Texas Administrative Code › Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 23 - SINGLE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM › Subchapter C - HOMEOWNER RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.32 - Homeowner Reconstruction Assistance (HRA) Administrative Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Commitment or Reservation of Funds. The
				  Administrator must submit the true and complete information, certified as such,
				  with a request for the Commitment or Reservation of Funds as described in
				  paragraphs (1) - (20) of this subsection:
(1)
				  Head of Household name and address of housing unit for which assistance is
				  being requested;
(2) A budget that
				  includes the amount of Activity funds specifying the acquisition costs,
				  construction costs, soft costs and administrative costs requested, a maximum of
				  five percent of hard construction costs for contingency items, proposed Match
				  to be provided, evidence that Direct Activity Cost and Soft Cost limitations
				  are not exceeded, and evidence that any duplication of benefit is
				  addressed;
(3) Verification of
				  environmental clearance;
(4) A copy
				  of the Household's intake application on a form prescribed by the
				  Department;
(5) Certification of
				  the income eligibility of the Household signed by the Administrator and all
				  Household members age 18 or over, and including the date of the income
				  eligibility determination. In instances where the total Household income is
				  within $3,000 of the 80 percent AMFI, all documentation used to determine the
				  income of the Household;
(6)
				  Project cost estimates, construction contracts, and other construction
				  documents necessary to ensure applicable property standard requirements will be
				  met at completion;
(7) When
				  assistance is provided in the form of a loan, provide written consent from all
				  Persons who have a valid lien or ownership interest in the Property;
(8) In the instance of relocation from one
				  site to another site, the Household must document Homeownership of the existing
				  unit to be replaced and must establish Homeownership of the lot on which the
				  replacement housing unit will be constructed. The Household must agree to the
				  demolition of the existing housing unit. HOME Activity funds cannot be used for
				  the demolition of the existing unit and any funding used for the demolition is
				  not eligible Match; however, solely for a Activity under this paragraph, the
				  Administrator Match obligation may be reduced by the cost of such demolition
				  without any Contract amendment;
(9)
				  Identification of any Lead-Based Paint (LBP);
(10) For housing units located within the
				  100-year floodplain or otherwise required to carry flood insurance by federal
				  or local regulation, certification from the Household that they understand the
				  flood insurance requirements;
(11)
				  Consent to demolish from any existing mortgage lien holders and consent to
				  subordinate to the Department's loan, if applicable;
(12) If applicable, documentation to address
				  or resolve any potential conflict of interest, Identity of Interest,
				  duplication of benefit, or floodplain mitigation;
(13) A title commitment or policy or a down
				  date endorsement to an existing title policy evidencing the Household's
				  ownership of the property:
(A) For New
				  Construction Activities, a title commitment or down-date endorsement to an
				  existing title policy the effective date title commitment must be no more than
				  60 days prior to of the date of Activity submission. Title commitments for loan
				  projects that expire prior to the loan closing date must be updated and must
				  not have any adverse changes; and
(B) For Reconstruction Activities, a title
				  report or a title commitment dated not more than six months prior to the date
				  of Activity submission;
(14) Documents evidencing ownership, such as
				  a warranty deed, life estate, or 99-year leasehold;
(15) If the housing to be replaced is an MHU,
				  a Statement of Ownership and Location (SOL) for the MHU;
(16) Tax certificate that evidences a current
				  paid status, and in the case of delinquency, evidence of an approved payment
				  plan with the taxing authority and evidence that the payment plan is
				  current;
(17) In the instances of
				  replacement with an MHU, information necessary to draft loan documents or grant
				  agreements to issue SOL;
(18) Life
				  event documentation, as applicable, and all information necessary to prepare
				  any applicable affidavits such as marital status and heirship;
(19) For disaster relief set-aside
				  Activities, evidence that the housing unit occupied by the eligible Household
				  was damaged as a direct result of a federal, state, or locally declared
				  disaster that occurred less than four years prior to the submission of the
				  Activity; and
(20) Any other
				  documentation necessary to evidence that the Activity meets the program
				  requirements.