RIHousing provides a wide array of safe, consumer-friendly products and services for residents in your community.

• Low-interest loans and grants
• Education, advocacy and consumer counseling
• LeadSafe Homes Program with additional information on a separate directory listing 
• Spanish 401-457-1122

Centralized Wait List

HELPING RHODE ISLANDERS
RIHousing strives to ensure that all people who live or work in Rhode Island can afford a healthy, attractive home that meets their needs. A good home provides the foundation upon which individuals and families thrive, children learn and grow, and communities prosper.

The LeadSafe Homes Program is currently prioritizing applications for properties which meet the following criteria.

• Property located in the target areas of Central Falls, Pawtucket, Newport and East Providence.
  Do you live in one of the cities above? Click here to learn if you are in the targeted area > 

• Property constructed prior to 1978

• Pregnant woman or child under the age of 6 resides in property; or a child under age 6 visits the property

• Owner or tenant meets HUD income eligibility requirements under 80% AMI

• Department of Health referred properties

RIHousing’s LeadSafe Homes Program provides remediation of lead-paint based hazards, such as:

• New windows and doors
• Interior and exterior painting
• Soil remediation

There are also resources to provide other healthy homes improvements, including, but not limited to, air quality improvements such as dryer vents and bathroom fans, minor electrical upgrades, and installation of carbon monoxide and smoke detectors.

The LeadSafe Homes Program provides financial assistance to eligible homeowners to remediate their property for lead.