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Covenants shall include at least the following elements in their resale provisions for the <br /> Improvements: <br /> 5.1 If the buyer no longer uses the Property as a principal residence or is unable to <br /> continue ownership,then the buyer must sell,transfer, or otherwise dispose of <br /> their interest in the Property only to a qualified homebuyer, i.e., a low-income <br /> household, one whose combined income does not exceed 80%of the area median <br /> household income by family size, as determined by the U.S. Department of <br /> Housing and Urban Development at the time of the transfer,to use as their <br /> principal residence. <br /> 5.2 However, if the property is sold during the term of affordability to a non-qualified <br /> homebuyer, the Right of First Refusal provision of the New and Existing First- <br /> Time Homebuyer Program portion of the County's Long-Term Housing <br /> Affordability Policy must be followed and the net sales proceeds (sales price less: <br /> (1) selling cost, (2) the unpaid principal amount of the original first mortgage and <br /> (3) the unpaid principal amount of the initial County contribution and any other <br /> initial government contribution secured by a deferred payment promissory note <br /> and deed of trust) or "equity" will be divided 50150 by the seller of the Property <br /> and the County. <br /> 5.3 The resale provision shall remain in effect for the full affordability period—99 <br /> years. <br /> 6. Miscellaneous Provisions. <br /> a. Termination of Agreement. The obligations of the parties hereunder and the <br /> specific obligation of Habitat to acquire; rehabilitate, if necessary; and resell available property in <br /> the form of single family dwellings; condominiums, and/or townhouse located in Orange County to <br /> eligible Orange County residents shall terminate upon the completion of the sale of the Property <br /> to a homebuyer. Continuing obligations of the homebuyer shall be contained in the note and <br /> deed of trust to be recorded at the time of closing of the sale of the Property. Notwithstanding <br /> the foregoing, the parties hereto may terminate this Agreement at any time by a mutual <br /> agreement to that effect in writing. <br /> b. Default,Remedies. This Agreement may be terminated by a non-defaulting party <br /> upon an event of default hereunder, after written notice thereof is given giving the defaulting <br /> party thirty(30) days in which to cure the default. As used herein, the term "an event of default" <br /> shall mean and refer to a breach of any of the terms of this Agreement including a failure to meet <br /> the time limitations contained in this Agreement and a failure to act as required by this <br /> Agreement by either party with respect to any undertaking, obligation, covenant or condition as <br /> set forth in this Agreement which the defaulting party has not cured. With respect to any event <br /> of default, the non-defaulting party may exercise any right available to it at law or in equity with <br /> respect to such default. <br /> 6 <br />