Mortgage Assistance Program: Polk County

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Housing
Money

Polk County Mortgage Assistance Program

Through the Mortgage Assistance Program, eligible recipients can receive up to six months of payment assistance (maximum of $12,000) toward their delinquent mortgage payments.

Eligibility requirements:

To qualify, applicants must meet the following criteria, which includes:

Must be a Polk County resident (excluding City of Lakeland residents per the CDBG funding guidelines)
Gross annual income must not exceed 80 percent of the area average median income
Proof of a loss of income, reduction in hours or unemployment as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic
Must have a primary mortgage in the applicant’s name