A Livingston County-based agency has received a $400,000 state grant for rehabilitation of 15 affordable housing units in the City of Batavia, the governor's office announced.
The agency, Genesee Valley Rural Preservation Corporation, will use the funding to rehab 15 owner-occupied homes over the next 18 months, said GVRPC President Jill Alcorn.
GVRPC provides assistance with for such things as energy reduction measures, handicap accessibility and other improvements for the health and safety of the residents, Alcorn said.
The agency has previously worked with low-income housing stock in Batavia, providing $3.8 in public/private investment assistance over the past 16 years.
Cuomo's office announced that the state has made $7.3 million in investment in low-income housing in 2014 across the state with a $1 billion commitment by 2018.
“Everybody should be able to afford to live in New York – and we’re making record progress today,” Cuomo said in a statement. “Ensuring a safe and decent home for all New Yorkers is paramount to enhancing opportunities for community success and economic growth. By keeping affordable housing a priority of our administration, more New Yorkers have the resources they need to capture this opportunity and for our communities to remain vibrant for generations to come.”
Since 2011, the Cuomo's office said, New York has:
- Created 13,458 units;
- Preserved 13,326 units;
- Returned more than 37,000 units to rent regulation.
There is $486 million in the 2015-16 budget earmarked for affordable housing.
GVRPC will be able to begin this new round of work in Batavia once the contract with the state is signed, Alcorn said.
No kidding? where does a
No kidding? where does a property owner apply for the free money? I'm looking to paint and carpet two of my bedrooms. If I can get $2,500 it'll wipe out my property tax..
oh crap, after re-reading article I see it's for Batavia only. SOB my ship will never come in....I've come to the conclusion that the only way I am going to get a tax break is when I sell everything I own and move to the Carolinas.
We are updating/painting
We are updating/painting almost every room in the house David, but we get no tax breaks. There might be a payoff when we sell. I applied for low income home improvement money a few years ago. By the time the government got around to making sure I was still low income, I had married and received 3 raises and no longer qualified. Life at the speed of government is about as exciting as watching the fresh paint dry on the old plaster that makes up my walls.