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New
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The amount of funds awarded to the grantee will be
determined according to construction costs of the home and the costs
of the building site, if needed. The total amount of the award
can not exceed the program guideline of $40,000 per unit. Newly
constructed homes can not have an appraised value greater than
$144,336. |
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Eligible applicants must agree to (1) occupy the home
for at least twenty years after the purchase, (2) reimburse the
program 15% of the total grant when the home is sold or vacated after
20 years, (3) reimburse the program on a sliding scale up to the total
amount of the grant if the home is sold or vacated before the 20 year
anniversary, (4) be willing and able to allow the administrating
agency to retain a mortgage the property, (5) be willing and able to
reimburse the program as agreed if the home is sold or transferred as
part of the current owner's estate. |
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Grantees must contribute a minimum of $500 of their
own funds toward the purchase of a home under this program. A
current home owners insurance policy in the amount necessary to cover
the total loss of the property is required. The grantee and the
funding source must be named on the policy. |
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