Homeowners, Property Tax & Repairs · Surprise rank #155
Suffolk Homeowner With Serious Repairs? Your Town or Village May Have HOME-Funded Rehabilitation Help
Suffolk County HOME funds can support repair, rehabilitation or reconstruction of eligible low-income owner-occupied homes through participating local municipalities.
Who
Low-income Suffolk County homeowners who use the property as their principal residence and live in a municipality participating in the HOME Consortium program.
Where: Participating Suffolk County HOME Consortium municipalities
What to do
Start here: Use Suffolk County’s Homeowner Rehabilitation page to identify the participating municipality, then contact that town or village directly about its current application process.
Eligibility: The homeowner must meet HOME income rules and occupy the home as a principal residence; the property must also satisfy post-rehabilitation value and program requirements.
What you get
HOME funding may be used to bring an owner-occupied home up to applicable state or local code through repair, rehabilitation or reconstruction.
Benefit: Potentially significant rehabilitation assistance; the form, amount and covered work depend on the participating town or village program.
Possible value: Varies by municipality, project scope, funding year and local program rules.
Good to know
Important: Suffolk County does not contract directly with individual homeowners for this program. Local municipalities administer the assistance, funding and intake can vary, and HOME is not a general emergency-repair or weatherization fund.
Availability: Active framework; local program funding and application windows vary.
Why people miss it: The county page describes the funding rules, but homeowners must take the extra step of finding the local town or village that actually runs the program.
Sources reviewed: Aug 10, 2026