The Manufactured (Mobile) Home Rehabilitation Program provides assistance for manufactured (mobile) home rehabilitation needed to remove an existing or imminent health and/or safety hazard; correct code violations; or make physical improvements, adaptations, or modifications for accessibility. Assistance is provided to eligible applicants in the form of a grant. Assistance must be repaid if the recipient vacates their manufactured (mobile) home within two years of the completion date of the rehabilitation.

Eligible Activities Include:

• Correction of health and safety hazards (i.e. electrical, gas, and water) on the house side of the meter.
• Replacement of air conditioning equipment.
• Replacement of heating equipment. Does not include service calls/routine maintenance (i.e. cleaning furnaces or lighting pilot lights).
• Replacement of water distribution pipes that have damage that has resulted in the need to have the water shut off to the residence. Well systems will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• Replacement of faulty electrical system equipment on the house side of the meter.
• Replacement of faulty gas lines and equipment on the house side of the meter.
• Replacement of a roof (will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis).
• Replacement of an inoperative or defective water heater.
• Replacement of sewer system that has collapsed sewer lines or other conditions that hinders property sewage disposal within the top of elevation grade to the mobile home connection or within the home.
• Replacement of septic system that has exceeded its life span.
• Accessibility modifications and improvements (evaluated on a case-by-case basis).
• Winterization to include mobile home skirt replacement and pipe wrapping (evaluated on a case-by-case basis).
• Correction of code violations on the dwelling as cited by Code Enforcement per eligible activities listed under the program description.
• Removal of unsafe or blighted conditions on the eligible property. Detached structures (i.e. sheds, garages, fences, etc.) can only be removed and cannot be repaired or replaced.

Ineligible Activities Include:

• Repairs of a cosmetic nature that do not pose a threat to health or safety.
• Mold remediation whether cited by Code Enforcement or not.
• Manufactured (mobile) home replacement.
• Quest piping repair or replacement
•  Rodent infestation and termites.
• Structural repairs requiring an engineer.

Learn More and See If You Qualify

Please read the Manufactured (Mobile) Home Program Description* for more details and eligibility requirements. If you believe you meet these requirements, contact the Housing Development division at 757-385-5750 or HomeRehab@vbgov.com to request a brief screening. 

*The program description is not the application. Applications will be completed if it is determined that you qualify after the screening.