Application Process:

Step 1:
Print and complete your Home Repair application: Drop off or mail your completed application (with supporting documentation) to Loudoun Habitat for Humanity, 700 Fieldstone Drive, Suite 128, Leesburg, VA 20176 or email your application to Kelly Lisanti through this link.

Step 2:
Application review by program staff: Once the documents necessary to properly evaluate an application are received, the application is reviewed by the LHFH Home Repair staff based on the ability to pay, need for repairs, and willingness to partner. LHFH Home Repair staff will review the documentation, calculate the household income, and establish the ability to pay. If the application sufficiently demonstrates the ability to pay, then a home visit will be conducted.  

Step 3:
Home visit by program staff and licensed contractors if necessary: All applicants who meet the eligibility criteria are qualified for a home visit. The home visit is a holistic assessment of the property with two members of the LHFH team, a licensed contractor (if necessary), and the homeowner. Home visits are conducted to evaluate the services a home will most benefit from within the Home Repair Program scope.

Step 4:
Estimates are gathered and a scope of work is written: Before a Home Repair application can be approved, the project cost, homeowner contribution, and available funding must be evaluated.  

Step 5:
Project proposal is submitted for final approval: Applications meeting all applicant requirements and home repairs within the scope of the home repair program will be presented to the LHFH Executive Director for approval by a project proposal.

Step 6:
Sign Home Repair Agreement: After the Home Repairs application has been approved by the President & CEO, the applicant(s) will sign a homeowner partnership agreement, which defines the relationship, requirements, and expectations of both the home repairs homeowner and LHFH.

Step 7:
Collect Homeowner Contribution and start sweat equity: The homeowner contribution based on the household AMI must be paid in full prior to work beginning unless otherwise specified in the Homeowner Agreement. All payments must be made by check or money order. Sweat equity (SE) is a core tenet of Habitat’s ministry and adhering to the “Hand up, not hand out” approach. Habitat for Humanity is a partnership housing program during which homeowners’ partner with LHFH to fulfill the mission of Habitat. Through sweat equity, homeowners have an opportunity to build skills in financial management and home maintenance, and to invest physically and emotionally in the mission of Habitat. The number of sweat equity hours and approved sweat equity activities will be determined by the Home Repair Staff and will be dependent on the extent of the repairs. Appropriate accommodations will be made for homeowners with physical limitations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).   

Step 8:
Schedule and complete repairs: After the Home Repair Agreement has been signed, the Homeowner Contribution has been received, and sweat equity activities have been scheduled, the Home Repair Staff coordinates with all necessary parties to begin and complete the project.

Step 9:
Sign Certificate of Completion: Upon the completion of the project, the homeowners will sign a Certificate of Completion. This document is part of the homeowner partnership agreement. By signing the certificate of completion, the homeowner is indicating that the project as defined in the scope of work has been completed and the homeowner’s commitment to continue to maintain the property.