Leon County distributed a news release a few days ago that could provide for some relief for people in parts of Leon County who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments. It’s part of a $1.5M grant from the State of Florida’s Impact Fee Proviso Program, which was awarded to Leon County Health and Human Services by the Florida Housing Trust Fund.

I want to thank reader “Ken” who sent me both the news release as well as the the link to the program information. He sent this in when it was “fresh,” allowing the readers of the Tallahassee Real Estate Blog who qualify for the program to get to the front of the line for both down payment assistance as well as the foreclosure-prevention assistance money. Thank you Ken!

This award was geared to assist certain residents of Leon County in two key areas:

• Foreclosure Prevention Assistance (www.myLeonHome.org)
• Down-Payment Assistance for first-time home buyers (www.LeonHousing.org)

Both of the opportunities are for people living in Leon county, but outside of the city limits (unincorporated areas of Leon County). Eligibility for the programs is determined by various criteria, including income levels and home valuations. Based upon what I read in their news release and web site, it breaks down like this:

[click for details and contacts for Leon County Foreclosure Relief …]