Housing Services 

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Whether you own a home or rent an apartment, the City of Cedar Rapids offers dozens of services to improve your quality of life.

 CITY SERVICE  DESCRIPTION
 Building & Remodeling Permits Make sure you have the proper building permits and scheduled inspections for your building or remodeling projects.
 Bulky Item Pick-up Call to schedule a collection to dispose of your large or bulky items.
 Drinking Water Providing everyone with healthy, clean drinking water
 Garbage Collection Learn what day to expect your garbage collection and how to set your items out for collection.
 Home Business Registration If you plan to operate a service-related business from your home, make sure your property is zoned appropriately.
 Home Fire Safety From home cooking to fireworks, the fire department offers expert advice on staying safe.
 Home Repair Programs Keep your home in the best shape with our sidewalk, sanitary sewer and drain tile assistance programs.
 Housing Assistance Programs We offer several assistance programs for remodeling, rehabilitating and new constrcution of houses.
 Online Mapping Services Check out our online interactive maps of the entire city.
 Recycling Collection Learn what items can go in your CURBY cart and what to do with the hard to recycle items.
 Rental Assistance Programs Learn more about the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program which provides financial housing assistance.
 Rental Property Registration Landlords must register their rental properties with the city.
 Sewer Back-up Learn what to do if your sewer pipes back-up and how to prevent this problem.
 Tree Removal We will remove dead, dying and unsafe trees from city property.
 Utility Bills There are multiple locations throughout the city that accept utility bill payments, or you can sign up for automatic withdrawal!
 Yard Waste Collection All compostable materials can go in your YARDY cart, including kitchen scraps like fruit and vegetable peelings.
Zoning Variance Find out the zoning identification for your property and how to request changes.