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The Emergency Repair Program is designed to pL,when
lower income homeowners with financial
assistance to permit emergency repairs up to $ City of Miami inspectors determine
that an immediate health and/or safety hazard exists to the inhabitants of the house and the
owner/resident of the property has no means of undertaking such repairs. Financing in the form
of a grant up to a maximum of $10,000 is available to households whose total income does not
exceed 80% of the median income based upon the total number of occupants, to repair
emergency conditions, i.e. health and/or safety hazards which may exist in their home. In most
cases this Program will serve as a stop -gap measure providing a relatively quick response to a
specific emergency condition and will not result in the -correction of all existing code violations.
A. EMERGENCY CONDITION
An emergency condition is defined as the presence of an emergency condition, which
poses an imminent threat to the health and/or safety of the occupants, which has been
documented and verified by an Inspector from the City of Miami. Examples of such
types of repairs may include the following:
Roofing
Major Electrical Repairs
Major Plumbing Repairs
This emergency condition shall not be covered by a home insurance policy or other
owner assets, ex, bank accounts, savings, etc.
B. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 1 DEFERRED PAYMENT LOAN
A maximum amount of $10,000 per case shall be awarded to make the emergency repair
under the same terms as the regular Single Family Rehabilitation Program.
C. CONTRACTOR SELECTION / AWARD OF CONTRACT
The City of Miami shall develop and maintain a list of qualified, licensed contractors
who are interested in working with this Program, and are able to respond to bid requests
within a short time frame. Homeowners will be responsible for selecting a contractor
from said list, who has provided the lowest reasonable bid. Owners selecting other than
the lowest bid, will be required to pay the difference between the lowest bid and that
which they have selected.
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D. APPROVAL PROCESS
Cases shall be processed on a first come, first ready basis with the City of Miami
reserving the right to prioritize cases based upon the degree of urgency of the
health/safcty threat posed -by the emergency condition.
Assistance will be awarded/approved by the Director of Community Development.
E. REFERRAL TO SINGLE FAMILY REHABILITATION PROGRAM
Houses assisted through the Emergency Repair Program (One unit) but not brought into
code compliance, shall automatically be referred to the City of Miami's Single Family
Rehabilitation Program for assistatice in order to bring the residence up to%.code standards
Cases eligible for rehabilitation assistance shall have the total dollar amount of the
Emergency Repair Program funding previously received deducted from the maximum of
assistance available through the Single Family Rehabilitation Program.
F. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
City of Miami homeowners will be eligible to participate in this Program no more often
than once every ten (10) years, Total housing unit and/or homeowner participation will
be limited to no more than two (2) approvals of funding assistance received via this
Program.
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