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8. Land Bank - Tax Deed Purchase a. Description The Indian River County, through the Board of County Commissioners and the IRCLHAProgram, may acquire vacant parcels or lots by purchasing the properties via Tax Deed Auction for the purpose of providing sites for the development of eligible housing units by eligible sponsors for eligible persons. The funds for acquisition shall be delivered at the time of tax deed sale, whereby the transaction transferring ownership of the parcel or lot to the county is completed. This Tax Deed Purchase Strategy may be considered a strategy of "last resort", whereby it may be utilized in the event unexpended or unencumbered funds for the IRCLHAProgram are available and expenditure through the remaining IRCLHAProgram Assistance Strategies is unlikely. The acquired property shall be classified as a monetary asset of the IRCLHATF to be utilized as an equivalent loan to an eligible sponsor or person for the development of an eligible housing unit. Upon transfer of the acquired property to an eligible sponsor, the effective land bank loan shall be secured by a primary or first mortgage upon the subject property until the eligible sponsor obtains the construction and/or permanent loan financing for the development and construction of .a housing unit. At the time the construction/permanent financing is provided for the housing unit, the land bank loan shall be subordinated to the construction/permanent mortgage. For the purposes of the IRCLHAProgram, funds expended for property acquisition under the Land Bank Tax Deed Purchase Assistance Strategy shall be classified as a homeownership expenditure, and an eligible.housing unit must be constructed and certified for occupancy on the acquired property within one year of the closing transaction date. Failure to complete construction of and obtain a Certificate of Occupancy for a housing unit within one (1) year of the closing transaction date shall constitute grounds for foreclosure to obtain possession of the property which may be utilized as a land bank acquired property by the IRCLHAProgram. b. Eligibility i. Geographic Area Parcels acquired through land bank acquisitions for the development of housing units may be located anywhere in the County, including all municipalities located within the County. W.