5896 5896-RAD_PRAC_PBRA_HAP_Part-I_Final

OMB Approval 2502-0612

(Exp. xx/xx/xxxx)

Part I PBRA Housing Assistance Payments Contract for the Conversion of Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) to Project-Based Section 8 (Rental Assistance Demonstration Component 2)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Multifamily Housing Programs

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. This agency may not collect this information, and you are not required to complete this form, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

This collection of information is required to apply to the Rental Assistance Demonstration program as authorized by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 and subsequent appropriations. Requirements for RAD were established in PIH 2012-32 and subsequent notices. The information will be used to direct the owner to appropriate technical assistance to initiate the conversion process. There are no assurances of confidentiality.

Type of Financing at Time of Conversion:

Section 8 Project Number:

FHA Project Number (if applicable):

This contract is a housing assistance payments contract (HAP Contract) between the United States of America, acting through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and __________________________________________________________________________________ (Owner). The HAP Contract is subject to Notice H-2019-09 PIH-2019-23(HA), as amended or revised from time to time (or any successor document) (RAD Notice), including 24 C.F.R. Part 880 (as in effect November 5, 1979, as amended), as modified and as published in Appendix I of the RAD Notice.

1.1 Statutory Authority, Purpose of HAP Contract, and HAP Contract Terminology.

1. Statutory Authority. The HAP Contract is entered pursuant to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-55, 125 Stat. 552, 673 – 675 (Nov. 18, 2011); as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, Pub. L. No. 113-76, 128 Stat. 5, 635 (Jan. 17, 2014); as further amended by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Pub. L. No. 113-235, 128 Stat. 2130, 2757 – 2758 (Dec. 6, 2014); as further amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, Pub. L. No. 114-113, 129 Stat. 2242, 2897 (Dec. 18, 2015); as further amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, Pub. L. No. 115-31, 131 Stat. 135, 789 (May 5, 2017); as further amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-141, 132 Stat. 348, 1038 – 1039 (Mar. 23, 2018), as further amended from time to time; section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Act), 42 U.S.C. § 1437 et seq.; and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act,

42 U.S.C. § 3531 et seq.

2. Purpose. The purpose of the HAP Contract is to effectuate the conversion of a Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) project to a Multifamily Housing project with Project-Based Rental Assistance under section 8 of the Act.

3. Terminology. Terms in the HAP Contract that are not otherwise defined herein have the definition given in the RAD Notice, including those terms defined in Appendix I of the RAD Notice setting forth 24 C.F.R. Part 880 except as struck in part.  Terms that are not defined in the RAD Notice (including Appendix I) shall have the meanings given in 24 C.F.R. part 5, which applies pursuant to 24 C.F.R. § 880.104(d). 

1.2 Scope; Assignability of HAP Contract; and HUD Requirements.

1. Scope of HAP Contract. The HAP Contract consists of Part I, Part II, and the exhibits identified in section 1.4(d) of the HAP Contract, which are hereby incorporated into and made a part of the HAP Contract.

2. Assignability of HAP Contract. HUD may assign the HAP Contract at any time to a public housing agency (PHA) for the purpose of PHA administration of the HAP Contract to the extent permitted under any Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) between HUD and the PHA. Unless and until HUD assigns the HAP Contract to a PHA, HUD shall be the Contract Administrator (CA) and, in that capacity, a party to the HAP Contract. Upon any assignment of the HAP Contract by HUD to a PHA, the PHA shall assume all the contractual obligations of HUD under the HAP Contract (or of any PHA to which HUD had previously assigned the HAP Contract) and shall replace HUD (or any PHA to which HUD had previously assigned the HAP Contract) as the CA and as a party to the HAP Contract during the ACC term.

3. HUD Requirements. The HAP Contract shall be construed and administered in accordance with the RAD Notice. With the exception of the provisions of 24 C.F.R. Part 880 and section 8 of the Act that are identified in Appendix I and Appendix II of the RAD Notice, respectively, as inapplicable, the HAP Contract shall further be construed and administered in accordance with all statutory requirements and all HUD regulations and other requirements, including any amendments to and/or changes in statutory requirements, HUD regulations (including 24 C.F.R. Part 880), and other requirements. However, any changes in HUD requirements, except to the extent required by statute, that are inconsistent with the provisions of sections 2.3(a)(1) or 2.6 of the HAP Contract, shall not be applicable.

4. Statutory Changes during Term. If any statutory change during the term of the HAP Contract is inconsistent with section 2.3(a)(1) or 2.6 of the HAP Contract, and if HUD determines, and so notifies the Contract Administrator and the Owner, that the Contract Administrator is unable to carry out the provisions of such sections because of such statutory change, then the Contract Administrator or the Owner may terminate the HAP Contract upon notice to the other party.

1.3 Effective Date, Initial Term, and Funding For Initial Term of HAP Contract.

1. Effective Date and Initial Term. The HAP Contract begins on ________________________________ and shall run for an initial term of twenty (20) years.

2. Funding for Initial Term.

1. Execution of the HAP Contract by HUD is an obligation of HUD of $ _______________, an amount sufficient to provide housing assistance payments for approximately ____________ months of the first annual increment of the HAP Contract term.

2. HUD will provide additional funding for any remainder of the first annual increment and for subsequent annual increments, including any remainder of such subsequent annual increments, subject to the availability of sufficient appropriations. When such appropriations are available, HUD will obligate additional funding and provide the Owner written notification of (i) the amount of such additional funding, and (ii) the approximate amount of time within the HAP Contract term to which it will be applied.

