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The Detroit Home Repair Pre-Application is now closed.

Check the Status of Your Pre-Application
 

The City of Detroit Human Homeless & Family Services' Critical Home Repair Program provides free repairs for eligible homeowners, directly addressing the most critical home repair needs. 

To apply for this program, households must meet the following initial requirements:  

  • Own and occupy a home in the City of Detroit 

  • Be current on property taxes or in a payment plan 

  • Have at least one of the following living in their home: 

    • A child under the age of 18 

    • A senior age 62+ 

    • A resident with a documented disability (receiving disability benefits) 

  • Make no more in household income than the limits described in the table below

 

Funding for home repair is limited so applications with the highest needs will be prioritized for assistance.  

The Critical Home Repair Program provides funding to address needs like severe plumbing issues, actively leaking roofs, lack of working furnace or boiler, electrical hazards, and accessibility-related repairs to bathrooms and home entrances/exits.

Due to limited funding, the most critical repairs will be funded per selected household. The Program may not be able to support all repair needs for any given home.  

The Human Homeless & Family Services will use its online Neighborly system to accept applications. Residents can apply for the Critical Home Repair Program and HHFS’s LeadSafe Housing repair program with one application, during open periods (twice a year). 

To learn about the next open application period, please fill out the HHFS Home Repair Contact List.