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DRAFT <br />19 <br />C. Books and Records. OCHC shall maintain records of its grant requirements <br />under this contract for a period of not less than five (5) full fiscal years following completion <br />date of this contract as follows: <br />i. OCHC shall ensure access to records and financial statements, as necessary, to <br />provide effective monitoring and evaluation of project performance. Upon reasonable <br />advance notice, County or its authorized representatives may from time to time inspect, <br />audit, and make copies of any of OCHC's records that relate to this contract. If any audit <br />by County discloses that payments to OCHC were in excess of the amount to which <br />OCHC was entitled under this contract, OCHC shall promptly pay to County the amount <br />of such excess. If the excess is greater than 1% of the contract amount, OCHC shall also <br />reimburse County its reasonable costs incurred in performing the audit. <br />ii. OCHC shall maintain files of all buyers, regardless of length of occupancy, <br />residing in assisted units. Documentation shall verify eligibility for federal assisted <br />housing, at the point of initial closing on the unit, and every subsequent buyer thereafter <br />for the period of affordability. Information maintained shall include buyer income level, <br />ethnic data, female head of household, and disability status and Property and <br />Improvement purchase price. <br />iii. OCHC shall maintain records verifying the affordability of the assisted units. <br />Each party agrees that any authorized representative of the County shall at all reasonable times, <br />have access to and the right to inspect, copy, audit and examine all of the books, records and <br />other documents relating to the grant and the fulfillment of this Agreement for a period of five <br />(5) fiscal years following the completion of the Project. <br />d. Notices. Any Notice shall be in writing and shall be given by depositing the same <br />in the United States mail, post-paid and registered or certified, and addressed to the party to be <br />notified, with return-receipt requested, or by delivering the same in person to an officer or <br />principal of such party. Notice deposited in the mail in the manner here in above described shall <br />be effective upon mailing. For purposes of Notice, the addresses of the parties shall, unless <br />changed as hereinafter provided, be as follows: <br />i. To the County: Orange County <br />c/o Housing and Community Development <br />Department <br />P.Q. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />ATTN: Director <br />ii. To OCHC: OCHC <br />P.O. Box 307 <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 <br />ATTN: Executive Director <br />23