Section 346-24-10 - Heat Pump ProgramAll Heat Pump Program services will be conducted by Subgrantees within their Service Area, unless otherwise authorized by MaineHousing, and will be subject to the availability of HEAP funds.
A. Eligibility. 1. Household Eligibility. A Household may be eligible for the Heat Pump Program if the Household is eligible for HEAP, has an eligible Application that was certified within the preceding twelve (12) month, does not have a more recent Application that has been certified-denied and has a working primary Heating System.2. Dwelling Unit Eligibility. a. Ownership will be verified for all Dwelling Units and for Dwelling Units that have a life estate or life lease interest, the document conferring the Applicant rights of the life estate or life lease must be recorded in the appropriate registry of deeds and state that the Applicant is responsible for maintaining the Dwelling Unit or is silent as to who is responsible for maintenance.b. A Dwelling Unit will not be eligible under the Heat Pump Program if the Dwelling Unit is already equipped with a heat pump, it has been designated for acquisition or clearance by a federal state or local program or order, it is in foreclosure, for sale, vacant, uninhabitable, it is in poor structural condition making the installation of a heat pump impractical or there are discrepancies on the Household's Application.3. Heat Pump Program Usesa. Heat Pump Program allowable uses include the installation of a heat pump and electric subpanel for the heat pump if needed.99-346 C.M.R. ch. 24, § 10