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Orange County was recently allocated $5.7 million in CARES Act funding known as Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) by the State of Florida. These funds are being distributed to counties by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) infrastructure. Orange County is developing plans to quickly use this money to assist households in danger of being evicted. We are anticipating a large demand for this assistance and as such, our team will be assisting the County in processing these applications. During this timeframe, we will be pausing the acceptance of applications to Orange County’s Down Payment Assistance Program until further notice.
The deadline to submit applications for Orange County Down Payment Assistance program is August 14, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. We will continue to accept applications for very low and low income buyers through courier or express delivery services, such as Fed Ex, UPS and USPS up to the deadline. Applications submitted electronically must be sent via a secured system, in order to protect sensitive personal data. Substantially incomplete applications will not be processed.
We ask for your patience as we continue to adapt and respond to community needs.
The Down Payment Assistance Program provides assistance to qualified first time homebuyers for down payment and closing costs associated with purchasing a home. The amount of assistance provided will be determined based on your household income. A household can qualify as very low income, low income, and moderate. Please refer to the income chart in the Learn More section of this web page to access the income limits. The amount of assistance available is from $15,000 to $35,000. All applicants must complete a pre-purchase homebuyer’s education program, and secure a first mortgage. The property to be purchased must be located in Orange County, outside the city limits of Orlando. For additional information, please refer to the Down Payment Assistance flyer and applicants are also encouraged to use the contact information below.
Housing and Community Development Division 525 East South Street, Orlando, Florida 32801-2891 Email: housing@ocfl.net Phone: (407) 836-5150
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