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Part A. Certification of Applicant
<br />This certification must be signed and filed by persons who are authorized to execute the HOME confract.
<br />1 hereby apply fo the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for approval to participate in this Applicafion
<br />Activ'ity as the Applicant 1 certify fhat all stafements made by me in the "Participanfs in the Application Information" section
<br />of the Application and relafed exhibits are true, complefe, and correcf and are made in good faith. 1 further certify fhat:
<br />(1) The Participants in the Application Information, Previous Participation Certification, herein after referred to as the
<br />"Previous Participation Certification" contains a listing of every development activity that received TDHCA funding,
<br />which I have been or am now an Applicant.
<br />(2) For the period beginning ten years prior to the date of this certification:
<br />(a) I have not been arrested, indicted, convicted, or imprisoned for a felony during the last ten years, and am not
<br />presently the subject of a complaint or indictment charging for a crime of moral turpitude.
<br />(b) I have not been suspended, debarred, or been subject to enforcement action under state or federal securities law,
<br />or otherwise restricted by any department or agency of federal or state government from doing business with
<br />such department or agency.
<br />(c) I have not defaulted on an obligation covered by a surety or performance bond and have not been the subject of
<br />a claim under an employee fidelity bond.
<br />(3) For the penod beginning ten years prior to the date of this certification, during my participation in the developments
<br />shown by me in the Previous Participation Certification, there has not been:
<br />(a) a mortgage in default, assigned or foreclosed, nor has mortgage relief by the lender been given;
<br />(b) to the best of my knowledge, unresolved findings raised as a result of Departmental or HUD audits, management
<br />reviews or other govemmental investigation concerning me or my developments, or contracts;
<br />(c) any breach by the owner of any agreements relating to the construction or rehabilitation, use, operation,
<br />management, or disposition; or
<br />(d) a suspension or termination of payments under any state or federal assistance contract.
<br />(4) To the best of my knowledge, the Applicant has demonstrated fiscal, programmatic, and contractual compliance on
<br />previously awarded Department contracts or loan agreements and resolution of any previous audit findings and
<br />outstanding monetary obligation with the Department per 10 TAC Section 53052 (c) (2) and (3).
<br />(5) As required by Section 2306.257 of the Texas Govemment Code, as added by SB 322, 77th Session of the Texas
<br />Legislature, an Applicant may not receive funds or other assistance from the Department unless the Applicant certifies
<br />that it is in compliance with the housing laws described in subparagraph (a) through (d) of this paragraph. To satisfy
<br />that requirement, I hereby certify that the developments listed in the Previous Participation Certification, in which I am
<br />currently participating, are in compliance with:
<br />(a) state and federal fair housing laws, including Chapter 301, Property Code, the Texas Fair Housing Act; Title IV of the
<br />Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Section 3601 et seq.); and the Fair Housing Amendments of 1988 (42 U.S.C.
<br />Section 3601 et seq.),
<br />(b) the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. Section 2000a et seq.),
<br />(c) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.12101 et seq.), and
<br />(d) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 701 et seq.).
<br />(6) The Applicant also certifies that the Applicant, or a branch, division, or department of said Applicant does not and will
<br />not knowingly employ an undocumented worker, where "undocumented worCer" means an individual who, at the time
<br />of employment, is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States or authorized under law to be
<br />employed in that manner in the United States. If, after receiving a public subsidy, the Applicant, or a branch, division,
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