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<br />which, before rehabilitation, have one or more substandard conditions. After <br />rehabilitation, each unit in the project must, at a minimum, meet the Section <br />8 Housing Quality Standards for Existing Housing contained in 24 CFR <br />882.109. For purposes of this Section IV, substandard conditions are those <br />housing conditions that do not meet applicable State or local housing codes <br />or do not meet the Section 8 Housing Quality Standards. <br /> <br />Section V. <br /> <br />SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE NEIGHBORHOODS <br /> <br />Rental rehabilitation funds shall only be used to assist the rehabilitation <br />of projects located in neighborhoods (a) where the median income does not <br />exceed 80% of the median income for the area, and (b) which meet the rent <br />affordability standard set forth in 24 CFR 511.10(d)(2). <br /> <br />Section VI. <br /> <br />DISPLACEMENT OF LOWER INCOME FAMILIES <br /> <br />Rental rehabilitation funds may be used to rehabilitate structures only if <br />the rehabilitation of the structure will not'.cause the disp1acement of very <br />low-income families by families who are not very low-income families. <br />Displacement results if a lower income family is forced to move permanently <br />from a project as a direct consequence of rehabilitation assisted under this <br />contract. A lower income family may not be displaced without financial and <br />advisory assistance sufficient to enable the family to obtain decent, safe, <br />.and sanitary housing at an affordable rent (as defined in 24 CFR . <br />Sll.10(h)(1)(ii)(B)). . <br /> <br />Section VII. ADOPTION OF TENANT ASSISTANCE POLICY <br /> <br />Before the establishment of a program account on behalf of Contractor under <br />the CIMI system is authorized by Department, Contractor shall adopt and <br />submit to Department a written tenant assistance policy (which shall be made <br />available to the public upon request) concerning displacement, relocation <br />assistance, and other assistance to tenants who reside or will reside in <br />projects to be rehabilitated with funds provided under this contract. The <br />tenant assistance policy shall be developed in accordance with the guidelines <br />specified in 24 CFR 511.10(h)(2) and shall be subject to Department's <br />approval. <br /> <br />Section VIII. PROHIBITION AGAINST CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION <br /> <br />Prior to the time Contractor agrees to provide rental rehabilitation funds to <br />an Owner for an identifiable rehabflitation project, Contractor shall execute <br />a legally enforceable agreement, containing remedies adequate to enforce its <br />provisions, with the Owner under which the Owner agrees not to convert the <br />units in the project rehabilitated with rental rehabilitation funds to <br />condominium ownership or any form of cooperative ownership not eligible to <br />receive rental rehabilitation funds (as provided in 24 CFR 511.10(c)) for at <br />least ten (10) years beginning on the date on which the rehabilitation of the <br />units in the project is completed. <br /> <br />Section IX. <br /> <br />DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SUBSIDIZED TENANTS <br /> <br />Prior to the time Contractor agrees to provide rental rehabilitation funds to <br />an Owner for an identifiable rehabilitation project, Contractor shall execute <br />a legally enforceable agreement, containing remedies adequate to enforce its <br /> <br />PAGE 2 OF 4 <br />