OTHER-2022-033-Local single family rehabilitation assistance

Browse Search

r)CiHCD ., ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT applicable codes or regulations , or any such hazards or nuisances must be corrected as part of the rehabilitation of the home . Orange County ' s Rehabilitation Specialist will determine the presence of any known environmental hazards/ nuisances on the site and if they can be removed through rehabilitation . • Properties cannot be located in the right- of-way of any impending or planned public improvements . Orange County staff will assist in making this determination . • The property cannot be located on a site that is endangered by mudslides, landslides or other natural or environmental hazards . If needed , the Rehabilitation Specialist will work with the homeowner to make this determination . • The property may be located in the 100-year flood plain if the lowest finished floor level ( verified by an elevation certificate provided by the homeowner ) is above the base flood elevation and the property will be covered by flood insurance . The property must be in compliance with Orange County ' s flood plain ordinance . All things considered equal , properties located outside the 100 -year flood plain will be given priority over properties located in the 100 - year flood plain . Orange County will verify whether the home is in the flood plain . • The property cannot have been repaired or rehabilitated with public funding of $ 30, 000 or more within the past ten ( 10 ) years without NCHFA approval . How are applications ranked ? There are many more ESFRLP - eligible households ( with eligible houses ) than can be assisted with the available funds . Therefore, Orange County has devised the following priority system to rank eligible applicants, determine which of them will be selected for assistance and in what order . Under this system , applicants will receive points for falling into certain categories . Applications will be ranked according to which receive the most points . If there are more eligible applicants with eligible houses than can be treated with existing funding, Orange County may be able to treat additional houses with unrestricted pool funds Pool applicants will come from the original applicant list and be considered according to which received the most points . If alternate pool applicants are not identified on the original applicant list and must be solicited , the solicited , eligible , pool applicants will be selected on a first come , first to qualify basis .