United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds home repairs through its Section 504 program. Administered by USDA Rural Development, the program provides loans to very-low income homeowners to improve or modernize their homes. Also, grants are given Milford police say a Shelton repair man is facing charges for breaking into a home he was working on. They say 38-year-old Jerome Downing was arrested after he stole $1,100 worth of electronics and tools from a house on Knobb Hill Road. Police say the HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – After another case of possible home repair fraud, WHNT News 19 is Taking Action to keep you from becoming a victim. A lot of that lies with you, experts say, and doing your homework before hiring someone to do the work. Randy PERRY — Rick Hauser wasn’t the only person who watched over the years, as the old house at 38 Borden Ave. slowly deteriorated. “Everybody in the neighborhood notices this house and it has a storied history,” he said this week. “To see it fall Today, volunteers from Love INC and employees from Entergy Gulf States Louisiana joined forces at the home of an elderly widow in the city of Carencro to repair her home and make it more energy efficient. Some of the repairs included replacing rotten Police on Monday charged a man with exploiting an elderly person's trust in a home-repair scam, a charge that Wake County sheriff's deputies filed against him last week. Stacy Asbury Griffin, 43, was charged at the Wake County Detention Center. He has been .
Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster took action against six home-remodeling companies for defrauding consumers who hired them for repair or remodeling projects. The companies are located in Jackson, Clay, St. Charles and St. Louis HomeStrong's USA's Heroes Home Repair Program chose the couple out of a pool of applicants. State Farm Insurance made the project possible with a $25,000 grant. A legion of volunteers put in drought tolerant landscaping and tackled a list of items the The Cook County state’s attorney’s office filed three lawsuits Tuesday against home repair companies, claiming they misled consumers or took payments for work that was never performed. “There is nothing more frustrating for a homeowner than to invest MILFORD - A Shelton man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly returned to a home he helped repair and burglarized the place. Police say a Knobb Hill Road home was burglarized on March 13 in which electronics and tools were stolen in the amount of $1,100 .