Emergency Repair Program

The Emergency Repair Program is set up to remove conditions that pose an imminent threat to the health or safety of those who live in substandard housing. This program is not intended to rehabilitate houses to the City's Minimum Housing Code. The Emergency Repair Program provides both forgivable loans and low-interest deferred loans that are dependent on household income. **This program is only available in conjunction with the Lead Safe Housing Program.**

Eligibility
To receive assistance under this program, you must meet each of the following requirements:

1. You are an owner-occupant of a one-family residential structure within the city limits of Greensboro.
2. Your property has been inspected by the lead grant program staff or their designated representative and is classified as having conditions that pose an imminent threat to health and/or safety.

For the duration of the City's participation in the Lead Safe Housing Program, the following requirements must be met:

    3.   The residential structure has been tested by a state certified lead inspection firm and 
          is determined to have lead paint hazards.
    4.   The household has a child under the age of 6 that meets the EPA or HUD 
          definition of child occupation. This rule may be waived as determined by lead grant 
          program staff in accordance with lead grant program guidelines.

Lead Safe Housing Program

The Lead Safe Housing Program works to remove lead-based paint hazards that pose an imminent health threat in homes built before 1978 and to protect young children from lead poisoning. Homeowners and rental property owners may be eligible for program assistance. Grants are available through this program.

Rehabilitation Programs by Other Organizations

Greensboro Housing Coalition is a referral, informational, and educational organization dedicated to providing information about many housing issues. For more information, call 336-691-9521.