Is financial assistance available to help me pay the one-time connection costs?
Financed Connection Fee: For those owner-occupied or property owners who don’t qualify for the Sewer Connection Grant Program, the City will finance the connection fee for a 5-year period at an annual interest rate of 6% compounded monthly, under the following requirements: § The property owner must also be the occupant (“owner-occupant”); § The property owner may only finance the connection fee for the unit of where he/she reside; § The property owner must sign a promissory note at the City’s Water Billing Department, located on the first floor of City Hall at 100 North Andrews Avenue, before the end of the 90-day connection period; § Monthly payments for the financed connection fee will be added to the monthly utility bill for that property ($19.33/month); § Failure to pay the loan will lead to collection actions and placement of a lien, if necessary, as authorized by Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances. The loan must be paid in full before the homeowner can refinance, sell or transfe
