Instructions
EMERGENCY HOUSING REPAIR PROGRAM
The City of Tempe’s Emergency Housing Repair Program is designed to provide emergency housing rehabilitation assistance. The following is a summary of the Program and the eligibility criteria. Participation in the program is voluntary.
The Program is available to those homeowners who are residents of the City of Tempe and have owned and occupied their residence for at least six months prior to requesting rehabilitation assistance.
To receive assistance, household income must be within the low/moderate income limits established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Emergency Housing Repair Program:
An Emergency Housing Repair Program is available to any low/moderate income family who requires emergency repairs to their home but lacks the financial resources to do so. The purpose of the program is to make emergency repairs to the home on items that threaten the health, safety, or welfare of the occupants of the home. The Emergency Grant can also be used to do emergency repairs on mobile homes.
The following conditions are addressed:
1. Serious code violations that threaten the health, safety or welfare of the occupants
2. Lack of handicapped accessibility, if needed
The emergency housing Repair program conditions are:
1. No interest charged;
2. No monthly payments;
3. No lien on your property;
4. The maximum amount of the grant is $18,000.00.
5. To qualify, the applicant must own and reside in the home for at least six months prior to requesting rehabilitation assistance;
6. Emergency conditions are determined by the City’s Housing Services staff.
7. The gross household income of all occupants in the home 18 years and older must be within the low/moderate income limits established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to qualify for the program.
8. Emergency Housing Repair Program are available to homeowners with incomes below the 80% income range.
Eligible Improvements May Include:
1. Electrical wiring 10. Windows and doors
2. Plumbing 11. Garages and carports
3. Roofing 12. Fumigation
4. Heating 13. Flooring
5. Air-Conditioning/evaporative cooling 14. Fences
6. Painting 15. Landscaping, under limited conditions
7. Masonry 16. Patios
8. Carpentry 17. Kitchen appliances
9. Lead-paint removal
Ineligible Repairs Include:
The following Repairs are not eligible to be included in the amount for which rehabilitation assistance is granted:
Upgrades to materials (i.e. eligible items will be replaced with similar materials meeting HUD minimum property standards.)
Barbecue Pits Bathhouses
Burglar Alarms Burglar Protection Bars on windows
Draperies Den or Family Room
Draperies Dumbwaiters
Fire Extinguishers Fireplaces or Hearths
Gazebos Greenhouses
Kennels Microwave Ovens
Television Antennae Tennis Courts
Tree Removal Valance or Cornice Boards
Wet Bars
Swimming Pools or Jacuzzi-type Pools and Equipment
Waterproofing of a structure by pumping or injecting any substance in the earth adjacent to, or beneath the basement or foundation floors
Please keep in mind that rehabilitation funds will not be used for remodeling purposes and/or general maintenance items or upgrades.
CONTRACTOR SELECTION
Once you have qualified for assistance, a Revitalization Coordinator will be assigned to you to assist you through the rehabilitation process. Your Revitalization Coordinator will first conduct an inspection of your home to determine the items that require repair. The Revitalization Coordinator will then prepare a Scope of Work which will list the required work to be done. At least two contractors from the City of Tempe’s approved contractor list must submit competitive bids, based on the Scope of Work. The bids will be reviewed at a Bid Review meeting conducted by Housing Services staff. The bid that is most responsive, with the most reasonable cost estimates to the Scope of Work will be selected. The Homeowner may choose to select the contractor with the higher bid amount, however, the City will only pay up to the amount on the bid determined to be most responsive with the most reasonable cost estimates. The Homeowner will be responsible for paying the difference directly to the contractor.
It is important to note that the City of Tempe will not select or recommend a contractor for you. The City of Tempe also will not give your name to any contractor seeking to work with the City. The City will work with a contractor list approved through the City of Tempe.
If a contractor, outside of those named on your Contractor Selection Affidavit, contact you claiming to be sent by, or representing, the City of Tempe, please report this to the City’s Housing Services Division immediately.
To be eligible to participate in the Emergency Housing Repair Program, the contractors must have met the following qualifications:
1. be licensed by the State of Arizona;
2. be insured and bonded;
3. not be listed on any debarment list from the State of Arizona, Registrar of Contractors or HUD;
4. have a clean record with the Better Business Bureau;
5. be able to begin and complete, the work on your home in a timely manner;
6. responded to the City’s Request for Qualifications for housing rehabilitation services