The purpose of the City of Galveston Disaster Recovery Rental Housing Rehabilitation Program (RENTAL HOUSE PROGRAM) is to provide rehabilitation assistance to single-family and multi-family (up to 4 units) rental units (non-Section 8) that were damaged by Hurricane Ike and were under-insured, have no insurance, or where a financial gap exists between insurance, FEMA, SBA and the assistance necessary to bring units up to HUD standard building code.

The maximum number of rental units to be assisted for each property owner will be four (4). The maximum assistance provided to a single-family residential unit is $35,000 and the maximum assistance provided to multi-family rental housing properties is $35,000 per unit.

Owner must agree to maintain the rental units at HUD Fair Market Rental Rates for a period of five (5) years. Required number of units must be rent to Low-Moderate Income families. HUD Fair Market Rental Rates can be found below:

The rental units do not have to be on the site of the owner’s primary residence, however, they must be within the City limits of Galveston. The owner of the rental property must maintain their primary residence within the City limits of Galveston and he or she must be an individual property owner (no LLC or Corporation).

If the rental property owner is not low-moderate income (by HUD standards), he or she must provide a cash match to the program rehabilitation contribution.

Notice: Priority Processing Timeline

The first priority group to begin processing is those rental property owners that are determined to be LMI. This priority group will be processed first through May 31, 2010. Effective as of June 1, 2010,  both LMI and non-LMI applications will be processed on a first come first serve basis without a priority status assigned.

For more information, please read the Public Notice - PDF

Please review the Rental Rehab Program Criteria - PDF

Download a printable version of the Rental House Program Application - PDF

Rental Policies

For more information, please read our Rental Policies - PDF

Uniform Relocation Assistance Requirements For Tenants Policy

For more information, please read our URA Policies - PDF

Uniform Relocation Assistance Requirements For Tenants Application

For more information, please read our URA Application - PDF

Anti Fraud/Anti Waste Policies

The City of Galveston Housing Recovery Program takes the issue of fraud and abuse very seriously.  If you suspect fraud or abuse in relation to the City of Galveston Recovers Program, Please contact the City of Galveston Recovers Fraud Hotline today: 877-559-2144 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Calls can be made anonymously or you may request confidentiality.

For more information, please read our Anti Fraud/Anti Waste Policies - PDF