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6. Applicant's willingness to maintain reasonable standard of care and <br />maintenance to protect and enhance the investment by meeting local <br />nuisance, trash, and other environmental or health codes. <br />7. Whether or not the Applicant has clear title to the property. The Applicant <br />shall have fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the County's review, <br />which will include the results of a title search. If fifteen (15) days pass without <br />proper documentation or compliance, the application will become an <br />alternate (falling to the bottom of the list on the sixteenth [16th] day) and shall <br />not be considered until 1) all other applications are exhausted with funds <br />remaining and 2) the Applicant has a completed file with full compliance with <br />this requirement and all others. <br />8. Whether or not the structure is more than fifty (50) years old. The Applicant <br />shall indicate on the application form whether to his/her knowledge the <br />structure is older than fifty (50) years. If the answer is "yes," or if other <br />evidence suggests the structure is more than fifty (50) years old, the County <br />must notify the State Bureau of Historic Preservation and receive written <br />approval for the rehabilitation or demolition/replacement prior to the start of <br />work. <br />9. The HRS shall make the final evaluation and recommendation for each <br />Applicant and unit as to whether they are appropriate and eligible under <br />specific program rules and in compliance with the funding agency <br />requirements. The PA makes the final determination of acceptance of an <br />Applicant and of the award of any units, subject to the guidelines of the local <br />policies. <br />10. Where applicable the HRS must complete the proper environmental review <br />process, including but not limited to a site specific Tier 2 form, and receive <br />written approval or release of funds from the funding agency prior to the start <br />of rehabilitation. <br />11. Partner -assisted programs (with "partners" being affordable housing <br />developers, community based organizations, housing authorities, non -profits <br />and similar affordable housing providers) may be implemented as outlined in <br />local policy guidelines. Partners shall be selected using the Request for <br />Qualifications (RFQ) or Request for Proposals (RFP) competitive selection <br />process. Deed restrictions and Deferred Payment Loans (DPLs) apply. All <br />unit and Applicant qualifications and monitoring by the HRS and PA apply. <br />Partners must agree to comply with all program specific requirements and <br />submit to monitoring and directions of the HRS before any funds are released <br />or payments made. <br />12. For owner -occupied rehabilitation, owner -occupied shall mean a residential <br />unit with the title in the personal name of the Applicant(s) used as a primary <br />residence of the Applicant(s). This does not include any non-residential unit <br />or shared space with non-residential uses or income generating property. <br />C. Scope of Rehabilitation Assistance <br />CDBG financing of housing rehabilitation is available for the following purposes: <br />33 <br />