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To be eligible for this mortgage assistance, families must have homes that are "repairable" within an "adequate" time and in a presidentially declared disaster area designated for individual assistance.

Potential aid recipients must have funds from insurance proceeds, loans or personal resources to complete the repairs and are currently employed or are very likely to return to work within a short period of time.

Not to worry. Not many residents will meet this criteria.

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Potential aid recipients must have funds from insurance proceeds, loans or personal resources to complete the repairs and are currently employed or are very likely to return to work within a short period of time.

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Not to worry. Not many residents will meet this criteria.

The rate of home ownership in the Lower 9th Ward is about 58% ... one of the highest rates of home ownership in the city.