HUD-53238 Choice Neighborhoods - Implementation Grants One-for-One

OMB Approval No. 2577-0269
(exp. 4/30/2018)

CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS – IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
One-for-One Replacement Certification

As part of your application for Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant funding, you, as the executive
officer authorized to sign on behalf of your organization, must certify to the following. By signing this form,
you are stating that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the certification is true and correct.
Lead Applicant:
Name of Targeted Public and/or Assisted Housing Site(s):

One-for-One Replacement of Public and/or Assisted Housing Units. Each Transformation Plan must
provide as follows:
(1) Public Housing Replacement Housing. For all public housing dwelling units still physically standing
as of the application due date which will be demolished or disposed, the Transformation Plan must provide
for replacement of the same number of bedrooms. The number of dwelling units replaced may be greater
or fewer than those still physically standing, so the overall unit mix meets the needs of the existing
residents, takes into account needs of the residents on the waiting list, and is aligned with the results of a
recent housing market study. For example, if the development has experienced high vacancy rates for
efficiency and one-bedroom units and the PHA waiting list and market study indicate there is no
expectation of demand in the future, but there is a need for three-bedroom units, three one-bedroom
and/or efficiency units may be combined to create a three-bedroom unit. Larger bedroom units (i.e. four or
more bedrooms) may only be converted to create additional smaller-bedroom units if 1) the PHA is
currently under its Faircloth limit (i.e. Section 9(g)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended)
and 2) there are no existing households or waiting-list households requiring larger-bedroom units, and the
market study indicates there will not be future demand.
(2) Assisted Housing Replacement Housing. For all Assisted Housing units still physically standing as of
the application due date which are to be demolished or disposed, the Transformation Plan must provide for
one-for-one replacement in accordance with all HUD policies, procedures and requirements for projectbased section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (“HAP”) contract.
(3) Housing Choice Opportunities for Returning Tenants. In instances where the tenants of the original
properties, both public housing and Assisted Housing, need a different number of bedrooms than
households on the waiting list, the plan may enable displaced tenants to exercise their opportunity under
program requirement, “Housing Choice Opportunities for Returning Tenants,” in section III.C.3.a using a
tenant-based voucher in the original neighborhood or other neighborhood of the tenants’ choice.
(4) Location.
(a) Replacement housing units may be developed:
(i) On-site (i.e., on the target housing site and/or in the target neighborhood being revitalized); and
(ii) Off-site (i.e., outside of the target neighborhood but within the metropolitan area up to 25 miles
from the target housing site), as necessary to:
(a) Overcome the effects of impediments to fair housing choice consistent with actions identified
in an applicable Analysis of Impediments to fair housing choice (AI) (24 CFR 91.225 or 91.325); address
other affirmatively furthering fair housing objectives as described in the grant application; or comply with a
voluntary agreement, settlement, or order to resolve a finding or charge of violating a nondiscrimination or
equal opportunity requirement;
(b) De-concentrate poverty; or
(c) Redevelop onsite with appropriate densities.
(b) Replacement housing outside the target neighborhood (i.e., off-site) must:

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(i) Offer access to economic opportunities and public transportation and be accessible to social,
recreational, educational, commercial, health facilities and services, and other municipal services and
facilities that are comparable to those that will be provided in the target neighborhood; and
(ii) Be located neither in areas of minority concentration nor in areas with a poverty rate above 40
percent. A neighborhood of minority concentration is a Census tract or other defined geographic area in
which the percentage of residents who are racial or ethnic minorities is at least 20 percentage points higher
than the percentage of minority residents in the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (or jurisdiction not in a
MSA) as a whole. In MSAs (or jurisdictions not in MSAs) in which the majority of residents are racial or
ethnic minorities, HUD will consider and rely on all relevant information to determine whether the
neighborhood proposed for replacement housing will lead to the creation of more inclusive and integrated
housing in opportunity-rich neighborhoods.
(5) Types of Units. Replacement housing is housing that will replace demolished, disposed of, or
otherwise reduced public or assisted housing. It includes housing assisted under section 8 or 9 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f and 42 U.S.C 1437g), section 202 of Housing Act of 1959
(12 U.S.C. 1701q), section 811 of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C 8013) and Indian
housing. With regard to section 8 housing, project-based vouchers (section 8(o)(13) of the US Housing Act
of 1937) and project-based rental assistance as provided in a RAD conversion are included in this definition,
but tenant-based vouchers are excluded except as permitted by HUD.
(6) Section 8 Project Based Voucher Replacement Housing Development. Section 8 project-based
vouchers may be developed as replacement housing provided that the local PHA has an established PBV
program housing in accordance with 24 CFR Part 983. The PHA must provide a signed commitment to the
Lead Applicant and the Housing Implementation Entity that it will provide a specific number of PBVs as
replacement housing to be built in eligible Choice Neighborhoods replacement locations as described
above. These units can be developed by either the Housing Implementation Entity and/or other entities. In
the event the proposed PBVs are not developed, the Lead Applicant and Housing Implementation Entity will
be responsible for meeting the one-for-one requirements established above.
(7) Tenant-based Vouchers as Replacement Housing. If HUD has approved an exception that allows for
tenant based vouchers to be considered replacement housing, please provide a copy of the approval with
this attachment in your application.
I certify that the One-for-One Replacement threshold requirement will be met.
As of grant application deadline:
Number of public and/or assisted housing units standing:
_________
Number of bedrooms in the public and/or assisted housing units:
_________
Name of Lead Applicant Executive Officer:
Title:
Signature:

Date:

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