Minnesota Administrative Rules

4900.3120 ELIGIBILITY.

Subpart 1.

Applicants.

To be eligible for selection for financial assistance, an applicant shall satisfy the requirements in items A to E.

A.

The applicant must be a local government unit.

B.

The applicant must provide a comprehensive plan for meeting the existing need for the proposed housing and for the placement of persons in independent housing. At a minimum, this plan must include:

(1)

documentation of the need for the proposed housing by the population to be served by the structure;

(2)

a description of the applicant's goals and objectives for meeting the special needs of the population to be served;

(3)

documentation of an ability to provide support services to assist persons in moving into independent or appropriate supportive living situations;

(4)

a detailed budget for the operation of the housing program for the first year and projected budgets for future years; and

(5)

a detailed budget for the construction or acquisition and rehabilitation of the structure.

C.

The applicant shall document fiscal responsibility and the ability to complete the construction, acquisition, or modification of the structure and to maintain the structure in accordance with its funded use for a specific period of time.

D.

The applicant shall own and operate the property as housing for 20 years, at which time all restrictions regarding the ownership and operation of the property shall cease, and the transitional housing loan shall be deemed paid in full or the battered women or other crime victims housing grant terms shall be fully satisfied. The property may be sold prior to the expiration of the 20-year period provided the sale repays the lesser of the net proceeds of the sale or the amount of the financial assistance. The applicant may contract with a nonprofit organization to manage the property, including the improvement or rehabilitation of the property, and to operate a housing program on the property on behalf of the applicant.

E.

Where the applicant intends to contract with a nonprofit organization to develop or manage the property or to operate the housing program, the nonprofit organization may provide any or all of the information required under items B and C.

Subp. 2.

Structures.

To be eligible for selection for financial assistance, the proposed housing structure must satisfy the requirements in items A to D.

A.

The structure must provide housing for persons and families of low and moderate income.

B.

The structure must provide a physical environment that is responsive to the needs of the population to be served.

C.

The structure must comply with applicable state and local codes, zoning ordinances, land use provisions, and laws.

D.

The structure must be located in Minnesota.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 462A.06

History:

15 SR 1225; 17 SR 1712

Published Electronically:

August 7, 2013