Bay area homeowners, landlords can apply for grants to make properties quake-safe

Homeowners, landlords and property owners with residential properties in areas at high risk of earthquake damage in the Bay Area are eligible to receive grants of up to $10,000 to seismically retrofit select houses, the California Residential Mitigation Program said.

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.