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i. Other Rehabilitation Loan requirements: Rehabilitation loans shall be provided consistent with the requirements of the County's Minimum Standards for Rehabilitation of Residential Properties document. Rehabilitation loans will not be awarded for rehabilitation work completed prior to the county loan approval. For additional information please see the Indian River County Guidelines and Procedures for Implementing Strategies of Local Housing Assistance Plan document. Residential Construction Hurricane Mitigation (RCMP): The county will match SHIP funds with My Safe Florida Home Funds for hurricane resistant retrofit improvements to owner occupied site built homes to reduce potential future hurricane damage. If applicable, the county shall advertise the availability of My Safe Florida Home funds, accept applications from very low, low, and moderate income homeowners with homestead exemptions for homes that have insured values not exceeding$294,601 (SHIP program maximum). Applications will be reviewed on first qualified, first served basis. Eligible retrofit improvements work activities include the following: 1. Improving the strength of the roof deck attachment 2. Creating a secondary water barrier to prevent water intrusion 3. Improving the survivability of the roof covering 4. Bracing gable -ends in the roof framing 5. Reinforcing roof -to -wall connections 6. Upgrading exterior wall opening protections 7. Upgrading exterior doors B. Purchase Assistance with Rehabilitation Loans Code I a. Summary of Strategy: SHIP funds will be awarded for downpayment and closing costs as well as principal reduction to households to purchase an existing home. An existing home must be in need of rehabilitation. Prospective homebuyers must qualify as a First Time Homebuyer under the HUD definition: An individual who has had no ownership in a principal residence during the 3 -year period ending on the date of purchase of the property. This includes a spouse (if either meets the above test, they are considered first-time homebuyers). A single parent who has only owned with a former spouse while married. An individual who is a displaced homemaker and has only owned with a spouse. An individual who has only owned a principal residence not permanently affixed to a permanent foundation in accordance with applicable regulations. An individual who has only owned a property that was not in compliance with state, local or model building codes and which cannot be brought into compliance for less than the cost of constructing a permanent structure. b. Fiscal Years Covered: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 229