[Durham INC] Fwd: Revised Flyer to Promote Continuing Applications to the LIHR Program

[Mimi Kessler]

Please read Jim’s explanation of what has changed (state vs local
assistance programs) and what remains the same (June 1 deadline).

This is an underutilized resource across the city and county and may be a
huge relief for low income home owners who don’t have the means to pay
property tax.

Mimi Kessler
919-599-2892


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From: Jim Svara <svarajh at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Subject: Revised Flyer to Promote Continuing Applications to the LIHR
Program
To: Camillia Foust <fcamillfou at aol.com>, Peter Skillern <
peter at reinvestmentpartners.org>, angella Coleman <
angella at reinvestmentpartners.org>, Ann Rebeck, People's Alliance
Coordinator <coordinator at durhampa.org>, Danielle Doughman <
danielle.doughman at gmail.com>, Carrington, Donna <
donnac at communityempowermentfund.org>, Breana van Velzen <
durhamnaction at gmail.com>, Vannessa Evans <vevans2016 at yahoo.com>, Ketty
Thelemaque <ketty at durhamcan.org>, Rick Larson <rlarson311958 at gmail.com>,
Stella Adams <sadams7943 at aol.com>, walter jackson <perseverance67 at yahoo.com>,
Mimi Kessler <mimikessler1 at gmail.com>, Lorisa Seibel <lorisaseibel at gmail.com>,
Cynthia <cynthiawilliamscaht at gmail.com>


Greetings again to all of you,

Since I communicated with you on March 15, I have been trying to pin down a
couple details about a change in the LIHR Program this year that made it
possible for low-income homeowners to apply for a grant to cover a portion
(or all) of their 2023 property tax bill even though the tax bill deadline
has passed.  The Department of Social Services was slow in confirming the
deadline for the applications.  We have finally received it, and it is
still June 1 as in the draft flyer sent previously.  Thus, we have six
weeks to help inform homeowners about this possibility.

As noted in the flyer used through last December, the other important
change in the program this year is that the LIHR will provide a grant
covering the *full* property tax bill for homeowners over 60 years old and
with income at or below 30% AMI.

The LIHR grant can be requested before the June 1 deadline.  The one
exception to the option to still apply for the grant is that homeowners who
have received assistance from a state program such as the Elderly/Disabled
Exclusion Program are not eligible for the LIHR grant for last year's
property tax.  The extensive explanation of how to shift from state to
local assistance in the former version of the flyer has been removed from
this revised version of the flyer.

Note that two of the organizations supporting this flyer will provide
assistance by telephone to property owners.  The phone numbers to call at
the Community Empowerment Fund and Reinvestment Partners are provided at
the end of page 2.

Please let me know if you have questions about the LIHR Program or identify
any corrections that are needed in the attached version.

Thank you for your efforts to spread the word about this program and to
help homeowners apply for it.

Best regards,

Jim

Jim Svara--former Co-Coordinator of the Coalition for Affordable Housing &
Transit Coordinating Committee; Co-Chair of the Policy Committee

Cynthia Williams--Co-Coordinator of CAHT--cynthiawilliamscaht at gmail.com

Lorisa Seibel--Co-Coordinator of CAHT--lorisaseibel at gmail.com
<Co-Coordinator--lorisaseibel at gmail.com>

Jim Svara / 12 Susanna Drive
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/12+Susanna+Drive?entry=gmail&source=g>,
L-103 / Durham, NC  27705
919.384.2339 / 602.373.0026 (Cell)
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