Learn how to get paid for improving your home!
If you have been waiting to make those costly upgrades to your home, then it’s time to make it happen. The Arlington Home Improvement Incentive Program (AHIIP) is in place to encourage you to make improvements in your home or business that will increase the value of your investment.
How does it work?
A one-time rebate equal to 10 times the amount of the increase in City taxes will be paid to the homeowner based on the property’s pre-improvement and post-improvement appraised value. For the purposes of this program, the Tarrant County Appraisal District will determine the home’s certified value.
The rebate will be paid to the homeowner pursuant to the Incentive Agreement after April 1 of the first full calendar year after completion of the approved project. Rebates will be paid up to a maximum of $5,000 per dwelling. If, for example, a home improvement project is approved in March 2018 and completed in August 2018, then the property tax value would be calculated before and after the improvements. If the difference in property tax totals $200, then the homeowner would receive $2,000, which is 10 times the increase in taxable value improvements.
Am I Eligible?
To be eligible, homeowners must meet the following requirements:
- The homeowner must own the home, which must be located in the City of Arlington.
- The homeowner cannot be delinquent in taxes or other fees.
- Projects involving the reconstruction or remodeling must cost at least $20,000 and be completed within 24 months of project approval. New construction will not be considered under this program.
- The homeowner must submit an application to the City of Arlington prior to any improvements starting, provide a cost estimate for the improvement project, and consent to periodic inspections during construction and verify final construction costs.
- The homeowner must also execute an Incentive Agreement with the City of Arlington prior to any work starting.
- Eligibility Exceptions: Homeowners with an existing exemption or tax freeze on city property taxes; homeowners who will claim an exception in the next property tax year; and owners who successfully protest for lowered appraisal values.
- Contact [email protected] or 817-459-6254.
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