NC Investment Map

Rehabilitation & Modification

Maintain and improve the physical condition of low and moderate-cost housing (both rental and individually owned properties) by investing in maintenance and repair services

PRESERVE EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Rehabilitation and Modification

Maintain and improve the physical condition of low and moderate-cost housing (both rental and owned properties) by investing in programs and services (e.g., mold removal, emergency repairs, natural disaster recovery, conversion to green/sustainable solutions) that keep this housing in good condition. This helps prevent displacement of low/moderate income residents, especially BIPOC residents, while sustaining/expanding the local service economy and other economies depending on a stable, local workforce.

This promising strategy requires investment in:

  • Rehabilitation and modification services at the regional level, especially by using BIPOC- led housing rehabilitation providers
  • Capacity building for local CBOs to navigate and manage rehabilitation requests

• Rehabilitation and modification services at the regional level, especially by using BIPOC-led housing rehabilitation providers
• Capacity building for local CBOs to navigate and manage rehabilitation requests

Evaluation of Promising Strategy in Initial Target Regions

Learn more about the Investment Map’s selection of Initial Target Regions.

At the statewide level, the NC Housing Finance Agency operates multiple rehabilitation programs for homeowners. These include the Urgent Repair Program (URP), Displacement Prevention Partnership (DPP), and Essential Single-Family Rehabilitation Loan Pool (ESFRLP).

The City of Greensboro operates a Rental Housing Improvement Program, which funds rehabilitation of small, multifamily developments (those with seven or fewer units).

The City of Greensboro operates a Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation Program, which is available to households at or below 80% AMI.

Piedmont Triad Regional Council operates three programs targeting different counties in the region – Housing Rehabilitation, Weatherization Assistance, and Surry County Housing Consortium.

Habitat for Humanity provides rehabilitation services in the region.

Many current repair programs targeted specific demographic groups (e.g., elderly or veterans) and/or are oversubscribed.

Many current programs will serve homeowners but not renters.

Public housing authorities have large repair backlogs.

There are eligibility requirements for the current CDC moratorium on housing eviction, leaving some North Carolinians excluded.

  • Services are provided. Metric = # of services created (by type). Metric = # of services provided (by type) . Metric = wait time between tenant request submission and receipt of services.
  • Housing units are improved. Metric = # of housing units receiving services. Metric = # of building/sanitary code violations resolved.
  • Residents avoid displacement. Metric = # of households/residents receiving services whose needs involved building/sanitary code violations.
  • Service economy expands. Metric = # of local service providers engaged. Metric = # of local BIPOC service providers engaged.
  • The local workforce remains in place. Metric = # of service recipients who are employed locally or within X radius of home.

At the statewide level, NC Housing Finance Agency operates multiple rehabilitation programs for homeowners, including the Urgent Repair Program (URP), Displacement Prevention Partnership (DPP), and Essential Single-Family Rehabilitation Loan Pool (ESFRLP). NCHFA’s Housing Trust Fund is the largest source of financing in the state for supportive housing, emergency repairs, and accessibility modifications.

At the regional level, Mountain Housing Opportunities, Housing Assistance Corporation, and Habitat for Humanity provide home remediation services.

Pisgah Legal Services provides legal aid to improve substandard housing conditions.

The NC Housing Finance Agency does not operate rehabilitation programs for rental properties.

Organizations other than the NC Housing Finance Agency that provide home remediation services need more capacity because demand currently exceeds supply.

Public housing authorities have large backlogs of repairs.

There are eligibility requirements for the current CDC moratorium on housing eviction, leaving some North Carolinians excluded.

  • Services are provided. Metric = # of services created (by type). Metric = # of services provided (by type) . Metric = wait time between tenant request submission and receipt of services.
  • Housing units are improved. Metric = # of housing units that receive services. Metric = # of building/sanitary code violations resolved.
  • Residents avoid displacement. Metric = # of households/residents receiving services whose needs involved building/sanitary code violations.
  • Service economy expands. Metric = # of local service providers engaged. Metric = # of local BIPOC service providers engaged.
  • The local workforce remains in place. Metric = # of service recipients who are employed locally or within X radius of home.

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