The population of Dallas is growing, and home prices are still at historic highs. But what happens when houses are occupied and still not up to code, or need repairs that the owners simply can’t afford?
The program allows owners of single-family houses to apply for home-improvement loans designed to help finance repairs to their houses for things like safety, health and structural issues.
One option they have to increase that percentage is by utilizing a third-party vendor, but Noguera said that the city doesn’t know who that would be yet. If a home is beyond repair, it may qualify for the Home Reconstruction Program. In this case, the needed improvements require more than rehabilitation, so the home must be torn down and rebuilt from scratch. to apply: they must be completely up-to-date on property taxes and liens, they must have a clear title for the property and owned it for at least six months, and it must be their primary residence.