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On my commute home did some more reading on the J-51 Tax Incentives. They turned out to be a bust because those tax breaks are linked to rent stabilization that my parents want nothing to do with.
Following up on cbelt3's idea of tax rebates on energy saving improvements...
30% of insulation costs, up to $1500. BUT... for insulation to qualify, it's primary purpose must be to insulate. Insulated siding does not qualify. Maybe if we installed new insulation in addition to the brick siding facade. And there are additional fine print requirements for this as well.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=ta...x_index#c2
I've just about hit the bottom of the barrel. I have a few more leads which involve Senior Citizen status but as mentioned before all of those are heavily dependent on economic level (poor), for any help.
If these fall through after a few inquisitive phone calls tomorrow on my parents behalf, it looks like they are on their own. Fix their home with their own money. LOL What a concept! Hah.
Just wanted to know what their options were and if there were any government programs to help them. But it doesn't look too promising... We'll keep immaculate records of contracts, costs, and receipts in hopes that during tax time their accountant can pull a bunny out of his hat from this situation.
If anything else comes to mind. Please post away. Even if it's just a thought or phrase. I'll do the leg work and research. Just point me in a direction. Thanks again guys!