Tenant Assistance

• The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Offers legal assistance on a variety of housing matters, such as tenant’s rights, housing discrimination, rent assistance, and evictions. Learn more about the legal assistance offered online or by calling (888) 817-3777.

• Fair Housing Under Euclid codified ordinances and the Federal Fair Housing Act, it is illegal to discriminate in housing based on any of the following factors: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, handicap (if you or someone close to you has a disability), familial status (families with children under the age of 18, or who are expecting a child), ancestry, military status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Learn more about fair housing and how to make a housing complaint to the Fair Housing Center for Rights and Research on the Department of Planning and Development’s webpage.

Purchasing A Home

• Down Payment Assistance for purchasing your home is available through the Euclid Development Corporation (EDCOR). Up to $10,000 of assistance can be provided, depending on the purchase price. Household income restrictions do apply. Learn more about the Program on EDCOR’s webpage.

Renovating A Home

• Cuyahoga County Board of Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Program The Board of Health offers a variety of services, including blood lead testing, environmental assessments of the home, healthcare provider information, case management for children with elevated blood levels, free home repairs, and the HEPA Vacuum Loaner Program. For more information, please visit the Board of Health’s Lead Poisoning Prevention webpage or call Stephanie McConoughey, Program Manager at (216) 201-2000 ext. 1244.

• Community Housing Solutions Assists low- and moderate-income seniors with critical home repairs, such as heating, plumbing, carpentry, security, roofing, gutters, downspouts, and accessibility. Conditions, such as being the owner of a single- or two-family dwelling, tax-current or in an approved payment plan with Cuyahoga County, do apply. For additional information, please call (216) 651-0077 or visit Community Housing Solutions’ webpage.

• Heritage Home Program Offered by the Cleveland Restoration Society, the Heritage Home Program is free to Euclid homeowners to help with site visits to answer home repair, improvement and maintenance questions; advice on energy efficiency methods; contractor resources; and evaluation of contractor bids and estimates. The Heritage Home Program also offers a low-interest, fixed-rate loan to assist with home repair projects. For more information, visit the Heritage Home Program webpage, call (216) 426-3116, or e-mail hhp@heritagehomeprogram.org.

• Housing Enhancement Loan Program (HELP) Provides homeowners of occupied or investment properties in eligible Cuyahoga County communities home improvement loans, at three percentage points below normal bank rates, for home repair or remodeling projects. Applications are available at any branch of these participating banks: KeyBank and Huntington Bank branch. For additional information please call (216) 443-2149 or visit Cuyahoga County’s website.

• Property Tax Abatement Program Euclid offers property tax incentives (known as Community Reinvestment Areas) for homeowners who make qualifying improvements to their homes, such as finishing their basement, adding a bedroom or bathroom onto a home, or constructing a new home. A map of the Community Reinvestment Areas, the description of the benefits, and the application are available on the Department of Planning and Development webpage or you can call the Department at (216) 289-2830.

New Housing Construction

• Land Bank Program Euclid’s Land Reutilization Program (“Land Bank”) offers property across the city for the construction of new housing. When purchased for the construction of new housing, Land Bank lots are sold for $1.00. Learn more about the Land Bank Program, where lots are located, and download the application on the Program webpage.

• Property Tax Abatement Program Euclid offers property tax incentives (known as Community Reinvestment Areas) for homeowners who make qualifying improvements to their homes, such as finishing their basement, adding a bedroom or bathroom onto a home, or constructing a new home. A map of the Community Reinvestment Areas, the description of the benefits, and the application are available on the Department of Planning and Development webpage or you can call the Department at (216) 289-2830.

Property Tax and Utility Assistance

• Senior Property Tax Loan Administered by ESOP, senior residents aged 55 and older and who are owner occupants may be eligible for a loan of up to $6,500 to catch up on their Cuyahoga County property taxes. For more information about eligibility and how to apply, visit https://esop-cleveland.org/SeniorPrograms/Senior-Property-Tax-Loan.html or call (216) 361-0718.

• Utility Bill Assistance CHN Housing Partners can assist with catching up on past-due utility bills or help make utility bills more affordable. Learn more about each utility assistance program on CHN Housing Partners’ webpage.