may be able to help with repairs to your home if you meet the following requirements:
The Community Development Program offers different grants that help rehabilitate or replace houses.
This program covers both major and minor home repairs. It is offered as a supplement to existing funding. Funds may be obtained to compliment a project for completion. There are two different programs, a grant and a loan.
Requirements
Pitt County’s Community Development Program (PDF) may be able to help with repairs to your home if you meet the following requirements:
- You are a Pitt County Homeowner
- You live outside the City Limits of Greenville
- You are very-low to low-income
- You are a single-parent
- You have a large family
- You are elderly
- You are handicapped
- You are a household with a child with an elevated blood lead level at/or above 10mg/dl
- You need repairs to your home
Eligibility Process
- Submit General Information to be placed on waiting list with Pitt County by May 30th of each year.
- Attend mandatory Information Session during the summer of each year.
- Return Application with Required Documents by the deadline.
- Assessment of documents and house by staff.
- Determination of Eligibility.
Grant Programs Offered
The Community Development Program offers different grants that help rehabilitate or replace houses.
- NC Housing Finance- Single Family Rehabilitation (SFR) - This grant is available for Senior Citizens (age 62 and over). This grant has limitations and follows strict guidelines. However, this grant is only offered every three years.
- NC Housing Finance-Urgent Repair Program (URP) - This program covers both major and minor home repairs. The maximum amount is $10,000.
Other Programs
USDA
This program covers both major and minor home repairs. It is offered as a supplement to existing funding. Funds may be obtained to compliment a project for completion. There are two different programs, a grant and a loan.
- The maximum amount allotted for materials with the grant is $7,500 and there is no lien placed on the home.
- The maximum amount allotted for materials with the loan is $20,000. This is a 1% interest loan over 20 years and a lien is placed on the home.