- (1) cost savings by owner-builders in constructing a principal residence and by self-help rehabilitators in rehabilitating, renovating, or improving a principal residence;
- (2) construction materials and methods;
- (3) local material sources;
- (4) local technical resources;
- (5) financing requirements and opportunities;
- (6) site acquisition;
- (7) insurance and legal requirements;
- (8) building and housing codes and standards; and
- (9) other available housing alternatives.
The Department may award a technical assistance grant to a political subdivision, public entity, or nonprofit organization to provide owner-builders and self-help rehabilitators with information and technical assistance about any topic that the Department finds will further the purpose of the Program, including:
Added by Acts 2005, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.