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- l <br />gook 11 PnE-, 435 <br />REHABILITATION PROCEDURES <br />The rehabilitation procedure will be as follows: <br />1. Prospective homeowners and landlords will be contacted <br />about applying for rehabilitation assistance. Income <br />and property verification will be requested at this <br />time. The County reserves the right to reject any or <br />all applications. <br />2. Homeowners who qualify for a rehabilitation grant will <br />have their structure inspected by a member of the county <br />building inspection department: to determine if the structure <br />meets the state and county building codes and rehabilitation <br />standards. <br />3. Letters will be sent to each homeowner stating the results <br />of the inspection. If the home does not meet the Minimum <br />Housing Code and Rehabilitation Standards, processing of <br />the owner's application will continue. All statements <br />made by an applicant when applying for Community Development <br />funding to rehabilitate substandard housing will be <br />thoroughly investigated by the Lee County Community <br />Development staff (statements of total household income, <br />number of persons residing in household, disabled persons <br />in family, applicant's age, etc.) <br />4. An appraisal will be conducted to determine the life <br />expectancy of the property and the economic feasibility <br />of rehabilitation. <br />5. If the application is approved, the department will prepare <br />specifications for the work required to be clone to bring <br />the dwelling up to code standards and the county will <br />solicit competitive bids. The Lee County Board of <br />Commissioners will award the grant between the homeowner <br />and the contractor. <br />6. Before the bids are offered, interested contractors may <br />be taken to view the dwelling units by the Community <br />Development staff. This will enable the contractors to <br />know the exact requirements of the job. <br />7. Upon completion of work and as often as necessary during <br />construction, a member or the building inspection department <br />will inspect. the home. it Qu work mcpL s all specifications, <br />payment will be made directly to the contractor by Lee <br />County. <br />ABOVE LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME PARTICIPANTS <br />Owners of substandard <br />housing with <br />above <br />low-to-moderate <br />incomes may participate in <br />the program. <br />These <br />applicants will <br />receive a lower priority th <br />an applicants <br />with <br />low-to-moderate <br />