Residents should apply now for wait list
Penn Township homeowners in Snyder County may be eligible to receive up to $65,000 in home improvements from the Existing Owner-Occupied Housing Program funded with Community Development Block Grant funds.
SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) is encouraging township residents to apply now to get on the wait list. SEDA-COG manages the program on behalf of the township.
Interested residents may call SEDA-COG’s Stacy Anderson at 800-326-9310.
Eligible repairs include structural, roofing, plumbing, electrical, heating/furnace, window replacement, radon and lead-based paint mitigation, and energy-related improvements. Also included are modifications for mobility-impaired residents. There is no cost to homeowners who maintain home residency over a five-year period from the date of signing.
Homeowners can go through the process hassle-free with SEDA-COG managing it from start to finish, said Teri Provost, director of the agency’s Housing Rehabilitation program.
“We make the process easy for the homeowner and manage it from start to finish,” Provost said.
Qualifications:
- · Own the home or have Life Rights to live in it;
- · Meet income qualifications based on household size;
- · Be current on local taxes and municipal utility bills;
- · Provide proof of homeowner’s insurance;
- · Live in the home an additional five years.
Additional requirements may apply.
Annual Gross Income Limits:
Family size: 1 – $35,950; 2 – $41,100; 3 – $46,250; 4 – $51,350; 5 – $55,500; 6 – $59,600; 7 – $63,700; 8 – $67,800.