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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNTTY AFFAIRS <br />HOME Investment Partnerahipg Program <br />AFE- <br />TEXAS MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS <br />1.0 Overvlew <br />1.1 The pwpose of the Texas Minimum Conswction Stsndards ('I'MC Stamdards) is to ensure that all Texans <br />who raxive new or cehabilitated hoosing scrvices tFu+ough pr°gmms funded by the Texas Department of <br />Housing and Communiry Affairs (TDHCA) live in housing that is safe, decent and affordable. Furthermoro, <br />the Texas Minimum Conswction Standards should ensure that the investraent of public and homoowner <br />fuads is designed to increase the valuo of the PropertY,lenBthen the term of affordability, and prese►ve <br />habitsbility. <br />1.2 All work carried out with tt►e assistance of funds provided through the TDHCA must be carried out in <br />accordance with these standards, mast meet mintmum sPec'fications snd unless othenvise defitkd must mcet <br />or exceed industry end trade standards. <br />1.3 Dcfinitions and Acronyms <br />A. AOME Program means the HOME Inveshnent Partnerships Program as a program of the Texas <br />Departmet►t of Housing ar►d CommunitY Affairs• <br />B. TDHCA is an acronym for Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. <br />C. TMC Standards is an acronym for Texas Minimum Construction Standards. TMC Standards was <br />formerly knowr► as the Texas Minimum New and Rehabilitation Conshuction Standards <br />1.4 Inspections <br />A. Inspections must be carried out using the appmpriste'TMC Standards chxlcliets• Ali rooms, <br />service porches, exterior areas, out buildiags, crawl spaces and attie sPaces must be mcluded in all <br />inspections. Inspectiona will include all issues ineluded on the checklist but, when not indieatcd, <br />any evidecrt deficiency or hazerd will be noud. Whti► cural ProPectY is inspxted, a11 out buildings <br />used by the household for swraSe, garage, etc., will be includod with all yard areas. Otlierwise all <br />buildings and yard spaoe incfuded on an individual lot will be inspeoud• Once HOME funds are <br />~vested, all iospected anas must meet TMC Standards• No exceptions or deletions will be <br />permitted. <br />1.5 Work Write-Ups <br />A. Wodc write-ups should be written with enough detail w specify, each ium to be repaired, quantity <br />of materials to be used end exact location of each repair. Each item should relate to a specific <br />inspeetion ittm and should have a specific line item cost estimate• <br />1.6 Cost Estitnatas <br />A. Cost esdmates should be detailed for each repair item. F.ach rePair item must reference a specific <br />Page l of 23 <br />'i'DHCA- Home [nvesdneet Pem►erstriPs P*°Sr~n Rcvised 01/01/2004 <br />Append'vc A-03 - TMC Standards <br /> <br />