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6 Key things to know about the Homeowners Assistance Program for Military families
HAP program updates
Related Post: Housing relief for military families in Colorado Springs
I have a client I’m assisting with getting qualified for the HAP program and have already written one blog about this; but as new details continue to become available, I thought it would be a good idea to update my readers.
Military families stationed at Fort Carson, Peterson AFA, Schriever AFA, and the U.S. Air Force Academy 
and other military installations in the Colorado Springs area will be glad to learn they may now be eligible for relief for their housing challenges. The program is called the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP), and is administered by the Army Corps of Engineers. For military personnel in Colorado Springs, the main contact is US Army Corps on Engineers in Fort Worth.
HAP Field Office, Fort Worth
U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth
P.O. Box 17300
Ft. Worth, TX 76102-0300
817-886-1112
888-231-7751HAP
The official guidelines for the program are expecting to be released within the next 60-90 days and already the counselors for our area indicate they have many applications waiting.
According to the web site, here are some of the requirements:
1. Permanent reassignment requires move of more than 50 miles. Read the rest of this entry »
Housing relief for military families in Colorado Springs
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Military families stationed at Fort Carson, Peterson AFA, Schriever AFA, and the U.S. Air Force Academy and other military installations in the Colorado Springs area will be glad to learn they may now be eligible for relief for their housing challenges.
An addition was made to the the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP), administered by the Army Corps of 
Engineers. For military personnel in Colorado Springs, the main contact is US Army Corps on Engineers in Fort Worth. Their phone numbers are:
The program was originally intended to only assist military homeowners affected by base closings or a partial closure of a base.
According to the web site the new groups affected are:
- Homeowners who cannot ‘ride out’ the depressed real estate markets until their home values can recover, they are moving because of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) order”
- Wounded warriors required to relocate for medical reasons
- Surviving spouses of fallen service members
Again, according to the web site: “HAP benefits offset some of the losses incurred when homes are sold, purchased by the government, or foreclosed upon. Applicants should understand that Read the rest of this entry »
