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Columbus Home > Development > Housing Division

Housing Division

Housing Division

Housing Administrator: Rita Parise

The Housing Division serves Columbus by preserving and producing housing that helps build strong, distinct and vibrant neighborhoods. The Housing Division collaborates with federal, state and local government housing agencies to strategically target its resources for neighborhood investment. These programs are available to city of Columbus residents eligible for assistance guided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Income Guidelines.

A list of the Housing Division Programs and brief descriptions are:

Acquisition and Relocation Compliance Services: Acquisition and relocation due to a federally funded housing/highway project or code vacate order.
American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI): Downpayment assistance to purchase a first home in the City of Columbus and Columbus School District.
Chores Program: The Chores proram assists senior citizens and/or disabled persons with minor repairs to their homes. These repairs must be for the safety and/or health of the senior or disabled person.
Deaf Modification Program : Special housing needs for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.
Emergency Repair Program : The Emergency Repair program provides for the immediate correction of an emergency condition that has been determined to present an imminent danger to the health and/or safety of the occupants of residential property in the City of Columbus including heating, plumbing, and electrical repairs.
Home Modification Program : Special housing needs to enable accessibility.
Home Safe and Sound Program : The mission of the Home Safe and Sound program is to preserve decent, safe and sanitary housing for low and moderate income residents in Columbus neighborhoods.
Lead Safe Columbus : Lead-based paint hazard control work (interior and exterior).
Neighborhood Investment Districts & Community Reinvestment Areas/Residential Tax Incentives : Property tax abatement on increased valuation due to property improvements in the Neighborhood Investment Districts and Community Reinvestment Areas.
Tool Library: The Rebuilding Together Central Ohio Tool Library is a tool-lending library that is located in Columbus, Ohio. The Tool Library was created by the City of Columbus in 1976, using a Federal Community Development Block Grant. In March 2009, Rebuilding Together Central Ohio took over operation of the library. The RTCO Tool Library offers over 200 different types of and over 4,500 individual hand and power tools.