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WSOS believes strongly that affordable housing is an essential part of community and individual well-being. We offer housing services to our communities and their members that promote affordability.

Housing and Energy offers services in the following areas. Click on an area to learn more about the service and how WSOS can help you achive your housing energy needs.
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Services for Renters

Home Weatherization Assistance Program
Is your house cold in the winter?
Are your heating bills too high?

WSOS’s HWAP program is designed to reduce home heating costs for eligible persons. WSOS will purchase and install the materials to make your home more energy-efficient. Click here to learn all about this program.

Tenant Based Rental Assistance
Grant's to assist in rental payments for persons under 50% of the county Median. Helping disabled persons and person's who's income will not support rental payments.
City of Port Clinton residents who are 50% of county median or less could be assisted with rental payments.

Income Guidelines
Income 1 Person 2 People 3 People 4 People 5 People 6 People 7 People 8 People
City of Port Clinton 50% $20,594 $23,563 $26,500 $29,483 $31,781 $34,156 $36,500 $38,844


Landlord Assistance for Rehabilitation on Rental Properties
A program to address the need for affordable rents to low-income renters. A program to provide financial assistance to rental property owners for housing rehabilitation. A program of housing rehabilitation services to owners of rental units for tenants with household income at or below the 80% of the area median income with preference to renters below 50% of median.

The program is designed to address problems of rent affordability. Rental demand in most areas is extremely high and affordable units are scarce. Many renters with limited incomes experience problems in affording adequate housing. Financing for needed repairs is designed to keep owner debt at a manageable level, so that affordable rents are maintained.

The program provides financial assistance in the form of deferred and forgivable loans, with owner cash participation the rental rehabilitation program allows for contracting with approved rehabilitation contractors to provide construction services that will eliminate health and safety problems and code deficiencies.

For more information, contact Hope Kingsborough

Priority Point Rating
Each applicant for the Community Housing Rehabilitation program will have a priority point rating based on the information listed below. An applicant must meet a minimum of 40 points before assistance can be provided. Those applicants earning more than 60 points are defined as high scoring/priority applicants.

Priority Point Rating Scale
Income below 50% of median 10 points
Income between 50% and 80% 5 points
More than 30% of monthly income spent on housing 5 points
Handicapped/disabled 5 points
Household on fixed income 5 points
Single head of household with children 5 points
Presence of child with Elevated Blood Lead Level (EBL) 10 points
Electrical system substandard & needs replacing 10 points
Electrical system substandard, partial upgrade needed 5 points
Roof substandard & needs replacing 10 points
Heating system substandard & needs replacing 10 points
Heating system substandard, repair needed 5 points
Sewer or septic system substandard, needs to be replaced or repaired 5 points
Plumbing system substandard, needs to be replaced or repaired 10 points
Foundation substandard, need repairs 5 points
Home cited for Zoning violation or Health Code Violation 5 points
Fails to meet energy conservation standards 5 points
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