The Homeowner Helpline is a Collaborative County Foreclosure Program between the Franklin County Commissioners, Treasurer, and Prosecutor to assist Franklin County residents struggling to save their home from foreclosure.

The Homeowner Helpline is your lifeline to with resources to save your home. It is a 2.7 million dollar program that will use delinquent tax and assessment collection (DTAC) funds from the Treasurer and Prosecutor, as well as Community Partner and CDBG funds from the Commissioners.

With the passage of HB 562 and HB 359 earlier this year, the Treasurer and Prosecutor are now able to use DTAC funds for foreclosure prevention programs, nuisance abatement, and demolition.

The Homeowner Helpline program will include a public awareness campaign, as well as funding for housing counselors, nuisance abatement, rescue funding, mortgage fraud prosecutions, rental assistance, homebuyer education and homebuyer assistance.

Homeowner Helpline will also fund a mediation program with the municipal and common pleas court. The purpose of mediation is to encourage homeowners and lenders to come to the table and work out options for payment before and after the foreclosure is filed.

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the financial crisis and get you back on your feet.
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Brought to you in partnership by:

Franklin County Commissioners
Marilyn Brown
John O'Grady
Paula Brooks

Franklin County Treasurer
Ed Leonard

Franklin County Prosecutor
Ron O’Brien