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i. Conducting an outreach process to affirmatively market affordable housing units in accordance with the Affirmative Marketing Plan of the municipality and the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.16.

ii. Providing counseling, or contracting to provide counseling services, to low- and moderate-income applicants on subjects such as budgeting, credit issues, mortgage qualification, rental lease requirements; and landlord/tenant law.

c. Household certification.

i. Soliciting, scheduling, conducting and following up on interviews with interested households.

ii. Conducting interviews and obtaining sufficient documentation of gross income and assets upon which to base a determination of income eligibility for a low- or moderate-income unit;

iii. Providing written notification to each applicant as to the determination of eligibility or non-eligibility within 5 days of the determination thereof.

iv. Requiring that all certified applicants for restricted units execute a certificate substantially in the firm, as applicable, of either the ownership or rental certificates set forth in the Appendices J and K of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.

v. Creating and maintaining a referral list of eligible applicant households living in the housing region, and eligible applicant households with members working in the housing region, where the units are located.

vi. Employing a random selection process as provided in the Affirmative Marketing Plan when referring households for certification to affordable units.

d. Affordability controls.

i. Furnishing to attorneys or closing agents forms of deed restrictions and mortgages for the recording at the time of conveyance of title of each restricted unit.

ii. Ensuring that the removal of the deed restrictions and cancellation of the mortgage note are effectuated and filed properly with the County Register of Deeds or County Clerk’s office after the termination of the affordability controls for each restricted unit in accordance with UHAC.

iii. Communicating with lenders and the Municipal Housing Liaison regarding foreclosures.

iv. Ensuring the issuance of Continuing Certificates of Occupancy or certifications pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.11.

e. Records retention.

i. Creating and maintaining a file on each restricted unit for its control period, including the recorded deed with restrictions, recorded recapture mortgage, and note, as appropriate.