75A - PH CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN UPDATE

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EXHIBIT 1 Rehabilitation, demolition, or acquisition (or written notice of intent) of all or a part of other real property on which the person conducts a business or farm operation, for a project. The City shall cause advisory and financial assistance to be available to eligible tenants (or homeowners) who meet the above definition. 1. Persons Not Eligible for Assistance A person is not eligible for relocation assistance under the provisions of the URA if any of the following occurs: • The person was evicted for serious or repeated violation of the terms and conditions of the lease or occupancy agreement, violation of applicable Federal, State, or local law, or other good cause. However, if the person was evicted only to avoid the application of URA, then that person is considered displaced and is eligible for assistance; • The person has no legal right to occupy the property under State or local law; • The City determines that the person occupied the property to obtain relocation assistance and the HUD Field Office concurs in that determination; • The person is a tenant -occupant that moved into the property after a certain date, specified in the applicable program regulation, and, before leasing and occupying the property, the City or its subrecipient provided the tenant - occupant written notice of the application for assistance, the project's impact on the person, and the fact that he or she would not qualify as a "displaced person" because of the project; • The person is a tenant -occupant of a substandard dwelling that is acquired or a tenant -occupant of a dwelling unit to which emergency repairs are undertaken and the HUD field office concurs that: o Such repairs or acquisition will benefit the tenant; o Bringing the unit up to a safe, decent, and sanitary condition is not feasible; o The tenant's new rent and average estimated monthly utility costs will not exceed the greater of: the old rent/utility costs or 30 percent of gross household income; and o The project will not impose any unreasonable change in the character or use of the property. • The person is an owner -occupant of the property who moves because of an arm's length acquisition; • The City or its subrecipient notifies the person that they will not displace him or her for the project; and • The person retains the right of use and occupancy of the real property for life following the acquisition. City of Santa Ana Citizen Participation Plan I September 2019 Page 22 75A-26