The deadline for a grant program enabling homeowners, landlords and property owners to seismically retrofit select houses has been extended to Oct. 17, the California Residential Mitigation Program said.

Owners can receive grants of up to $10,000 to retrofit select houses that are vulnerable to earthquake damage.

This is the first time the Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant program has been opened to non-primary residential property owners, meaning landlords can apply to retrofit rentals.

The grant program is managed by the CRMP, a joint powers authority formed in 2011 by two state agencies — the California Earthquake Authority and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

Grants of $3,000 will be awarded to offset the cost of seismic retrofitting, specifically the cost of bolting houses

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