The City of Salina Housing Rehabilitation Program provides grants to qualified homeowners to help maintain and improve their homes. Eligible repairs include furnaces, plumbing, electrical systems, and emergency or unsafe conditions. The program prioritizes these repairs in order. Homeowners must meet income limits, have up-to-date taxes and utilities, and demonstrate good property stewardship to qualify. If qualified, a specialist will inspect the home and develop a repair plan and cost estimate, which must be approved before bidding out the work.

1. In order of funding
priority, repairs or re-
placement to:
1. Furnace
2. Plumbing system
3. Electrical system
4. Emergency repairs and
elimination of unsafe and/
or unhealthful conditions
existing anywhere on the
property, including side-
walk repairs when ordered
by the City.
5. Roof
6. House structure
7. Doors, windows
8. Side walls and siding
9. Foundation (minor, only)
What activities are
eligible?
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2. for home improvements, there
should be evidence of good stew-
ardship. Repeated City of Salina
Nuisance Code violations may dis-
qualify the owner, if within the last
6 to 12 months.
• Proof of: paid-up property taxes
and utilities (gas, electricity, wa-
ter) and homeowner’s insurance.
What happens if I meet
basic program qualifi-
cations?
1. The Housing Rehab
Specialist will inspect
your home at no ex-
pense to you.
2. A work write-up and
cost estimate will be prepared,
with input from the home owner.
3. If the estimate is within budget
guidelines, the project is placed
out for bid.
4. If there is an acceptable bid, the
Housing Rehab Specialist coordi-
nates and supervises the work.
5. All work is inspected for compli-
ance with contract specifications
and City Code.
6. The property owner must approve
in writing the final inspection of
the work.
What is the income limit?
• Income Qualification: 80% of Median
Household Income for Saline County.
Are there other require-
ments?
Yes. The project must be suitable for fund-
ing under our program and the owner must
demonstrate general good property stew-
ardship:
• Project Suitability: Can immediate
threats to health and safety be elimi-
nated with available funds? If a reason-
able estimate shows costs will be more
than $6,000 and no other resources can
be used to bring the property to mini-
mum housing standards, the project will
not qualify for funding.
• Stewardship: If the owner of the prop-
erty has received previous assistance
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The City of
Salina
Housing Re-
habilitation
Program is
designed to
assist quali-
fied homeowners with grants to main-
tain and improve their dwellings
through minor rehabilitation. The pro-
gram is funded through action by the
City of Salina Board of Commission-
ers.
Who may apply?
• For homeowner-occupied resi-
dences only: The property must
be a one or two-family dwelling.
Eligible applicants must be the
owner and occupant of the dwell-
ing for which a grant is requested.
Duplexes are eligible, mobile
homes are not eligible.
• Deed required: A recorded deed is
required to prove ownership. Pur-
chasing under a land sales contract
is not considered ownership unless
a mortgage has been recorded.