Community Development Block Grant Property Rehabilitation Program

Warren Residents

The City of Warren will be reviewing requests from interested residents for loans under the Community Development Block Grant Property Rehabilitation Program. If you are interested in participating in this program, submit “Expression of Interest (PDF)” form to home@cityofwarren.org or mail it to:

City of Warren
Community Development Program
One City Square, Suite 210
Warren, MI 48093

Because of limited funds for Warren’s Program, you are urged to complete the attached form as soon as possible. This form has been sent to all who have inquired about the program to date. A case number will be assigned to the completed form and all cases will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

When your number comes up for processing you will be asked to complete a formal loan application and additional information will be collected at that time to determine your eligibility for program participation.

Summary of Loan Application Process and Eligibility Requirements For the City of Warren’s Residential Rehabilitation Program

1. Upon submittal of an “Expression of Interest” form (attached) to the City of Warren Community Development, applications will be assigned a case number on a first-come first-served basis.

2. Funds for residential rehabilitation loans are allocated each year from the City’s Community Development Programs. Loan applications are processed in numerical order to the limit of the funds allocated.

3. Eligibility is determined at the time of application processing. To be eligible, applicants must have a history of making house, property tax (see below), and water bill payments on time, applicants household income must be less than the moderate-income limit listed below, and the home must be insured.
The following are the established deadlines for property tax payments:
Summer taxes – Payable in full by August 31. If the first installment payment is made by August 31 the second installment payment must be paid by January 31.
Winter taxes – Must be paid in full by February 28.

4. Applicants who are in bankruptcy are not eligible for the residential rehabilitation loan. Applicants with past bankruptcies must provide information on the type of bankruptcy and provide written documentation of the date the bankruptcy was discharged. Loan applications will only be processed if the bankruptcy has been discharged.

5. The following environmental criteria must be met: the property must be zoned R-1-A, R-1-B, R-1-C or R-1-P, the property must meet all zoning requirements regarding setbacks (the placement of the home within the lot lines), and the property must be occupied by an owner who uses it as a single-family home. No condominiums, multiple-family homes, mobile homes, or duplexes are eligible for rehabilitation.

6. Rehabilitation loans are available for correcting code violations, making limited general improvements, removing architectural barriers and installing ramps and other devices to make the home disabled accessible.

7. Rehabilitation loans are NOT available for condominiums, mobile homes, new construction, land contracts, substantial reconstruction, expansion of the structure, and the finishing of unfinished spaces.

8. The maximum rehabilitation loan is $35,000.

9. If an emergency exists which threatens the life or health of the household occupants, the application may be prioritized and receive immediate attention.

10. a. Deferred loans with 0% interest are available to eligible households of low- to moderate-income.

11. Federal Guidelines Prohibit the Rehabilitation of Homes in the City of Warren with values exceeding $218,000. The value of your home is determined by calculating two times your State Equalized Value.

City of Warren Residential Rehabilitation Program Eligibility Checklist

1. Have you made your last 6 house payments on time?

2. Do you have a history of paying your property taxes on time?(Including your water bill?)

3. Do you have homeowner’s insurance?

4. If you have had a bankruptcy, has it been discharged
OR
is it correct to say you have never been in bankruptcy?

5. Is your home zoned R-1-C, R-1-P, or R-1-A?
(Call if you would like the City to look up your property zoning)

6. Is it correct to say your home is not located in a flood zone?
(If you live near the red run drain your home may be located in the flood zone. Call if you would like the City to look up this information).

7. *Is your gross household income less than the moderate income limit shown on the Expression of Interest form?

8. Is your property an owner occupied single family home (not a condo, rental property, land contract or mobile home)?

9. Is it correct to say your property is not a rear lot structure?

If you answered yes to all of the above, please complete the attached expression of interest form, return it to the City, and you will be assigned the next available case number and placed on the waiting list. There is currently a 1-6month wait.

If you answer no to any of the questions, you are not eligible to receive a rehabilitation loan.

NOTE: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOUR REQUEST WILL BE PROCESSED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 1-6 MONTHS TO PROCESS YOUR REQUEST.

*See “Expression of Interest (PDF)” form for gross income guidelines.