Community Planning and Development - Housing

Tanya Ward-Benjamin, AICP - Housing Manager
Telephone: 305.895.9824
E-Mail: tbenjamin@northmiamifl.gov

The Housing and Community Development Section's overall goal is to assist the City of North Miami in creating a viable urban community by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and expanding opportunities, principally for very low, low and moderate-income persons/families (with incomes not exceeding 120% of median family income for the Metropolitan Dade County area). To achieve the above, the Section is responsible for the following tasks:

• Administering local, state and federal funds designated for housing and community development.
• Identifying housing and community development needs within the City.
• Working with "not for profit" organizations to expand opportunities and quality of life for low and moderate income residents.
• Planning, developing and implementing programs and activities to meet identified needs in housing and community development, such as homeownership, single-family and rental rehabilitation, public facilities and improvements.

PROGRAMS:
The City of North Miami offers several programs to promote affordable housing within the City. Deferred loans and grants are available for very low to moderate-income families who are in need of home repairs or are interested in purchasing a home.

Federal and State funding sources for the City's Housing Programs are the State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) program, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program.

• "Hardest Hit Fund" Program
• Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
• Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)
• 1st Time Home Buyer Down Payment/Closing Cost Assistance
• Paint Program
• Tenant Based  Rental Assistance Program
• Application for Housing Programs

"Hardest Hit Fund" Program

The city of North Miami’s Community Planning and Development Department, Housing Division has been designated an advisor agency for the Florida Hardest-Hit Fund (HHF) Program.  The program aims to assist homeowners that have been affected by unemployment or underemployment by providing mortgage assistance for up to six months (or to bring current past due mortgage payments.)  Funds are paid directly to the loan servicer or lender.  This program was established by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation at the direction of the US Treasury for the purpose of establishing programs to address foreclosure prevention.

As a Hardest Hit Fund Advisor, the city of North Miami will process applications for this program on behalf of the State.  North Miami residents who meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply.  For eligibility requirements and applications, visit www.flhardesthithelp.org or you may make an appointment to meet with a HHF Advisor at the city of North Miami by calling 305-895-9828, ext. 12242 or via e-mail at hardesthitprogram@northmiamifl.gov.

• Program Flyer

Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

NSP1

Performance Reports

• July 1 - September 30, 2009
• October 1 - December 31, 2009
• January 1 - March 31, 2010
• April 1 - June 30, 2010
• July 1 - September 30, 2010
• October 1 - December 31, 2010
• January 1 - March 31, 2011
• April 1 - June 30, 2011

NSP3
On September 8, 2010, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Shaun Donovan, announced the award of a third round of an additional $1 billion in NSP3 funding to all states along with a number of counties and local communities struggling to reverse the effects of the foreclosure crisis. The funds are provided under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Like the earlier rounds of NSP grants, these targeted funds will be used to purchase foreclosed homes at a discount and to rehabilitate or redevelop them in order to respond to rising foreclosures and falling home values. Through NSP3, the City will receive an allocation of 1,173,374.

• City of North Miami NSP 3 Substantial Amendment

Performance Reports

• April 1 - June 30, 2011

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)

• Guidelines
• Quarterly Reports
• April 2010
• July 2010
• September 2010
• December 2010
• April 2011
• Prime Recipient Report for quarter ending 6/30/2010
• Prime Recipient Report for quarter ending 9/30/2010
• Prime Recipient Report for quarter ending 12/30/2010

Assistance is available to first-time homebuyers purchasing a single family home, town house or condominium in the city of North Miami.  Funds can be used for down payment or closing costs.  Deferred loans from SHIP (up to $25,000.00) and HOME (up to $40,000.00) are awarded to eligible persons who have not previously owned a home.  Funds are provided at the time of closing.

The primary purpose or intent of our paint program is to beautify communities and satisfy potential or existing Code Violations.   The scope of this program is limited to the unit exterior.  An eligible participant will select their colors and submit them to the Building Department for approval, as they must be in compliance with the City’s color chart.

The purpose of this strategy is to provide one-time assistance to families whose rent have increased and can no longer afford to remain in that unit, those whose units are being gentrified, as in condo conversion or as result of unforeseen circumstances.

• Public Disclosure of Purchase Assistance for Rental Assistance (TBRA) from the Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME)

Currently applications are not being accepted for:

• Single family rehabilitation program / Rehabilitation of Owner-Occupied Homes
• Multi-Family Rehabilitation
• Disaster Grant Program
• Homeownership Development Assistance Program

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