Minor Repairs Program

Minor Repairs Program is sponsored by Salt Lake City Housing Stability Division. This program assists low-income seniors or individuals with disabilities in Salt Lake City with small home repairs. Qualified applicants can receive free funding.

Apply for Minor Repairs to Your Home | Housing Stability Division Housing Stability Division 801-535-7712 | [email protected] Housing Stability Division Apply for Minor Repairs to Apply for Minor Repairs to Your Home Apply for Minor Repairs to Your Home The Minor Repairs Program helps Salt Lake City residents with small home repairs and maintenance. If you are a homeowner, you may apply for funding. Applications are open year round.

This process takes 3 months. You must be a low-income household to apply. You must have someone in your home who is a senior or has a disability.

The maximum award amount is $1,500. Before you start, read the description of this program . Make sure you understand what this program can do for you.

You will submit applications in Neighborly. Before you apply, you should register on the website. You should also collect required documents and check that you qualify for funding.

Registering on Neighborly is a simple process. Enter your name, your email, and create a password. If you have registered before, you do not need to register again.

Just sign-in with your information. Neighborly is not compatible with the Internet Explorer web browser What Are Required Documents? You must include documents with your application that prove you qualify.

These documents are: Proof of disability. This may include Social Security Disability Insurance. Proof of homeowner insurance.

Proof of your household’s current income. This may include: Social Security Receipts; Tax Returns (for retirement withdrawals). To prove your household income, you must have income documents for every legal adult in your house .

High school students do not count towards your household income. Check that you meet all the requirements before you apply. To be approved, you must: Check that your home is in the Salt Lake City boundaries.

Occupy the home needing repairs. You must have someone in your home who is a senior or has a disability. Have 80% or less AMI household income.

For this program a senior means someone at least 62-years-old. We also use the federal definition of disability. Your household income must be 80% or less of the median income of the Salt Lake Metro area .

The federal government calls this income level the Area Median Income, or AMI. You can find out your income level (PDF | 43 KB) if you know the income of every person in your house. If you are not sure of your household income, we can help you!

Submit Your Online Application. You will submit your Minor Repair application online. You can find the Minor Repair application by selecting the ‘Housing Programs’ option in the Neighborly portal.

We do not accept paper applications. You can contact us if you have questions on the application. If you call us, we can walk you through applying over the phone.

We Review Your Application. We check applications as you submit to make sure they are eligible. If you are not eligible, we will reject your application.

If we cannot tell if you are eligible, we may contact you for more information. We will contact you 7 business days after you apply. After you submit, we will review your application.

You can check the status of your application on Neighborly. Select ‘View Application’ and look in the upper left corner. Your application info, including status, will then be visible.

We generally decide on applications within 2 weeks if we have all we need. The whole repair process generally lasts for 1-to-2 months after approval. If we approve your application, we will contact you and set dates to begin repairs.

These repairs may take several visits, including an initial inspection visit. We will not visit your home without first contacting you by phone or email. One of our team staff will always be present for our first visit.

Eric Thornton Housing & Rehab. Loan Officer 801-535-7122 Noah Chacon Housing & Rehab. Specialist I 801-535-6212 Brian Zauel Housing Project Manager 801-535-7233 ADDRESS: 451 S.

State Street, #445, Salt Lake City, UT 84111