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This office assists low-income families in securing safe and decent
housing. The office also assists homeowners to rehabilitate their dwellings
through low income loans, and State and Federal grants. The department
administers the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnership
Program, State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP), Affordable Housing
programs, Challenge Fund, and other housing programs to improve resident’s
lives and revitalize deteriorating neighborhoods. Assistance is provided
to the Housing Finance Authority by the department in the form of financial
and clerical administration.
The Code Enforcement section of the department provides a comprehensive
inspection system to handle nuisances such as inoperable vehicles, rat
infestation, trash on lots, high weeds and grass on vacant lots, and
unsanitary conditions that pose a threat to the health and safety of
the community. This section is also responsible for the enforcement of
the County’s Land Development Code; Sign Ordinance, Adult Use Ordinance,
Minimum Housing Standards, and the condemnation/demolition of unsafe
or dilapidated structures.
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