Emergency Home Repair

ASSIST’s Emergency Home Repair (EHR) program provides immediate attention to serious housing conditions that affect the health, safety or well being of low-income residents. EHR is designed for senior citizens and low-income home owners, buyers, and in special cases renters.

The program offers repair services at no cost to qualified households for life safety or critical home repair problems. No liens will be placed on the home as a result of the repairs. The repair work on your home will be performed by qualified local, licensed and insured contractors.

WHAT EHR can do

Plumbing problems
Heating repairs
Electrical hazards
Roof repair or replacement

Broken windows or doors
Minor structural
Pest control
Accessibility modifications

WHERE EHR can work

Salt Lake County unincorporated areas
Salt Lake City
South Salt Lake
Murray
Midvale
Holladay
Cottonwood Heights

Sandy
Taylorsville
West Jordan
South Jordan
Herriman
Riverton
Draper

WHO EHR can assist

Low income home owners or buyers whose household income is less than 50% of the area median income (AMI). In very limited cases EHR can assist renters who have an accessibility or safety issue, or life-threatening hazard.

HOW to apply

Call David Woodman, Housing Director, Monday through Friday, 8-9 am or 1-2 pm at 801 355-7085. He will ask you the nature of the problem, the city you live in, if you own or are buying your home, the number of people in the household and the total gross monthly income from all sources in the household.

If you are eligible, David will schedule a time to come to your home to see the problem and fill out an application. At that time he will need to see verification of home ownership and household income. After the work is completed it is your responsibility to call David to schedule an inspection.