Lead-Safe

Program Eligibility

Lead-Safe

Programs Eligibility

Lead-Safe and Healthy Homes Eligibility

The Selma Lead-Safe and Healthy Homes Program assists homeowners and landlords who can meet the following qualifications:

• The unit must be located within the City of Selma

• The unit must have been built prior to 1978

Owner-Occupied units must have one of the following:

  • A child under the age of 6 who resides in the unit.
  • A child under the age of 6 who spends a “significant amount of time” in the unit.
  • A pregnant woman who resides in the unit.
 

Rental units do not require a qualifying child occupant at the time of assistance. The landlord must agree to give priority to families with children under the age of 6 when renting for 3 years following the completion of lead abatement activities. Vacant Rental units are eligible for assistance as well.

Program Requirements

Whether you are a homeowner, rental property owner, or tenant, it is important that your home is lead-safe, Healthy Homes Program can help you make your home lead-safe, family friendly and improve the value of your property.

  • Homes or rental unit built prior to 1978
  • Owner-occupied units must have a child under the age of 6 years old residing in the unity, or visiting a “significant amount of time”, or be occupied by a pregnant woman
  • Rental units do not require a child under the age of 6 years old at the time of assistance
  • Total household income must be below 80% of Area Median Income (see chart)
  • Vacant rental units may qualify
Danielle Wooten Director of Planning and Development

Danielle Wooten

Director of Planning and Development

Contact

Danielle Wooten

Danyell S. Washington
Program Manager
Phone: (334) 327-1710
Email: leadprograms@selma-al.gov

Nakia Johnson
Rehabilitation Technician
Phone: (334) 327-1609
Email: leadtech@selma-al.gov

Address:

Planning and Development
Department
222 Broad Street
Selma, Alabama 36701 

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