Home Owner, Home Buyer and Rental

The Office of Community Development seeks to:

Increase the number of affordable rental housing units through acquisition, new construction and/or rehabilitation for lower income residents.
Increase safety and quality of permanent supportive housing for people with disabilities and those at risk of homelessness.
Improve the safety and quality of housing owned by lower income residents.
Increase homeownership opportunities for lower income families.
Address blight to improve targeted neighborhood conditions.

Office of Community Development Housing Programs

To accomplish these objectives, the following programs are administered:

Housing Rehabilitation Program - financial assistance available to income eligible owner-occupants living in municipalities that are members of the Washtenaw Urban County.
Homeownership Assistance Program - downpayment & closing cost assistance, homebuyer education programs, and rehabilitation assistance available to income eligible homebuyers who wish to purchase a home in a municipality that is a member of the Washtenaw Urban County.
Financial Assistance to Develop Affordable Housing - working with for-profit or non-profit developers to increase the supply of affordable rental and homeownership housing in municipalities that are members of the Washtenaw Urban County.
PUD and Planned Project Guidelines. The City of Ann Arbor has adopted two ordinances that encourage the inclusion of affordable units in market rate developments. The Developer Guide provides guidelines on these ordinances, including tables, forms, charts, and cash-in-lieu of housing information.
Request for Proposal (RFP) for owner, rental and cooperative affordable housing (pdf) - response due February 17, 2010
Request for Proposal (RFP) for CHDO operating funds (pdf)