Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§12806 Home Repair Services Grants for Older and Disabled Homeowners

Title 42 › CHAPTER 130 — NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING › SUBCHAPTER II — INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING › Part D — Specified Model Programs › § 12806

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must offer a model program that gives home inspections, repairs, and follow-up to keep repairs working for older and disabled homeowners. Help goes to people who own and live in the home, are older or disabled, and are low-income. The program must serve the primary residence, give extra priority to very low-income households and people with intense needs (for example, serious disabilities, language barriers, or racial/ethnic isolation that makes daily life hard), and set any fees based on the person’s income.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12806

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general

The Secretary shall make available a model program to provide home repair services for older homeowners and disabled homeowners, including such services as the examination of homes, repair services, and follow-up to ensure the continued effectiveness of the repairs provided.

(b)Eligible recipients

Home repair services shall be provided to homeowners who—

(1)own and reside in the dwellings for which services are provided;

(2)are older or disabled; and

(3)are members of low-income families.

(c)Permitted restrictions

Guidelines for the model program shall require that—

(1)assisted dwelling units be the primary residence of the homeowner for whom services are provided;

(2)preferences be provided for (A) very low-income families, and (B) individuals with intense need characterized by noneconomic factors such as physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, and cultural, social, or geographical isolation caused by racial or ethnic status that restricts the ability of an individual to perform normal daily tasks or that threatens the capacity of the individual to live independently;

(3)any fees charged be based on the income of the individual receiving the home repair services.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12806

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110