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sanitary replacement dwelling actually occupied by the displaced person. <br />The base monthly rent for the displacement dwelling is the lesser of: <br />t. The average monthly cost for rent and utilities at the displacement dwelling for a <br />reasonable period prior to displacement. Average monthly cost of utilities will be <br />determined by actual statements/receipts over a tz-month period or a statement of <br />average usage from the utility company, if provided. The most recent local utility schedule <br />will be used to determine estimated utilities' costs, if actual costs are not provided. For <br />owner -occupants or households, which paid little or no rent, fair market rent will be used <br />as a substitute for actual rent; or <br />z. Thirty percent (30%) of the displaced person's average monthly gross household income <br />if the amount is classified as "low income" by US Department of Housing and Urban <br />Development's (HUD) Annual Survey of Income Limits for the Public Housing and <br />Section 8 Programs. HUD's Survey is shown as Exhibit C. If a displacee refuses to provide <br />appropriate evidence of income or is a dependent, the base monthly rent shall be <br />determined to be the average monthly cost for rent and utilities at the displacement <br />dwelling; or <br />3. The total of the amount designated for shelterand utilities if receiving a welfare assistance <br />payment from a program that designated the amounts for shelter and utilities. <br />Table 8 below illustrates the computation of a rental/down payment assistance payment <br />amount. <br />Table 8: Computation of Rental Assistance Payments <br />i. Old Rent <br />$1,000 <br />Old Rent, plus Utility Allowance <br />Or <br />z. Ability to Pay <br />$950 <br />30% of the Gross Household Income* <br />3. Lesser of Lines i or z <br />$950 <br />Base Monthly Rental <br />Subtracted From: <br />4. Actual New Rent <br />$1,050 <br />Actual New Rent including Utility Allowance <br />Or <br />5. Comparable Rent <br />$1,050 <br />Determined by the City; includes Utility Allowance <br />6. Lesser of Lines 4 or 5 <br />$1,050 <br />7. Yields Monthly Need: <br />$too <br />Subtract Line 3 from Line 6 <br />Rental Assistance <br />$4,200 <br />Multiply Line 7 by 42 Months <br />* Gross income means the total amount of annual income of a household less the following: (1) a deduction for each <br />dependent in excess of three; (z) a deduction of io% of total income for the elderly or disabled head of household; <br />(3) a deduction for recurring extraordinary medical expenses defined for this purpose to mean medical expenses in <br />excess of 3%of total income, where not compensated for, or covered by insurance or other sources; (4) a deduction <br />of reasonable amounts paid for the care of children or sick or incapacitate family members when determined to be <br />necessary to employment of head of household or spouse, except that the amount shall not exceed the amount of <br />income received by the person who would not otherwise be able to seek employment in the absence of such care. <br />15 <br />55B-26 <br />