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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE J.R. SMITH, CLERK ii. Eligible Sponsors(developers) who are awarded funds have the responsibility for maintaining clear and accurate files on project recipients and activities. Subrecipient must monitor the Eligible Sponsors files on a regular basis to ensure that all information is collected that will be needed for reporting. Subrecipient's housing administrator must also review the file documentation to ensure that assistance is awarded to Eligible Persons and that all project activities conform to program requirements. iii. In cases where a Sub -Grantee is used to administer CRF, Subrecipient is ultimately responsible for program compliance. iv. All other records that document the award or expenditure of CRF funds must be retained for five fiscal years after the funds have been expended or five years after the expiration of a use restriction agreement and accounted for and/or satisfaction of loans, whichever is later, provided applicable audits have been released. This means that for cases that were assisted Subrecipient must retain all records no less than five years after the loan has been satisfied, provided audits have been released, whichever is later. Housing records of this type include, but are not limited to: 1) applications; 2) program and set-aside records; 3) housing agreements; 4) income verifications and 5) other records as required by Florida Housing or federal, state and local law or regulations. V. Records must be retained in electronic form. The standards used must comply with the Florida Administrative Code. Local record retention requirements may be stricter than the State. c. Access to Files: Florida Housing or any duly authorized representative shall be permitted to inspect any files relating to CRF Eligible Person or Sponsors including but not limited to advertisements, applications, income verifications and certifications, plan participation contracts, financial records, tracking system records, construction cost verification including receipts and contracts, rental development annual reviews, Eligible Sponsor reviews, Eligible Sponsor award lists, CRF fund recipient lists, and any other applicable documents at any reasonable time with or without notice. Such records shall be maintained within the participating county or eligible municipality at a place accessible to the Corporation staff or its designated monitoring agent. 2. Files Management and Record Retention relating to Subrecioient and Administration of this Agreement: a. The Subrecipient shall maintain books, records, and documents in accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures and practices which sufficiently and properly reflect all expenditures of funds provided by Florida Housing under this Agreement. b. Contents of the Files: Subrecipient must maintain files containing documentation to verify all compensation to Subrecipient in connection with this Agreement, as well as reports, records, documents, papers, letters, computer files, or other material received, generated, maintained or filed by Subrecipient in connection with this Agreement. Subrecipient must also keep files, records, computer files, and reports that reflect any compensation it receives or will receive in connection with this Agreement. 6 Agreement #064-2020 Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Funding Agreement