Long Island Housing Partnership Inc

TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES ON LONG ISLAND, FOR THOSE UNABLE TO AFFORD HOMES, THROUGH DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, MORTGAGE COUNSELING, HOMEBUYER AND FAIR HOUSING EDUCATION AND LENDING PROGRAMS.

LIHP IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL COVID-RELATED PROGRAMS DURING 2021, AIDING 3,741 TENANTS, LANDLORDS AND HOMEOWNERS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 CRISIS, INCLUDING: O NYSHCR-RENTAL RELIEF PROGRAM O NEW YORK FORWARD LOAN FUND PROGRAM WITH COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORP. O TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN CDBG-CV MORTGAGE & RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM O TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM O TOWN OF OYSTER BAY EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM O HOUSING STABILITY COUNSELING PROGRAMS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

LIHP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SUFFOLK COUNTY LAND BANK (SCLB), REHABILITATES PREVIOUSLY-FORECLOSED HOMES UTILIZING FUNDS PROVIDED TO THE SCLB BY THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. ONCE RENOVATED, HOMES ARE SOLD TO HOMEBUYERS WHO MET SPECIFIC INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A NEW HOME IN THE MARKET PLACE. LIHP REHABILITATED TWO HOMES AND SOLD ONE HOME IN 2021. AT 12/31/2021, ONE OTHER HOME IS IN CONTRACT TO SELL, AND ONE ADDITIONAL HOME IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

LONG ISLAND HOUSING PARTNERSHIP, INC. (LIHP) RECEIVES GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO COUNSEL FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HOME BUYING, AND COUNSEL FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN DEFAULT ON THEIR MORTGAGES AND FACING FORECLOSURE ON THEIR HOMES. IN 2021, LIHP'S HUD-CERTIFIED COUNSELORS MET WITH AND PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED, PRE-PURCHASE COUNSELING TO 1,270 FIRST- TIME HOME BUYERS, COVERING EVERY ASPECT OF THE HOME BUYING PROCESS, FROM BUDGETING, FAIR HOUSING EDUCATION, SAVINGS OF ASSETS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING GOOD CREDIT, TO HOUSE HUNTING, AND OBTAINING A MORTGAGE. OF THOSE COUNSELED 130 RECEIVED MORTGAGE COMMITMENTS AND PURCHASED HOMES. IN ADDITION, 34 CLIENTS WERE COUNSELED FOR DEFAULT/FORECLOSURE PREVENTION IN 2021.

LIHP PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO FOR-PROFIT AND NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS, AND MUNICIPALITIES. SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING, ALL OF WHICH RELATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTALS OR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES: RESEARCH AND ADVICE ON PROGRAM AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS, ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUDGETS, PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND RELATED FORMS, COORDINATION OF MARKETING, PRESCREENING OF HOMEBUYERS/RENTERS, GRANT WRITING FOR PUBLIC SUBSIDY, MONITORING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, ASSISTANCE WITH THE CONTRACT AND CLOSING PROCESS, ACTING AS LIAISON BETWEEN DEVELOPERS AND MUNICIPALITIES, AND MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE WITH FUNDING GUIDELINES BEFORE AND AFTER CLOSING. THERE WERE 808 UNITS COVERED BY ALL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS IN 2021. LIHP PROVIDES OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES, WHICH ASSISTED 30 CLIENTS IN 2021, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATION OF THE EMPLOYER ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAM, MULTIPLE DOWN-PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AND VARIOUS SERVICES RELATED TO NEW AND EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.