1.4 Fiscal Year, Project Description, Statement of Services, and Exhibits.

1. Fiscal Year. The ending date of each Fiscal Year shall be _________________________________________. (Insert March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31, as approved by HUD.) The Fiscal Year for the project shall be the 12-month period ending on this date. However, the first Fiscal Year for the project is the period beginning with the effective date of the Contract and ending on the last day of the Fiscal Year. The project must comply with 24 CFR part 5, subpart H, as amended, revised, or modified by HUD.

2. Project Description (Print or type the street address(es) and the number of units by bedroom size).

3. Statement of Services, Maintenance and Utilities Provided by the Owner.

1. Services and Maintenance (check all items included in rent):

☐Parking ☐Trash Removal ☐Nursing Care

☐Laundry Facilities ☐Swimming Pool ☐Tennis Courts

☐Linen/Maid Service ☐______________ ☐______________

☐______________

2. Equipment (check all items included in rent):

☐Range ☐Dishwasher ☐Kitchen Exhaust Fan

☐Refrigerator ☐Carpet ☐Ceiling Fans

☐Air Conditioner ☐Drapes ☐_______________

☐Disposal ☐Mini Blinds ☐_______________

☐_______________

3. Utilities (check all items included in rent. For each item, even those not included in rent, enter E, F, or G on line beside that item; E = electric; G = gas; F = fuel oil or coal):):

☐Heating __ ☐Hot Water __ ☐Lights, etc. __

☐Cooling __ ☐Cooking __ ☐Water/Sewer __

☐________________ ☐________________ ☐_________________

5. Other:

4. Exhibits. The exhibits to the HAP Contract consist of the following:

1. Exhibit 1: Schedule of Contract Units and Contract Rents;

2. Exhibit 2: Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan; and

3. Exhibit 3: Supportive Services for Elderly Families

1.5 Contract Rent Levels. The Contract Rent level for each contract unit shall be as stated in Exhibit 1 and shall be adjusted in accordance with section 2.6 of the HAP Contract and the RAD Notice or successor provision.

1.6 Owner Obligation to Operate Project. The Owner agrees to operate the project for the full initial term of the HAP Contract specified in section 1.3(a) and for each renewal term in accordance with the HAP Contract, the RAD Notice, all statutory requirements, and all HUD regulations and other requirements, including any amendments to and/or changes in statutory requirements, HUD regulations (including 24 C.F.R. Part 880, as modified and as published in Appendix I of the RAD Notice), and other requirements.

1.7 Mandatory Contract Renewal During Term of Elderly Housing Use Agreement. Upon expiration of the initial term and each renewal term of the HAP Contract, the Contract Administrator shall offer to renew the HAP Contract subject to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of each offer, and the Owner shall accept each such offer, as long as the Elderly Housing Use Agreement required under the RAD Notice is in effect.

1.8 Owner’s Obligation to Provide Supportive Services and Employ Service Coordinator.

1. Throughout the initial term and each renewal term of the HAP Contract, the Owner shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), make available the supportive services listed in Exhibit 3 of the HAP Contract for Elderly Families residing in the project.

2. The Owner may request that HUD periodically revise Exhibit 3 as needed for the Owner to accommodate the needs of such Elderly Families, as such needs may change from time to time.

3. If HUD agrees to the Owner’s requested revision(s), HUD shall provide the Owner a revised Exhibit 3 that specifies the supportive services that the Owner is required to provide and the date on which Exhibit 3, as revised, shall take effect. When HUD provides a revised Exhibit 3 to the Owner, the revised Exhibit shall automatically constitute an amendment to the HAP Contract.

4. The Owner may not require any Elderly Family to accept any of the supportive services.

1.9 Flood Insurance Applicability.

If the adjacent box is checked, the Owner agrees that the project will be covered, during the life of the property, regardless of transfer of ownership, by flood insurance in an amount at least equal to its development or project cost (less estimated land cost) or to the maximum limit of coverage made available with respect to the particular type of property under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, whichever is less.

Signature Page

Warning: The below signatory certifies that the information provided on this form and in any accompanying documentation is true and accurate. The below signatory understands that any misrepresentations may be subject to civil and/or criminal penalties including, but not limited to, fine or imprisonment, or both under the provisions of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1001 and 1010.

As evidenced by the signature below of their authorized representative, the Owner and HUD hereby agree to the terms of this HAP Contract, the scope of which is set forth in section 1.2(a) of the HAP Contract.

Owner

Name of Owner (Print or Type)

By: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Signature of authorized representative

Name of Signatory (Print or Type) __________________________________________________________________________________________

Official Title (Print or Type) __________________________________________________________________________________________

Date (mm/dd/yyyy): _________________________________________

United States of America

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

By: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Signature of authorized representative

Name of Signatory (Print or Type) __________________________________________________________________________________________

Official Title (Print or Type) __________________________________________________________________________________________

Date (mm/dd/yyyy): _________________________________________

Exhibit 1

Schedule of Contract Units and Contract Rents

Number of Contract Units	Number of Bedrooms	Contract Rent	Utility Allowance	Gross Rent

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Exhibit 2

Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan

Exhibit 3

Supportive Services for Elderly Families

The Owner shall:

If the adjacent box is checked, employ or otherwise retain the services of one or more individuals to coordinate the provision of such services; and

If the adjacent box is checked, use at least _____ of project funds per unit per month to aid in paying for the supportive services.

The Owner shall make available the following supportive services consistent with the requirements of section 1.8 of the HAP Contract:

Form HUD-xxxxx (xx/xxxx)

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