HIPP

Need a Major Home Repair? Dallas Is Offering Free Assistance to Qualified Property Owners

By CandysDirt / July 15, 2024 /

Staff Reports Public workshops will be held in each Dallas City Council district beginning Monday, July 15, to help residents prepare applications for the Home Improvement and Preservation Program. The HIPP program has been criticized in the past for its “Hunger Games-style” application process where elderly and disabled residents were asked to wait in line…

Home Repair Funds Requested by North Oak Cliff Residents Won’t be on May Bond Ballot

By April Towery / April 16, 2024 /

Housing advocates were disappointed that the Dallas City Council designated just $26.4 million for housing in the upcoming May bond election, but instead of getting mad, they’re going to get creative.  Some District 1 residents in North Oak Cliff’s long-established neighborhoods such as Elmwood, Polk Vernon, Hampton Hills, West Kessler, Jimtown, Kidd Springs, and South…

Dallas Homeowners Have Until Oct. 15 to File HIPP Applications

By Tommy Cummings / October 12, 2020 /

Dallas homeowners have until Oct. 15 to file Home Improvement and Preservation Program (HIPP) applications for financial assistance.