S Housing- Development Agreement - Consolidated Housing Plan Annual Update $30,000 /Habitat for Humanity or Orange Co

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.WHEREAS, Habitat intends to assist one (1) first-time homebuyers earning up to 60% of HUD area median income purchase the newly constructed housing in the Project; and WHEREAS, afirst-time homebuyer for the purposes of this program is defined as any low income household that has not owned a home within the past three (3) years including households living in manufactured housing not permanently affixed to a foundation, or owner- occupants of homes not feasible for rehabilitation and has lived or worked in Orange County for at least one year prior to the home purchase; WHEREAS, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the County and Habitat hereto agree and acknowledge that this Agreement does not constitute a commitment of funds or site approval, and that such commitment of funds or approval may occur only upon satisfactory completion of an environmental review and receipt by Orange County of a Release of Funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under 24 CFR Part §58 if applicable. The parties further agree that the provision of such funds to the project is conditioned on Orange County's determination to proceed with, modify, or cancel the project based on the results of a subsequent environmental review. WHEREAS, Orange County requires and Owner agrees to the requirement, as a condition precedent to the awarding of Orange County HOME Investment Partnership Program funds, that Owner execute, deliver and record this Declaration in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Orange County in order to create certain covenants pertaining to the Property and running with the land for the purpose of enforcement of the affordability requirements of the Orange County HOME Investment Partnership Program. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants hereinafter set forth and of other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Owner intends, declares, and covenants that the regulatory and restrictive covenants set forth herein governing the use, occupancy, and transfer of the Property shall be and are covenants pertaining to the Property and mm~ing with the land for the term stated herein and are binding upon all subsequent owners of the Property and for such term, except as specifically provided herein, and are not merely personal covenants of Owner. SECTION 1 REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES OF OWNER Owner hereby represents, covenants and warrants as follows: a. It is contemplated that the Property and the Project will be used, during the ninety-nine years after Project Completion (defined as the last of the following events: the Property is acquired, rehabilitated, if necessary, and the last of the ten dwelling units is occupied by a low-income family), for owner-occupied housing to families earning up to 60% of HUD area median income. In the event Owner sells, transfers or exchanges the Property or any portion of the Property, the following shall pertain: 1. Subject to the requirements of the DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (Exhibit B hereto), the HOME Investment Partnership Program and this Declaration, Owner may sell, transfer, or exchange the Property to anon-profit fund, foundation, or Declaration of Restrictive Covenants Page 2