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DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Housing and Property Management Division
250 Constitution Plaza
4th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Tel: (860) 757-9005
Fax: (860) 722-6630 / (860) 722-6444
Yasha M. Escalera, Director
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Yasha M. Escalera
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Housing and Property Management Division
Mission: The Housing and Property Management
Division seeks to actively promote and
facilitate new housing construction and
substantial rehabilitation activities in the
City of Hartford through the administration
of City, State and Federal Programs.
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Resources for Hartford
Homeowners
Foreclosure Prevention
The City of Hartford
recognizes that many homeowners have been
adversely impacted by the recent subprime
mortgage crisis. Many homeowners have
Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) that have
recently reset – to higher monthly payments
that they cannot afford. The Department of
Development Services Housing and Property
Management Division has prepared a guide to
provide Hartford homeowners with useful
information and resources that may help prevent
home foreclosures.
To view the Foreclosure Prevention
Resource Guide Click
Here
Para
ver el Guía
De Recursos Para Evitar Ejecución De Hipotecas
Español Haga
Clic Aquí
Housing Preservation Loan
Fund
The Housing
Preservation Loan Fund (HPLF) Program has been a
vital resource to Hartford residents for home
improvement for more than 25 years. The HPLF
Program has played a significant role in
maintaining Hartford neighborhoods by offering
affordable loans to homeowners to make needed
repairs and improvements to their properties.
For additional information click on the
following item:
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Housing Preservation Loan
Fund
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Developers
The Housing and Property Management Division
is committed to sustaining and improving
Hartford's livability through the
development of new housing and the
rehabilitation of existing housing
throughout Hartford. Our programs target
several of Hartford's housing goals and
objectives, including density reduction,
increasing homeownership opportunities, and
improving the availability of quality,
affordable multi-family rental units.
Affordable housing development sponsored by
the City of Hartford should be compatible
with and contribute to the design and
character of the neighborhood. The City’s
programs promote a range of neighborhood
revitalization efforts including the
development of single-family owner-occupied
homes and larger scale multi-family rental
properties.
For additional information click on the
following items:
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HOME Investment Partnership Program
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Homeownership Appraisal Gap Financing
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Inventory of
City owned properties
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 Homebuyers
Homeownership
Assistance
Programs
The Housing and
Property
Management
Division is
working to help
Hartford's
citizens achieve
the goal of
homeownership.
We currently
offer loan
programs that
primarily serve
low-income and
moderate-income
households
seeking to
purchase a home
in the City.
Our
HouseHartford
and
Homeownership
Appraisal Gap
Financing
programs have
contributed to
the livability
and stability of
Hartford's
housing stock by
providing
financial
assistance to
potential
homebuyers.
HouseHartford is
a mortgage
program offering
mortgage
interest rate
buy-downs or
downpayment and
closing cost
assistance, and the
Homeownership
Appraisal Gap
Financing
program promotes
the
affordability of
newly developed
or rehabilitated
homes. Both
programs have
played a
significant role
in helping
citizens become
first time
homebuyers, and
sparking the
revitalization
of Hartford's
neighborhoods.
For additional
information
click on the
following items:
• HouseHartford
Program
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Homeownership Appraisal Gap Financing Program
*New
GAP Housing Developments*
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Neighborhood
Distribution of
CCEDA Funds Map
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Section 8 Rental
Assistance Program
Imagineers, LLC, a
housing services organization, located on
Farmington Avenue in Hartford manages the City’s
Section 8 program. For information on Rental
Assistance contact Imagineers, LLC at (860)
522-1028.
For additional information on Rental Assistance
in the City of Hartford, go to
www.imagineersllc.com. |
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The Hartford Fair Rent
Commission
The Hartford Fair
Rent Commission is empowered by state and local
law to address unreasonable rent increases. If
the tenant believes that his/her rent increase
is excessive, they can file a written complaint
with the Fair Rent Commission.
After the complaint is filed Housing Code
inspectors will inspect the complainant’s
residence and present a report to the
Commission. Poor maintenance, needed repairs or
code violations endangering health and safety
are noted. If staff cannot mediate problems
between the landlord and tenant, the Commission
will hold a public hearing. Repairs may be
ordered or rent may be adjusted until problems
are resolved.
To find out more about The Hartford Fair Rent
Commission, contact Lionel Rigler, Fair Rent
Commission Administrator at 757-9277, facsimile
722-6074.
For more information on The Hartford Fair Rent
Commission,
click here.
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