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16 <br /> 1 Chair Bedford said that the Board should expect to see tweaks every year as the county <br /> 2 refines the program. She said as they raise taxes for the school bond, they can expect to need <br /> 3 to put more money into the Longtime Homeowners Assistance program. <br /> 4 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if the heirs of a property can access the program. <br /> 5 Aaron Rimmler-Cohen said no, because they would not have owned the property for 5 <br /> 6 years. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford said there is a distinction between heirs who want to live in the property, vs <br /> 8 those who want to be a landlord. <br /> 9 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said some heirs might want to move back and live in the <br /> 10 property, but repairs must be made first. She said they will need to keep the taxes up while they <br /> 11 make repairs. <br /> 12 Aaron Rimmler-Cohen said she brings up an important point. He said they run into that in <br /> 13 the county, but the NCH FA does not include regulations that are flexible enough. He said if that is <br /> 14 of interest to the Board, it would require local funding to support programs for heirs' properties. <br /> 15 Chair Bedford said that might be an important addition to the county's legislative priorities. <br /> 16 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said most of the properties the county forecloses on are heirs' <br /> 17 properties. <br /> 18 Chair Bedford said heirs' properties need protections from investors. <br /> 19 Commissioner Greene said that heirs' properties are another category from what she <br /> 20 would like to do with the minimum years of ownership. <br /> 21 Vice-Chair Hamilton asked for the County Manager to determine how much it would cost <br /> 22 to fund the same number of eligible owners in the Longtime Homeowners Assistance program at <br /> 23 the anticipated increased tax rate. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Slide #21 <br /> Community • / <br /> Minimum Housing Code. • Community <br /> Rehabilitation Officer fieldsand investigates <br /> concerns ■ about <br /> compliance with local ■ ••- <br /> Affordable Housing Advisory Board. A citizen <br /> advisory board that recommends policy to the <br /> Board of County Commissioners about how best <br /> / address affordablehousing <br /> Aaron Rimmler-CohenORANGE COUNTY <br /> Community Development Manager HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> acohen@orangecountync.gov <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br /> 29 <br />