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2015
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District 4
Sharon Barnes Sutton
Board of Commissioners
District 1
Vacant
District 5
Lee May
District 2
Jeff Rader
District 3
Larry Johnson
District 6
Kathie Gannon
District 7
Stan Watson
The DeKalb County Human and Community Development Department provides affordable homeownership opportunities for low-tomoderate income households in DeKalb County through a comprehensive delivery of information, programs, deferred loan assistance,
workshops, and neighborhood resources.
The Countys Single Family Housing Programs supports DeKalb homeowners through programs and strategic partnerships with HUD
Approved counseling agencies that provide pre-and post-purchase counseling and consultation that assists homeowners in avoiding
mortgage delinquency and foreclosure, and financial literacy for individuals and families seeking budget, credit, and asset building guidance.
The County also administers the First Time Homebuyers Program Down Payment Assistance Program that assists homebuyers who
have not owned a home during that last three years. An eligible applicant with a credit score of 620 or above can receive up to $8,000
toward down payment and closing costs. Successful applicants must meet maximum income guidelines, be credit-worthy, participate
in homeownership pre-purchase counseling, and purchase a single-family detached home anywhere in DeKalb County, outside the city
limits of Atlanta.
Eligible Applicants: First-time homebuyers
Eligible Property:
Single family detached homes in DeKalb County
Program Highlights: Deferred loan assistance for required down payment and closing costs
up to $8,000
Assistance for households with income up to 80% AMI
Minimum homebuyer contribution of one percent (1%) of the purchase price
Maximum loan amount $160,000
Special considerations for First Responders [Police, Fire, Medical], DeKalb County
and DeKalb Public School Employees, Military Veterans
First-Time Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Program Income Eligibility (2014)
Household Size
(# of Persons)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Income Max (80% AMI) $36,050 $41,200 $46,350 $51,500 $55,650 $59,750 $63,900 $68,000
For additional information regarding Down Payment Assistance program participation and eligibility or for future programming information, contact DeKalb County Human and Community Development Department (404) 286 3308, visit us at www.dekalbcountyga.
gov,or contact a participating HUD approved counseling agency listed below.
D & E Group,
A Financial Education & Training Institute, Inc.
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meaning
rock,
and
Onia,
meaning
place.
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(404) 292-4250
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quarried in the area.
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promenade feeling, with a host of unique shops lining
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the state, including
among its residents
years
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the annual Stone Mountain
AVONDALE
BROOKHAVEN
CHAMBLEE
CLARKSTON
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a number of locally, regionally and nationally known
Scottish Highland Games Festival.
artists. Pine LakeDUNWOODY
is the smallest city in the county,
with
City
of Stone Mountain
DORAVILLE
LITHONIA
PINE
LAKE STONE MOUNTAIN
a population of 750 at the most recent census. The citys
922 Main Street
beautifulAVONDALE
lake is center of many of
Pine Lakes activities.
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Stone Mountain,
GA 30083
TUCKER
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BROOKHAVEN
CHAMBLEE
CLARKSTON
often hosts indoor and outdoor concerts featuring some
(770) 498-8984
of the areas DORAVILLE
nest performers as well as
readings and
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PINE LAKE STONE
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bookmobile
the
library
system
has
supported
The library systemsCLARKSTON
collection
TUCKER
AVONDALE ESTATES
BROOKHAVEN CHAMBLEE
began operating.
a number of statewide literary
holds more than 835,000 books and
From 1938DORAVILLE
to 1962, in then
programs, including the Georgia
76,000 audiovisual
and the
DECATUR
DUNWOODY
LITHONIA
PINE items,
LAKE
STONE
segregated DeKalb County, library
Literary Festival, the All Georgia
library provides around-the-clock
service to BlacksTUCKER
was provided AVONDALE
Reads program, and
the sponsorship
access to hundreds of electronic
MOUNTAIN
ESTATES
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CHAMBLEE
through the Carver Branch Library
of every major literary award given
databases and thousands of e-books
operated in the Herring
Street
in the state. The Center
for the Book
and downloadable
audiobooks.
CLARKSTON
DECATUR
DORAVILLE
DUNWOODY
LITHONIA
PINE LAKE
School as a cooperative eort with
program has made DCPL the largest
To learn more about the DeKalb
the Decatur
Board of Education. This
literary program
presenter in the
County Public Librarys
numerous
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MOUNTAIN
TUCKER
AVONDALE
ESTATES
BROOKHAVEN
segregated library service quietly
southeastern United States, the
oerings, visit www.dekalblibrary.
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DECATUR
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in 1962, when
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