Emergency Home Repair

Provides emergency and critical repairs to owner occupied homes located in the City of Austin. The homeowners assisted by this program must reside in the City of Austin and their incomes may not exceed 80% of the Median Family Income (MFI) as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Services under this program include emergency repairs, customer recruitment, screening and selection of eligible customers, and the supervision of repairs on homes owned by low-income residents. The purpose of this program is to help preserve the existing housing stock and improve the quality of life for low-income homeowners by allowing them to remain in their homes.

Three categories are used to describe repairs: 

  • Crisis Intervention Assistance: repairs to homes which would alleviate those situations which present life threatening conditions such as leaking gas pipes or electrical wire short-circuiting.
  • Emergency Repair Assistance: repairs to homes, which would alleviate threats to health and safety of occupants.
  • Major System Repairs: repairs to or replacement of major operating system(s) of a home, when the repair does not alter environmental conditions and when the repair is limited to protection, repair or restoration activities necessary to control or arrest the effects of disasters, imminent threats or physical deterioration. Major systems are identified as electrical, plumbing, roofing, mechanical and heating systems.


GoBond - General Obligation Bond Home Repairs Program (GOB-HRP)

The purpose of the General Obligation Bond Home Repairs Program is to address substandard housing conditions of low and moderate income homeowners residing within the corporate city limits of the City of Austin. The program provides financial assistance to make repairs that will eliminate health and safety hazards and/or provide improved accessibility. This new program also seeks to remove many of the logistical barriers among local organizations currently operating home repair programs, reduce or eliminate waiting lists and build the capacity of local nonprofits to provide these specific repairs to qualified individuals. The following are the type of repairs eligible for GoBond:

  • Accessibility modifications such as ramps, grab bars and hand rails installation
  • Electrical, plumbing, mechanical repairs
  • Exterior siding repair
  • Window and door repairs/replacements
  • Drywall and flooring repair
  • Structural carpentry pertaining to structural integrity: support beams, rotten floor joists (usually result of leak), rotten wall members
  • Painting as related to repairs
  • Roof patches
  • Roof replacement
  • Ceiling fans
  • Emergency repairs

For more information contact: Email: email us or call 512.478.7176 x212