Milwaukee Habitat is now offering free lead abatement services for homeowners in the areas where we're building. Qualifying homeowners can have lead hazards mitigated at NO COST.

Lead abatement is designed to mitigate lead-based paint hazards in the home. If your home was built before 1978 it may contain lead paint. Homes built before 1950 usually have the highest concentrations of lead paint. Repairing and remodeling painted surfaces in homes built before 1978, if done in an unsafe manner, can be hazardous to children. If lead dust is swallowed or breathed, it can cause lead poisoning.

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Mitigating Lead Hazards From:

  • Drywall
  • Doors
  • Windows
  • Exterior Walls
  • Flooring
  • & More

Lead abatement can require full replacement of these items. This would all be done at no cost for qualified homeowners.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • Own & Live In Your Home
  • Property was built before 1978
  • Property taxes are current
  • Applicant must have homeowners insurance that covers complete loss for property
  • Household must have children or pregnant woman living in or regularly visiting the home
  • Household income must not exceed income guidelines
  • Property must be located within a Qualified Census Tract

2024 Maximum Annual Income Guidelines

# of people in household - maximum income

1- $57,200
2 - $65,400
3 - $73,550
4 - $81,700
5 - $88,250
6 - $94,800
7 - $101,350
8 - $107,850
9 - $114,400
10 - $120,950

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call
414-316-5616

email
agroh@milwaukeehabitat.org

Don’t delay! Funding is limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

This project is funded through a City of Milwaukee subaward of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. This grant is administered by the US Department of the Treasury and locally coordinated through a joint partnership between the Milwaukee Health Department and The City of Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office.