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EXHIBIT 4 Developer shall give preference in leasing units to households that live and/or work in the City of Santa Ana or who have an active Housing Choice Voucher issued by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana or any other Public Housing Authority. 4.9.3 Prior to the rental or lease of an Affordable Unit to a tenant(s), Developer shall require the tenant(s) to execute a written lease and to complete a Tenant Income Verification Form (in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B) certifying that the tenant(s) occupying the Affordable Unit is/are an Eligible Household and otherwise meet(s) the eligibility requirements established for the Affordable Unit. Developer shall verify the income of the tenant(s) as set forth herein. 4.10 Income Verification and Certification. Owner covenants to City that it will at all times abide by all specific compliance standards set forth in the regulatory agreements entered into between the Owner and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC), including but not limited to such standards as relate to the number of very -low and low income affordable units by number of bedrooms, standards for qualifying household incomes and other qualifying criteria. Owner shall provide City with a certified copy of each of the recorded Regulatory Agreements applicable to the Project. The compliance standards set forth in said Regulatory Agreements are hereby incorporated by reference as fully set forth herein. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Regulatory Agreements: (1) the more stringent requirement shall prevail if such interpretation eliminates the relevant conflict; or (2) the Regulatory Agreements, or any of them, shall prevail. Developer agrees to make a good faith effort to verify that the income and asset statement provided by an applicant in an income certification is accurate by taking at least one of the following steps as a part of the verification process: (1) obtain three months consecutive pay stubs for the most recent pay .period, (2) obtain an income tax return for the most recent tax year, (3) obtain an income verification form from the applicant's current employer, (4) obtain an income verification form from the Social Security Administration and/or the California Department of Social Services if the applicant receives assistance from either of such agencies, or (5) if the applicant is unemployed and has no such tax return, obtain another form of independent verification. 4.11 Monitorine and Recordkeepine. Throughout the Term of this Agreement, Developer shall annually complete and submit to City a Certification of Continuing Program Compliance in the form provided by City. Owner agrees to pay a reasonable fee, as set by City resolution, for the purpose of paying the actual costs associated with the City's obligation to monitor Owner's compliance with the affordability restrictions contained in this Agreement related to the Density Bonus units, not to exceed monitoring costs for up to 82 units. The City shall first start with the review of all reports and monitoring prepared by Owner for the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) each year. Representatives of City shall be entitled to enter the Property if necessary after review of above documentation, upon at least forty-eight (48) hour notice, to monitor compliance with this Agreement, and shall be entitled to inspect the records of the Project and to conduct an independent audit or inspection of such records at the Property, or, if unavailable at the Property, at a location within the City that is reasonably acceptable to the City. Developer agrees to 12 75A-44