| (a) A CSHC may only serve Income Eligible Households
in the targeted Colonias by:
(1) Providing assistance in obtaining Loans or grants
to build a home;
(2) Teaching construction skills necessary to repair
or build a home;
(3) Providing model home plans;
(4) Operating a program to rent or provide tools for
home construction and improvement for the benefit of property owners
in Colonias who are building or repairing a residence or installing
necessary residential infrastructure;
(5) Assisting to obtain, construct, access, or improve
the service and utility infrastructure designed to service residences
in a Colonia, including potable water, wastewater disposal, drainage,
streets, and utilities;
(6) Surveying or platting residential property that
an individual purchased without the benefit of a legal survey, plat,
or record;
(7) Providing Housing Counseling related to all applicable
single family activities that take place on or after August 1, 2020,
and that satisfies HUD Counseling Requirements in 24 CFR Part 214;
(8) Applying for Grants and Loans to provide housing
and other needed community improvements;
(9) Providing other services that the CSHC, with the
approval of the Department, determines are necessary to assist Colonia
residents in improving their physical living conditions such as Rehabilitation,
Reconstruction, and New Construction, including help in obtaining
suitable alternative housing outside of a Colonia area;
(10) Providing assistance in obtaining Loans or grants
to enable an Income Eligible Household to acquire fee simple title
to property that originally was purchased under a Contract for Deed,
contract for sale, or other executory contract;
(11) Providing title-related services for unrecorded
Contracts for Deed, clouded titles, property transfers, intestate
estates, and other title ownership matters;
(12) Providing access to computers, the internet and
computer training;
(13) Providing monthly programs to educate Income Eligible
Households on their rights and responsibilities as property owners;
(14) Assisting with measures to secure employment;
(15) Assisting with establishment or expansion of a
small business;
(16) Assisting with development of professional skills;
and
(17) Education in management of personal finances and
achieving financial literacy.
(b) Ineligible Activities include:
(1) Rehabilitation (excluding Reconstruction) of an
MHU; and
(2) Any Activity not allowed by the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §§5301, et seq.).
(c) A CSHC will only provide grants, financing, or
Mortgage Loan services for New Construction, Reconstruction, and Rehabilitation
of a home in a Colonia that is connected to a Department-approved
source of potable water and wastewater disposal.
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