BEST PRACTICES & MAINTENANCE
Healthy Homes Checklist – A comprehensive seasonal checklist provided by the National Center for Healthy Housing to help maintain a healthy home all year long.
Interior and Exterior Maintenance Schedules – Additional check lists for seasonal home maintenance.
Radon in Well Water – Information about Radon in drinking water.
Home Warranty Programs– Visit the Consumer Affairs website for information about and a comparison of home warranty programs.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Dukes County Regional Housing Authority offers rental assistance and affordable rentals and ownership opportunities.
The Resource Inc. offers forgivable loans to income qualified residents for home rehabilitation and repair.
Financial assistance with child care – Bailey Boyd Associates provides financial assistance to income qualified Martha’s Vineyard families for childcare expenses.
South Shore Community Action Council is a non-profit which provides a range of services for income-qualified families, including fuel assistance.
Housing Assistance Corporation provides rent and mortgage assistance to residents of the Cape and Islands.
Accessory Apartment Program of West Tisbury – A program created in West Tisbury to provide affordable housing opportunities to residents.
Joe 4 Sun provides certain Eversource customers savings on their electric bill by utilizing credits generated from offsite solar panels. There are no fees or initial payments involved.
Cape Light Compact offers certain Martha’s Vineyard residents low-interest loans for solar panel installation and home energy upgrades.
