Minnesota Administrative Rules

4900.1910 ELIGIBILITY.

Subpart 1.

Applications.

To be eligible for selection as a recipient of a grant under the program, the application must satisfy the following requirements:

A.

The proposed residential housing must be exclusively for the use of low income persons living alone.

B.

The occupants of the residential housing must be offered a written lease that:

(1)

complies with Minnesota Statutes, section 325G.31;

(2)

offers the occupant the option to renew;

(3)

prohibits eviction of an occupant without good cause; and

(4)

does not require the occupant to accept board as well as lodging.

C.

The amount of the grant requested must not exceed 50 percent of the total development cost of the proposed residential housing.

D.

The application must include a comprehensive plan for the development and management of housing for low income persons living alone and document the ability of the applicant to develop and maintain that housing for a period of time specified by the agency. At a minimum, this plan must include:

(1)

documentation of a need for this type of housing in the proposed geographic area;

(2)

a description of the applicants' goals and objectives in meeting the area's need for this type of housing;

(3)

a detailed description of how this housing will be developed and managed, including:

(a)

a description of the proposed site for the housing;

(b)

preliminary architectural plans for the development;

(c)

qualifications of the development and management staff; and

(d)

a proposed tenant selection plan;

(4)

a detailed budget for the development of the proposed housing showing all development costs and the sources of funds to pay them;

(5)

a detailed budget for the operation of the housing showing all anticipated operating costs and the proposed rents and other income;

(6)

documentation of the experience and fiscal responsibility of the applicant in developing similar housing; and

(7)

evidence of community support for the proposed development.

Subp. 2.

Applicant.

To be eligible for selection as a recipient of a grant under the program, an applicant must be either:

A.

a Minnesota city;

B.

a joint powers board established by two or more Minnesota cities;

C.

a Minnesota Housing and Redevelopment Authority created under Minnesota Statutes, sections 469.001 to 469.047; or

D.

a Minnesota nonprofit entity as defined in part 4900.0010, subpart 21.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 462A.06

History:

12 SR 1147; 18 SR 2277

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008