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Low-income homeowners and the challenges of home maintenance

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  • Lucy Acquaye

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Although low-income homeownership has increased in recent years, a critical question remains about the quality of homes purchased by these owners and their ability to provide the needed maintenance and repairs to their homes over the long-term to guarantee safe and healthy environments for the occupants and also realize the many benefits of homeownership. This paper examines the home maintenance needs and challenges of low-income homeowners and how training can help these owners to proactively meet the maintenance needs of their homes. Low-income homeowners and agencies providing home maintenance assistance were surveyed to determine the challenges faced by low-income homeowners in maintaining their houses. Results from the survey showed that while some low-income homeowners’ homes need maintenance, the maintenance has been deferred due to the inability of the low-income homeowners to pay for professional services or self-perform the needed tasks.

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  • Lucy Acquaye, 2011. "Low-income homeowners and the challenges of home maintenance," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(1), pages 16-33, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:42:y:2011:i:1:p:16-33
    DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2010.491154
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    1. Michal Grinstein-Weiss & Clinton Key & Yeong Hun Yeo & Joan Yoo & Krista Holub & Andrea Taylor & Jenna Tucker, 2012. "Homeownership, Neighbourhood Characteristics and Children’s Positive Behaviours among Low- and Moderate-income Households," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 49(16), pages 3545-3563, December.
    2. Stephanie Moulton & Cäzilia Loibl & Anya Samak & J. Michael Collins, 2013. "Borrowing Capacity and Financial Decisions of Low-to-Moderate Income First-Time Homebuyers," Journal of Consumer Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(3), pages 375-403, November.
    3. Wainer, Allison & Zabel, Jeffrey, 2020. "Homeownership and wealth accumulation for low-income households," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(C).
    4. Katharine Robb & Ashley Marcoux & Jorrit de Jong, 2021. "Further Inspection: Integrating Housing Code Enforcement and Social Services to Improve Community Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-13, November.

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