SAFE HOME IMPROVEMENTS FUNDING & TRAINING (SHIFT)
Code Enforcement
About the Program
The Safe Home Improvements Funding and Training Program (SHIFT) is a proactive approach to assist the community in addressing potential code concerns. SHIFT may assist eligible households with funding and/or resources to comply with the city of Las Vegas Zoning and Municipal Code and to promote neighborhood safety and livability. Homeowners may receive assistance with the following:
- Provide funds and technical assistance to repair, improve, preserve, and remove health and safety hazards from dwellings.
- Assist homeowners with bringing homes into compliance with Municipal Code and/or remediating issues related to Code Enforcement.
For more information, please contact SHIFT@LasVegasNevada.Gov or call 702.229.7444.
To apply to this program, please check out https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/HCD-LASVEGASNV/Participant
Only residents who live within the city of Las Vegas jurisdiction are eligible for SHIFT program participation. If you would like assistance in finding out which local jurisdiction you live in, please call 702.229.7444.
Housing Rehabilitation
About the Program
The city of Las Vegas Rehabilitation Program aims to preserve and stabilize the community’s housing stock that is affordable to low- and moderate-income persons and to provide safe, decent and sanitary housing to the community’s residents who do not have the financial means to make repairs to their own dwellings.The Rehabilitation Program will provide critical home repairs to correct housing deficiencies and other needs deemed essential for basic health, safety and energy conservation.The city of Las Vegas also aims to assist seniors with aging in place so they may be able to live in the place of their choice without losing their quality of life.
For more information, please contact SHIFT@LasVegasNevada.Gov or call 702.229.7444.
To apply to this program, please check out https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/HCD-LASVEGASNV/Participant.
Only residents who live within the city of Las Vegas jurisdiction are eligible for program participation. If you would like assistance in finding out which local jurisdiction you live in, please call 702.229.7444.
Lead-Based Paint
About Lead Hazards
Families living in homes built prior to 1978 are likely to be exposed to lead hazards. These hazards include: lead-based paint, lead contaminated dust and soil. Exposure to lead can cause serious health problems, particularly in young children. Their smaller, growing bodies make them more susceptible to absorbing and retaining lead. Lead poisoning is often not diagnosed until moderate or severe symptoms appear. The good news is that you can protect your family from lead poisoning.
About the Program
The Department of Neighborhood Services was awarded a 48-month grant by the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) to help develop cost-effective ways to reduce lead-based paint hazards in homes built prior to 1978 with children under the age of 6. The goal of this program is to create lead-safe and healthy housing in Las Vegas and reduce the incidence of childhood lead poisoning. This program is free to eligible households.
For more information, please contact SHIFT@LasVegasNevada.Gov or call 702.229.7444.
To apply to this program, please check out https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/HCD-LASVEGASNV/Participant.
Only residents who live within the city of Las Vegas jurisdiction are eligible for program participation. If you would like assistance in finding out which local jurisdiction you live in, please call 702.229.7444.
FAIR HOUSING
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by Congress in 1988 in enactment of the Federal Fair Housing Act, prohibits discrimination in the provision of housing and housing-related services based on race color, religion, national origin, sex (gender), familial status (presence of children under the age of 18), and handicap. Nevada state law also includes protections based on ancestry, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression. Fair housing laws apply to all types of housing and housing- related transactions, including rental, sales, lending, insurance and advertising. Any entity that controls housing choice, including public housing authorities, homeowner associations, and agencies administering housing funds, is subject to the provisions of state and federal fair housing laws.
Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing 2020
For questions about fair housing rights and responsibilities, or to file a housing discrimination complaint, the following agencies can provide information and/or complaint intake services. Note that you have up to one year after the last incident of discrimination to file an administrative complaint, and up to two years to file a court case.
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