California Code of Regulations › Title 25 - Housing and Community Development › Division 1 - Housing and Community Development › Chapter 7 - Department of Housing and Community Development Programs › Subchapter 17 - State Home Investment Partnership Act Program › Article 4 - Program Operations › Section 8214 - Legal Documents

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Standard Agreement
(1) The written document required by 24 CFR
					 Section 92.504 shall be a contract known as a standard agreement. The
					 Department shall enter into a standard agreement with each State Recipient,
					 Developer and CHDO once the State Recipient, Developer and CHDO have
					 demonstrated compliance with the requirements in their award letter.
(2) This standard agreement shall reserve
					 monies from the HOME fund in an amount approved for funding by the Department
					 pursuant to Section 8213.
(3) The
					 standard agreement shall require compliance with those provisions of 24 CFR
					 part 92 which are applicable to State Recipients, Developers and CHDOs and with
					 this subchapter.
(4) The standard
					 agreement shall include all the items specified in 24 CFR Section 92.504 and
					 the following provisions:
(A) the granting and
					 cancellation of HOME funds to the State Recipient, Developer or CHDO;
(B) State Recipient, Developer and CHDO
					 responsibilities for local HOME program operation, including time frames and
					 milestones as set forth in the application;
(C) reporting requirements, including
					 performance reports, pursuant to Section 8216 and the recordkeeping
					 requirements as necessary to ensure compliance with 24 CFR Sections 92.508 and
					 92.509;
(D) requirements related to
					 ensuring that the HOME assistance to the project is not more than is necessary
					 to provide affordable housing;
(E)
					 project set-up and fund disbursement requirements, including provision of
					 evidence that projects are ready to be set up and provisions for receipt, use,
					 and accounting of HOME funds pursuant to Sections 8215 and 8217;
(F) provisions for securing loans and grants
					 pursuant to subdivision (b);
(G)
					 the actions to be taken to mitigate environmental effects in accordance with
					 the requirements set forth in 24 CFR Section 92.352;
(H) requirements that the State Recipient,
					 Developer or CHDO shall not discriminate or permit discrimination on the basis
					 of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, national origin, marital status,
					 and mental or physical handicap, in accordance with state law and shall comply
					 with the federal requirements as set forth in 24 CFR Sections 92.350 and
					 92.351;
(I) requirements that prior
					 to the issuance of a state designation number which is necessary to access the
					 federal disbursement and information system, the State Recipient, Developer or
					 CHDO shall comply with the requirements of 24 CFR Sections 92.500 and
					 92.502;
(J) remedies available to
					 the Department in the event of a violation, breach, or default of the standard
					 agreement, including repayment of all costs of enforcement;
(K) requirements that the State Recipient,
					 Developer or CHDO permit the Department, HUD or their designated agents and
					 employees the right to inspect the project or projects and all books, records,
					 and documents maintained by the State Recipient, Developer or CHDO in
					 connection with the local HOME program;
(L) requirements that the State Recipient,
					 Developer or CHDO submit audits pursuant to 24 CFR Section 92.506;
(M) any other terms and conditions as
					 required by local, state, or federal law, which are necessary to ensure
					 compliance with the requirements of the Act.