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4!I,, Federal Register / Vol. 54. No. 40 / Thursday. March 2. 1989 / Rules and Regulations 8925 `..e displaced person to sub-standard computed rental assistance payment is Section 24.404 Replacement Housing of ' tag.One way to effectively provide zero,then the downpayment assistance Last Resort , tallment payments,either to the is zero unless the agency has elected to There were 13 comments on ,..placed person or to the person and make downpayment assistance , replacement housing of last resort. .rte persons landlord.without payments of up to$5.250.If their .. `continuing agency supervision.Is to eligibility is greater than$5,250 for Severaleof housingncerned the last requirementbethat .y place the payment in an escrow account rental assistance,they will be eligible the use hohsing of resort be - drat will be disbursed according to a for housing of last resort for rental justified. im oorttaantSforh justification V considered pre-determined schedule.This method assistance or downpayment assistance. management andteis consistentprowith the could also serve for disbursement of As is required by statute,eligibility for requirement.added by the 1987 housing of last resort payments,which owners of more than 90 days but less Amendments.that any payment are also vested.The method of than 780 days for downpayment provided for housing of last resort that disbursement remains the Agency's assistance will be limited to the amount exceeds the maximum amounts = discretion. computed It should be understood that,under that would have been co mP had provided to tenants and owners by vesting.the only times a rental they been 180 day owners. g!24.40t end 24.402 must be justified.A assistance payment should change are Section 24.403 Additional Rules slight modification was made to during the one-year period described in Governing Replacement Housing 124•404(a)(2)(i)at the recommendation %24.402(a)(2).and then only if tenant of one commenter to clarify that elects to upgrade his or her housing to 'Ym justification for last resort housing receive the full amount of the original Several comments were received assistance may be for an entire project computed rental assistance payment concerning the requirement in or program area.if appropriate,without based on a comparable dwelling,or ll 24.403(1)(1)that an adjustment be additional case-by-case justification.A changes his or her status from tenant to made to the asking price of any dwelling number of comments were received owner and therefore becomes eligible used to compute the replacement about the change in status of a displaced for an additional payment(see housing payment to the extent justified Pew from a tenant to an owner. 124.403(e)). by local market data.This procedure FHWA has clarified that such a change Section 24.402(c)Downpayznent has been a part of the gavernmeatwide in status must be with the concurrence assistance payment Twenty-oneof the placed person.The eonunente were received concerning common rule since it was that pu6lfahed displaced in March 1985.It requires that concurrence of the displaced person downpayment assistance.Only 4 of the should be received prior to the 21 commenters believed that the amount adjustments be made in the asking puce execution of any of the method.of 1 available for downpayment assistance of comparable dwellings to the extent providingfor housing of last resort. should be limited to the computed that the market demonstrates that . Several genera/comments were amount of the rental assistance payment exPecind sale Slices wifL be leas than received about the concept of for tenants.The malarity stated that the asking prices.A clarifitn�n� cation of he reptint housing of last resat agencies should rneke downpayment use of this procedure has beets added to Replacement housing of last resort is a assistance payments of up to$5,250, Appendix A legislatively authorized continuation of with most recommending that the In I24.403(a)(2).for clarity and as the replacement housing assistance payment be restricted to the amount suggested by several commenters, provided by I124.401 and 24.402 of this necessary to obtain conventional loan FHWA has separated the procedures for part.and provides for comparable financing for purchase of a replacement major exterior attributes and buildable replacement housing for displaced dwelling.The main concern expressed residential lots into two paragraphs. persons not adequately provided for was that allowing each agency to select Section 24 403(c)(0).Several under those sections,or who do not a procedure for computing the down comments were received concerning the meet the eligibility requirements of payment assistance payment did not use of current fair market value for the those sections.Additional flexibility is promote uniformity. acquisition price of a previously owned provided to displacing agencies for the Since the legislation does not give the dwelling when it is wed as the provision of housing of last resort so lead agency the authority to selects that housing needs are met for owners particular procedure.but reserves such replacement dwelling.The current fair and tenants in the most cost-effective, authority to the displacing agencies.we market value is used because(1)It is the yet equitable way. have elected to retain the existing amount that would have been paid if the language.As several commenters dwelling were purchased on the current Subpart F--Mobile Homes suggested.displacing agencies may market as a replacement residence.(2) Section'24.502 Moving arld Related want to coordinate with other agencies the displacedowner could have gxpen, ... Mobile Homes within the State or jurisdiction where acquired any other dwelling as a - they are located to reach a consensus on replacement and(3)the use of the Only one comment was received on the procedure to be followed in that previously owned dwelling is the this subpart.In response,I 24.502(a)has State or iurisdictioa.FHWA will conversion of en existing asset to been modified to state more clearly that. appreciate being advised of the replacement housing purposes.'This even though asant whose experience of the various agencies in the regulation operates the same whether mobile home Is pot acquired may implementation of this procedure.If the the previously-owned dwelling is receive replacement housing under experience indicates that a change ismortgaged or unencumbered.In 1744.sa3(aH3).and therefore is not needed to affect a more uniform eligible for payment for moving the Implementation.we will seek a response to one commenter,the cost IA mobile home.ha may be eligible for an appraisal of the previously owned legislative change. dwelling V a reimbursable cost if the payment for moving personal property Regardless of the procedure selected, eonslderaisal to be from the mobile home.Also,the a rental assistance pa icy t will to as appcommenter thought that all mobile be Initially computed for tenants.If the aPPmPdate and neces#pry• homes should be treated as reel - -- ' .:?:•