APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME
OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 30, 2011
REHAB Program Application Program KickOff Event:
October 25th, 6pm at City Hall Annex

Program Application

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for the City of Bridgeport’s Homeowner Rehabilitation Program, you must meet the following qualifications:
• Homeowner must reside in the City of Bridgeport
• Household income must be within eligible HUD guidelines
• Total household income must be used to qualify for program participation and must include all sources of income and for all members of the household that are over the age of eighteen

PROGRAM PRIORITY AREAS

The City of Bridgeport has established the following program priorities. All applications that are received will be given priority consideration, should they meet one or more of the following:
• Emergency home repairs including but not limited to: Furnace replacement, roof repair/replacement, extreme code violations that put the homeowners safety at risk
• Priority target populations: Seniors/Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
• Priority target neighborhoods: Hollow, East Side, East End, West Side, South End

PROGRAM INFORMATION
• The home must be the applicant’s primary residence and rehabilitation activities will only be completed for residential purposes.
• Rehabilitation loans are capped and may not exceed $10,000 for repairs to a single family home or $15,000 to multi-family homes. The minimum rehabilitation loan will be at $5,000. Any money not used for repairs mush be returned to the City of Bridgeport.
• The City of Bridgeport cannot unduly enrich an applicant. All reasonable assets held by an applicant must be used towards eligible rehabilitation work. The City of Bridgeport will allow $15,000 in liquid assets.
• Non-essential or luxury improvement items such as areas rugs, major landscaping work, pools, hot tubs, etc. will be viewed as cosmetic and not allowable. The city reserves the right to reject any rehabilitation work deemed to be cosmetic or unnecessary.
• All loans will be secured by a mortgage lien and deed restriction placed on the property by the City of Bridgeport.
• Applicants will be required to be current on all City of Bridgeport property taxes.
• All loans are subject to City and Federal laws, rules, regulations and program requirements. Loans are also subject to the availability of funds.

Program participants will be required to sign this application, verifying your knowledge and understanding of program requirements.
NOTE: Submission of an application does not guarantee that there will be assistance available for you, nor does certification of income eligibility automatically qualify you.

ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE DELIEVERED TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
City of Bridgeport
Community Development Office
City Hall Annex
999 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604
PROGRAM MANAGER: LISA MIRO
(203) 394-6981
LISA.MIRO@BRIDGEPORTCT.GOV