Residents of manufactured homes in Newberg and Yamhill County in northwestern Oregon, just south of Portland, will be eligible for repairs to manufactured homes if $400,000 is approved through a housing rehabilitation program. Community Development Director Doug Rux said the program would benefit about 120 people, all of whom fit the low-to-moderate income parameters, as pamplinmedia informs MHProNews.

The city has been successful with the program in the past, which required home owners to also own the land on which their homes sat, but since 2013 the funds have been distributed as grants, which removes the land ownership requirement. The funds will focus on immediate health and safety needs, not on remodeling or long-term projects, as there are 200 people on the Housing Authority of Yamhill County’s (HAYC) waiting list for home maintenance.

The HAYC’s Darcy Reynolds said by limiting the assistance to immediate needs it makes the funds go further. However, one of the funds’ restrictions is that a homeowner cannot receive more than 50 percent of their home’s value, and many of the manufactured homes have lost much of their value over time.

The program would provide eligible homeowners with funding to address such problems as asbestos testing and abatement, septic repairs, handicapped access and weatherization.

Notification is expected in late December as to whether the funds are available. ##

(Springfield, Oregon manufactured home community-credit=kvaltv-posted Daily BusinessNewsMHProNews)

Article submitted by Matthew J Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews)