ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County is using affordable housing trust fund dollars to help some homeowners make repairs.
This week, county commissioners voted unanimously to allocate $460,000 to Rebuild Together Greater Florida, a nonprofit organization that helps low and moderate-income families with housing repairs.
The money is specifically for the group’s Safe and Healthy Homes program, which especially helps older adults, families with children, and people with disabilities.
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The money will help RTGFL make minor home rehabilitation repairs to at least 15 single-family homes throughout the county.
The group makes repairs like fixing leaky roofs and faulty wiring, removing mold and other triggers for allergies and asthma, dealing with HVAC issues, and installing accessibility modifications for people who are disabled.
The goal is to make the homes habitable so that people can stay in their homes.
To be eligible for help, you need to own your home and no other residential property, be up to date on mortgage and property tax payments, and have a household income that is at or below 120% of the Area Median Income.
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You need to make sure you have all documents when you apply online. You also need to do a brief self-assessment so you can properly explain the condition of the home.
To apply for help, or to ask questions, go to the RTGFL website.
This is the second year Orange County has allocated affordable housing trust fund money to this group. Last year, the county allocated $760,000. The trust fund is part of Orange County’s Housing For All Initiative.
Rebuilding Together Greater Florida helps counties throughout the state.
The Central East District of RTGFL helps Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard, Volusia, Flagler and Lake counties.
The Central West District helps Marion, Sumter and Polk counties.