Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Community Development
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All
Approval of Contract with Habitat for Humanity DeKalb using HUD - HOME Investment Partnership Program, Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Funds - $1,050,000.00
Body
Information Contact: Allen Mitchell, Director
Phone Number: 404-969-9921
PURPOSE:
To approve a contract with Habitat for Humanity DeKalb for an amount not to exceed $1,050,000.00, which includes: $1,000,000.00 in HOME project funds to Acquire eligible single family detached homes, unoccupied, and/or foreclosed properties through voluntary sales; Rehabilitate the properties in accordance with DeKalb County’s written rehabilitation standards; and Sell the rehabilitated homes to households at or below 80% of Area Median Income (AMI), in accordance with HUD HOME income limits.
$50,000 in HOME Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) operating funds to support allowable CHDO operating costs.
NEED/IMPACT:
Homeownership access for low-income households in DeKalb has tightened, and many low- to moderate-income households’ face housing cost burdens that impede purchase readiness. This action will add modest, code-compliant rehabbed units for resale to ≤80% AMI buyers, supporting stability and ownership pathways.
HUD requires Participating Jurisdictions to reserve at least 15% of annual HOME funds for CHDOs and to commit those funds to specific address-level projects, with CHDO certification in place at commitment. This item advances compliance with the CHDO set-aside and standard HOME controls (environmental review, written rehab standards, resale/recapture, income eligibility, and recordkeeping). Contracts will be executed after specific property addresses are identified and approved by the Community Development Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No cost to the County.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the resolution and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all necessary documents to approve a contract with Habitat for Humanity DeKalb for an amount not to exceed $1,050,000, which includes: $1,000,000 in HOME project funds to Acquire eligible single family detached homes, unoccupied, and/or foreclosed properties through voluntary sales; Rehabilitate the properties in accordance with DeKalb County’s written rehabilitation standards; and Sell the rehabilitated homes to households at or below 80% of Area Median Income (AMI), in accordance with HUD HOME income limits. Approve $50,000 in HOME Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) operating funds to support allowable CHDO operating costs