home repair
Home Repair in Denver
Partnering with homeowners to provide critical exterior repairs
Through Habitat Metro Denver’s Exterior Home Repair Program, Habitat partners with homeowners living in the City and County of Denver to provide critical exterior home repairs. In return for these repairs, homeowners contribute sweat equity hours and make a payment to cover a percentage of their home repair costs.
Learn more about the Exterior Home Repair Program process, as well as how to apply to partner with Habitat on your home repairs:
Is home repair with us right for you?
To qualify for Habitat Metro Denver’s home repair program, partners must have:
Need for repairs
You must show that your current home is in poor condition, is not energy efficient, or is unsafe.
Willingness to partner
All Habitat homeowners attend classes and invest sweat equity to help with the home repair process.
Ability to pay
Future homeowners must be current on their mortgage and property tax payments, and be able to pay a portion of the repair costs.
Home Repair Program Steps
Here is a step-by-step overview of what to expect during Habitat’s home repair process. Click on each step to see details.
Applicants must:
- Own and live in their home in the city and county of Denver as highlighted in the map below. Note that mobile homes do not qualify for this program.
- Be current with their mortgage payments and property taxes. Note that reverse mortgages do not qualify for this program.
- Be able to pay a portion of repair costs and earn income that stays within our income guidelines (shown below).
- Have owned and lived in their home for at least one year.
- Have an adequate homeowner insurance policy.
- Demonstrate a need for housing repairs by showing that the current home is in poor condition, is not energy efficient, is unsafe, or does not meet city code.
Applicants must also show a willingness to partner by:
- Meeting all deadlines during the application process.
- Attending all required events, classes and meetings.
- Completing all sweat equity hours before work begins on the home.
To qualify for a Habitat home repair, you must make less than the amount listed below per month for your household size.
1 Person Household $5,992
2 Person Household $6,846
3 Person Household $7,700
4 Person Household $8,554
5 Person Household $9,242
6 Person Household $9,925
7 Person Household $10,608
8 Person Household $11,292
Note that while these represent our most common household sizes, Habitat Metro Denver serves households of up to 10.
Important note: Habitat counts the following sources of income: wages, pension, retirement, SSDI, SSI, social security survivor’s benefits, alimony/maintenance, child support, food stamps, unemployment (if it is not the sole income source), rental income, and other forms of income. Habitat does not count the following source of income: TANF and financial aid.
Please fill out this form to start the Home Repair application process.
Those who submit eligibility questionnaires that meet our program criteria will receive an invitation to apply. The application must be printed, completed and emailed, faxed, or mailed to Habitat.
If you need any assistance or support completing a Home Repair application, or would like to have an application mailed to you, please contact our Home Repair Client Coordinator at homerepairapp@habitatmetrodenver.org.
Complete your required “sweat equity” hours, which include volunteer shifts on Habitat construction sites and at Habitat’s ReStores.
Home Repair Service Areas
Applicants to our Home Repair Program must live in the City and County of Denver to qualify for the program (as highlighted in red).
For questions regarding if you are within our service area contact our Home Repair Client Coordinator.
The Impact
“Thank you so much for all the hard work. Thank you with my whole heart for the lasting impact you have made. I can never thank you enough for helping us preserve our forever home!”
Rachael
“After partnering with Habitat, we virtually got a brand-new home.”
John
