+-----------+--------------------------------+----+------------------+
| **Guide   |                                |    |                  |
| for       |                                |    |                  |
| Review of |                                |    |                  |
| National  |                                |    |                  |
| Objective |                                |    |                  |
| of Area   |                                |    |                  |
| Slums or  |                                |    |                  |
| Blight**  |                                |    |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+----+------------------+
| **Name of |                                |    |                  |
| Program   |                                |    |                  |
| Parti     |                                |    |                  |
| cipant:** |                                |    |                  |
|           |                                |    |                  |
| **     ** |                                |    |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+----+------------------+
| **Staff   |                                |    |                  |
| Con       |                                |    |                  |
| sulted:** |                                |    |                  |
|           |                                |    |                  |
| **     ** |                                |    |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+----+------------------+
| *         |                                |    |                  |
| *Activity |                                |    |                  |
| Name,     |                                |    |                  |
| Number    |                                |    |                  |
| and Brief |                                |    |                  |
| Descr     |                                |    |                  |
| iption:** |                                |    |                  |
|           |                                |    |                  |
| **     ** |                                |    |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+----+------------------+
| **Name(s) |                                | ** |                  |
| of        |                                | Da |                  |
| Revi      |                                | te |                  |
| ewer(s)** |                                | ** |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+----+------------------+

**NOTE:** All questions that address requirements contain the citation
for the source of the requirement (statute, regulation, NOFA, or grant
agreement). If the requirement is not met, HUD must make a finding of
noncompliance. All other questions (questions that do not contain the
citation for the requirement) do not address requirements, but are
included to assist the reviewer in understanding the participant\'s
program more fully and/or to identify issues that, if not properly
addressed, could result in deficient performance. Negative conclusions
to these questions may result in a \"concern\" being raised, but not a
**\"finding.**\"

**[Instructions:]{.underline}** Use this Exhibit for activities that are
classified by the program participant as meeting the national objective
of area slums or blight. One Exhibit is to be completed for each
activity reviewed.

**[Questions]{.underline}**

1\.

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| a\. When was the area designated as a slum, blighted, deteriorated or |
| deteriorating area?                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(i) and 24 CFR 570.506(b)(8)(ii)\]              |
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| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                                    |
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|                                                                       |
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| b\. Does the program participant's file documentation      |         |
| identify the state or local law that contains the          |         |
| definition of a slum, blighted, deteriorated or            |         |
| deteriorating area used to qualify the area?               |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(i) and §570.506(b)(8)(ii)\]         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

2\.

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| Do the program participant's files clearly describe the    |         |
| geographical boundaries of the designated area for the     |         |
| activity?                                                  |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(iii) and 24 CFR 570.506(b)(8)(i)\]  |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

3\.

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  a\. Was the area qualified on the basis of deteriorated or    
  deteriorating buildings?                                      

  **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                            

                                                                
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| b\. If "yes" to "a," is there documentation showing that |           |
| the area, at time of designation, had a substantial      |           |
| number of deteriorating or deteriorated buildings?       |           |
|                                                          |           |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(ii) and the CDBG Guide to         |           |
| National Objectives and Eligible Activities for          |           |
| Entitlement Communities, p. 3-38\]                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|                                                          |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

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  c\. If the percentage of deteriorated or deteriorating buildings in the
  area was less than the proportion specified in the State law or 25
  percent, how did the participant qualify the area on this basis?

  **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**

       
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4\.

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| a.  Was the area qualified on the basis of the condition   |         |
|     of the public improvements (e.g., streets, sidewalks)  |         |
|     in the area?                                           |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

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| b\. If "yes" to "a" above, is there documentation to     |           |
| show that the public improvements throughout the area    |           |
| were in a general state of deterioration?                |           |
|                                                          |           |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(ii)\]                             |           |
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| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|                                                          |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

5\.

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| Does the documentation show that the conditions in the     |         |
| area satisfy(ied) the state or local law requirements for  |         |
| a slum or blighted area at time of designation?            |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(i)\]                                |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

6\.

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| **\[OS\]** If you inspected the area and program         |           |
| participant files, is there any evidence that would call |           |
| into question that the area is, or was, slum/blighted at |           |
| the time of designation?                                 |           |
|                                                          |           |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)\]                                    |           |
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| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|                                                          |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

7\.

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  a\. Has the program participant funded, or does it intend to  
  fund, residential buildings rehabilitated under the slum and  
  blight area national objective? (If "no," skip to question    
  9.)                                                           

  **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                            

                                                                
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| b\. If the answer to 7.a. is "yes," does the program     |           |
| participant have a local definition of "substandard"     |           |
| housing conditions?                                      |           |
|                                                          |           |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(iv) and 24 CFR 570.506(b)(9)(i)\] |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|                                                          |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| c\. If the answer to 7.b. above is "yes," *at a          |           |
| minimum*, does a property meeting the local definition   |           |
| of substandard also fail to meet the housing quality     |           |
| standards for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment   |           |
| Program at 24 CFR 882.109?                               |           |
|                                                          |           |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(iv)\]                             |           |
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| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|                                                          |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

8\.

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| a\. If the answer to "7.a." above is "yes," does a       |           |
| review of a sample of files show documentation, by       |           |
| structure, that includes:                                |           |
|                                                          |           |
| i.  how the building met the local definition of         |           |
|     "substandard?"                                       |           |
|                                                          |           |
|     ii\. a pre-rehabilitation inspection report          |           |
|     describing all deficiencies in the structure to be   |           |
|     rehabilitated?                                       |           |
|                                                          |           |
|     iii\. details and scope of the CDBG-assisted         |           |
|     rehabilitation?                                      |           |
|                                                          |           |
|     iv\. information to show that the deficiencies       |           |
|     making the unit substandard were eliminated prior to |           |
|     less critical work on the structure?                 |           |
|                                                          |           |
|     \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(iv) and 24 CFR                |           |
|     570.506(b)(9)(ii) and (iii)\]                        |           |
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| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
|                                                          |           |
| **     **                                                |           |
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9\.

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| Did your inspection of the records validate the            |         |
| information contained in the Integrated Disbursements and  |         |
| Information System (IDIS) and/or the program participant's |         |
| most recently completed Consolidated Annual Performance    |         |
| and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the activity?            |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.525(a)(3)\]                                    |         |
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| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

10\.

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| Does the activity/do the activities assisted under this    |         |
| national objective address one or more of the conditions   |         |
| which contributed to the deterioration of the area?        |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 570.208(b)(1)(iv)\]                               |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

11\.

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  a\. If the CDBG regulations for the slums or blight area   
  have been revised to become more stringent since time of   
  designation by the program participant, did the program    
  participant requalify the area?                            

  **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         

                                                             
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  b\. If any activities were assisted with CDBG funds after  
  a stricter regulatory revision, did the activities meet    
  the new requirements?                                      

  **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         

                                                             
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