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Rev August 8, 2018 <br />1. The HOME funds provided to Rebuilding Together by the County will be provided to the <br />homeowner as a fixed subsidy in the form of an interest free, deferred second mortgage to <br />pay eligible costs associated with the rehabilitation of the homeowner’s primary residence. <br />After payment of costs of rehabilitation or improvement, any excess proceeds shall revert <br />to County for funding other deferred loans under the grant program and the loan amount <br />shall be credited accordingly. The investment will be secured by a Deed of Trust and <br />Promissory Note, forgivable at the end of the applicable HOME affordability period, <br />described in Table 1-1 below, to be identified in the Loan Documents for each assisted <br />unit: <br /> <br />Table 1-1: Determining the HOME Period of Affordability <br /> <br />HOME Assistance per Unit or Buyer Length of the Affordability Period <br />Less than $15,000 5 years <br />$15,000 - $40,000 10 years <br />More than $40,000 15 years <br />New construction of rental housing 20 years <br />Refinancing of rental housing 15 years <br /> <br /> <br />2. This Deed of Trust and Promissory Note shall constitute a lien on the properties on <br />which the assisted units are located. In order to secure the Promissory Note, the <br />Deed of Trust, naming the County as a beneficiary, must be executed and recorded <br />in the Orange County Registry against the property being improved. Rebuilding <br />Together shall facilitate the loan closing, using the Orange County Loan <br />Documents, and record the Deeds of Trust in the Orange County Registry. <br /> <br />3. The County agrees to subordinate its Deed of Trust lien to a lien securing private <br />permanent financing acquired by the homebuyer. <br /> <br />B. Said funds shall be disbursed by the County to Rebuilding Together for performance of <br />the services described in Exhibit A. <br /> <br />III. LIEN POSITION <br /> <br />Orange County hereby acknowledges that the terms and conditions of its (i) HOME Program <br />Development Agreement, (ii) Loan Agreement (iii) Promissory Note, and (iv) Deed of Trust <br />(collectively referred to as “Orange County Loan Documents”), are not expressly subordinated to <br />any other documents except those documents described in § II.A.3. <br /> <br />IV. TIMELINESS <br /> <br />Owner shall complete the Project within twelve (12) months from the date of this Agreement. <br />However, in the event of any alterations or additions or circumstances beyond the control of the <br />Owner, which in the opinion of the Director of the County’s Department of Housing and <br />Community Development will require additional time for completion of the Project, then in that <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 62EC95C2-2AA8-49D7-B576-F94193C9DB65