
Lead Certification Training Being Held Locally November 15th
Are you a contractor who would like to receive payment in full shortly after completing a home rehabilitation project? Are you a contractor who has given an estimate to a homeowner, then come to find out that the homeowner may have difficulties affording the rehabilitation work? If so, the Northeast Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund (NEIRHTF) may be able to assist! The NEIRHTF program can assist homeowners with home rehabilitation projects, now up to the new dollar amount of $12,500 (previously $10,000). In order to utilize NEIRHTF assistance, certain criteria need to be met by both the homeowner AND the contractor. In order for contractors and their workers to work on rehabilitation projects funded through the NEIRHTF, they must first complete lead certification training. In addition to meeting NEIRHTF requirements,…