Applicant must be the owner of the property and live at the location address where work is to be done. Owner must agree to all inspections of the property as deemed necessary for loan approval. The property owner cannot sell or transfer the title to the property during the term of the loan without prior written consent of the City of Sumter. Owner must maintain adequate fire and hazard insurance on the property during the life of the loan, and is responsible for filing proof of such coverage with the Community Development Office of the City of Sumter. Applicant must be within the income guidelines as specified within this document.
Attorney fees are to be paid by the applicant in flill or added to rehabilitation costs.
After the project has been approved, the Community Development staff will request bids from those approved contractors who are on the Community Development's Contractors bid list. A detailed work write-up will be provided by the Community Development Department Project Manager. Once bids for projects have been submitted and awarded to the low-bid contractor, a contract will be executed. Due to the emergency nature of this program, all projects are to be handled in an expeditious manner. All plumbing must be connected to public sewer or other approved disposal system.