Home Repairs

All applicants must demonstrate the same criteria as the homeownership selection policy criteria:

• Need for safe, decent, quality housing

  • Applicants must lack adequate resources or ability to accomplish repairs that impact health, safety and accessibility.

• Willingness to partner with HFHCV (including, if required, Sweat Equity)

  • Applicants who are able and over the age of 18 are required to be present and engage on their work site with HHFCV volunteers and staff

• Ability to pay an affordable no interest loan for the cost of the repairs

  • Applicants must demonstrate that their household income is between 40% and 70% of the area median for the county they reside in. Income Guidelines

  Selecting Partners

• Applicants must be a legal resident of the U.S.

• Mortgage must be current

• Certificate of homeowner’s insurance is required

• Applicants must have verifiable and sustainable income

HFHCV will not perform services for the following:

• Applicants that do not own and occupy the home for which the work is requested

• Applicants residing outside the affiliate service area (Chattooga, Floyd and Polk County)

• Aesthetic home improvements

• Projects that could jeopardize HFHCV volunteers or staff participating the project

Applications can be submitted beginning January 6, 2025.

Please note, an application with HFHCV does not guarantee that you will be qualified for Habitat assistance. This is just the first step in the process. Habitat Coosa Valley will notify you of your application status. If you have any questions, please feel to call us at (706) 378.0030.