North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 06 - AGING - PROGRAMS OPERATIONS
Subchapter E - HOUSING AND HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICE
Section .0300 - GENERAL
Section 06E .0301 - PURPOSE

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 06E .0301

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

The Older Americans Act, through the Administration on Aging (AoA), awards funds to the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS) for supportive services targeted to individuals with the greatest economic or social need as indicated in 10A NCAC 05C.0205. Housing and Home Improvement is a supportive service which can make a vital difference in the lives of older individuals wishing to live independently in safe affordable homes within their communities of choice. This service can enable them to obtain, retain, or return to independent housing and resolve health and safety issues affecting their home or areas adjacent to their home. For the purpose of this Subchapter, the service has three elements:

(1) Housing services that support independent living by providing information on:

(a) fair housing;

(b) foreclosures;

(c) grants or loans for home repair;

(d) home buying;

(e) homelessness prevention;

(f) independent housing options and locations;

(g) landlord tenant relations;

(h) mortgage delinquency and default resolution counseling;

(i) predatory lending;

(j) reasonable accommodations;

(k) reverse mortgage counseling; and

(l) tenant's rights and responsibilities;

(2) Home improvement services that identify health and safety issues affecting the home or areas adjacent to the home in which an individual or family lives, and provide needed improvements to resolve those issues through:

(a) installation of security features;

(b) minor home repairs and improvements; and

(c) modifications to the home to promote mobility; and

(3) Provision of, or replacement of, basic furnishings or household appliances that promote independent living.

Authority G.S. 143B-181.1; 42 U.S.C. § 3030d(a)(4);
Eff. July 1, 2007;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. September 6, 2016.

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