For additional information, please contact:
Brittany White Office: 614-645-9612 Email: [email protected]
Program
Announcement:
We have transitioned
to an online application process. Please click here to access the online application and submit all the supporting
documentation."
Applications are currently being accepted for Lead Safe/Healthy Homes Columbus.
Lead Safe Registry Map
The map depicts properties that have passed a lead clearance evaluation in the Lead Safe Columbus Program. The units shown were deemed
lead-safe based on a lead clearance evaluation in the month shown. “Lead-safe”
means that there was no deteriorated lead-based paint, no lead-contaminated
dust, and no exposed lead-contaminated soil identified at the time of the lead
evaluation. This does not mean that the units listed are vacant or
available at this time. Please contact the owner of the property for
rental information. With local and grant funding through the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead
Hazard Control, the mission of the Lead Safe Columbus Program is to generate
lead-safe and healthy affordable housing and to prevent lead poisoning of
children and adults in Columbus neighborhoods. This program may provide funding
to eligible property owners for lead-based paint hazard control and addressing
healthy homes hazards in tenant or owner occupied units. To view the map, click here.
Please click here for Columbus Healthy Homes Tips.
Please click here for Columbus Healthy Homes Tips in Spanish.
Please click here for Columbus Healthy Homes Tips in Somali.
With local and grant funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, the mission of the Lead Safe Columbus Program is to generate lead-safe and healthy affordable housing and to prevent lead poisoning of children and adults in Columbus neighborhoods. This program may provide funding to eligible property owners for lead-based paint hazard control and addressing healthy homes hazards in tenant or owner occupied units. Applicants are eligible to receive up to $9,300 in grant funds for lead control. Applicants are eligible to receive up to $2,100 in grant funds for healthy homes activities.
Please click here to view Title 45 for Housing Code for Columbus, OH: https://www.municode.com/library/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT45HOCO
Please click here to view Title 7 for Health, Sanitation and Safety Code for Columbus, OH: https://www.municode.com/library/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7HESASACO
Lead Safe Columbus also has an extensive hand washing outreach campaign to help children learn good hand washing habits. Hand washing is the most economical way to interrupt lead poisoning. Click below and listen to the "Hand Washing" video and song in English or Spanish.
English Hand Washing
Spanish Hand Washing
You may also download a free hand washing song and video using the following instructions:
- With your mouse, place the arrow on the English Hand Washing or Spanish Hand Washing link.
- Click the right button on your mouse.
- Select "Save Target As..."
- Choose the location you want to save the video, such as on your computer desktop, or on a compact disc.
- Click "Save".
For more information on the benefits of hand washing, please click here.
Geographic Location
Properties receiving lead-based paint hazard control must be within the City of Columbus corporation limits, with preference given to units that are within the 1950 city limits and Empowerment Zones.
Eligible Properties
Eligible properties for lead-hazard control must have been constructed on or before 1978, and contain one or more residential units where at least 51% of the floor space is used for residential purposes. Eligible properties may be owner or tenant occupied, and they can be single family or multi-family units.
The following priorities have been established for lead-hazard control work: owner or tenant occupied with children who have been found to have levels of lead in their blood that is equal to or greater than 5 ug/dl and referred by the Columbus Health Department; units occupied with children under six (6) years of age in which lead hazards are identified; units in which children under six (6) years of age are spending more than six (6) hours a week in the home in which lead hazards are identified; vacant single and multi-family rental units in which lead hazards are identified; tenant-occupied rental units in which there are no children under six (6) years of age living or visiting and in which lead hazards are identified.
Eligible Applicants
If the applicant is an owner/occupant of the structure they must meet income guidelines of 80% or below area median income (AMI). The applicant may also be an investor/owner defined as: sole proprietor; partnership; non-profit or for profit corporation. For investor/owners, income guidelines do not apply, but their tenants must meet income guidelines.
NOTE: Total yearly household income includes the income of all
adults 18 years of age and older living in the home; Family size includes all
persons living in the home.
Rents must be kept affordable for a period of not less than 3 years after the completion of lead hazard control activities.
Please click here for the City of Columbus Approved Lead Abatement Contractor List.
Please click here for the EPA link regarding lead.