Apply For RTP Repairs
Partner with Rebuilding Together Peninsula (RTP) to address your home repair needs at no cost to you. RTP provides safe and healthy housing-related repairs throughout San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County for eligible households.
If you are a non-profit community organization in need of rehabilitation at your facility, please see our Community Facility Repairs page.
Do I Qualify for RTP’s Home Repair Service?
You may qualify for RTP’s home repair service if:
- Your home is in San Mateo County, or in the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, or Los Altos*.
- Your home is your primary residence, and you will remain there for at least two years.
- Your total household gross income is within San Mateo County’s qualifying income limits. (View Santa Clara County’s income limites here.)
*If your home is elsewhere in Santa Clara County, please visit Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley.
What Repairs Does RTP Offer?
Our typical repairs include, but are not limited to:
- Basic Electrical and Plumbing
- Interior / Exterior Painting
- Flooring
- Grab Bar Installation
- Carpentry Work
- Door / Window Repair
- Lead Paint Remediation
- Fence / Gate Repair
- Appliance Replacement
- Railing Repair
and more!
Please note that, due to the extent of our application process, we typically cannot do emergency repairs.
Not sure what repairs your home may need?
As an optional guide, take a look at this Safe & Healthy Housing Checklist that RTP uses to assess a home, and see how your own home compares. (Note: this checklist is not required as part of your application for our service.)
How Do I Apply for RTP’s Services?
- Gather and make copies of required documents as proof of homeownership, home residency, and household income. (See complete list on the application.)
- Complete and submit your RTP repair application online, or print it and return via email or mail.
Email us your completed application as a PDF with PDF copies of required documents to apply@rtpeninsula.org.
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Send us your completed, printed application with copies of all required documents to:
Rebuilding Together Peninsula
Attn: Applications
841 Kaynyne Street
Redwood City, CA 94063
What Happens After I Submit My Repair Application?
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Once submitted, your application will be reviewed by RTP staff, generally within two weeks.
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RTP staff will contact you on whether documents are missing, and when your application is considered complete (i.e., all required information has been provided and documentation is received).
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Once your application is considered complete, RTP staff will schedule a visit to your home to review your repair needs.
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During the home visit, RTP will assess your repair request(s) and identify any other potential needs. This visit is usually an hour in length.
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After the home visit, RTP will assess the scope of work and, if appropriate, submit for funding approval. Note; the majority of our projects rely on approval and funding from local jurisdictions (such as San Mateo County or the city in which you live). Timely notice of approval on your repair service may depend on a response from the County or city.
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RTP staff will notify you if we will be approved to assist. If yes, our staff will assign the repair to one of our programs. If not, we will advise you. Note; all homes in San Mateo County built prior to 1978 will be tested for lead-based paint, at no cost to you.
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If your repairs are approved, RTP will schedule repair work according to your availability and our technicians’ availability.
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Repairs are done! Note, depending on the nature of the repairs and our ability to assist, it may take up to six months or longer for work to be started or completed. Also, depending on the repair, the repair work may take one or multiple days.
Questions About RTP’s Repair Application?
If you have questions about RTP’s repair application process at any time, please contact us via email at apply@rtpeninsula.org, or call us at (650) 366-6597.
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You can submit questions through this quick online form.
¿Tiene preguntas antes de presentar la solicitud?
Háganos saber cualquier pregunta que pueda tener antes de iniciar una solicitud a través del enlace del formulario a continuación.
RTP offers repair services without regard to unlawful considerations of race, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected status.
RTP will provide reasonable accommodations to afford an individual with a disability or limited English proficiency an equal opportunity to participate in all services, programs, and activities.
Please email apply@rtpeninsula.org for more information.
“Thank you so much for the wonderful work at our home. We are so thankful for this opportunity to have some much needed repairs to our home. This is a wonderful organization helping the community. Keep up the good work.”
-Sergio, a San Bruno Homeowner