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(g) Waiver of Right to Appeal Cowl Decision. Agreement by the tenant to waive <br />the tenant's right to appeal, or to otherwise challenge in court, a court decision <br />in connection with the lease; and <br />(h) Tenant Chargeable with Cost of Legal Action Regardless of Outcome. <br />Agreement by the tenant to pay attorney's fees or other legal costs even if the <br />tenant wins in a court proceeding by the owner against the tenant. The tenant, <br />however, may be obligated to pay costs if the tenant loses. <br />4.9 Selection of Tenants. <br />4.9.1 Developer shall be responsible for the selection of tenants for the Affordable <br />Units in compliance with lawful and reasonable criteria and the requirements of this Agreement. <br />4.9.2 Local preference for Santa Ana residents and workers in tenant selection for <br />the Affordable Units shall be a requirement of the Project. Subject to applicable laws and <br />regulations governing nondiscrimination and preferences in housing occupancy required the <br />State of California, the Developer shall give preference in leasing the Affordable Units <br />households that live and/or work in the City of Santa Ana or who have an active Housing Choice <br />to <br />Voucher issued by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana or any other Public Housing <br />Authority. <br />4.9.3 All applicants will be screened and "lotterized." A waiting list will be <br />created from a lottery generated from the initial pool of rental applications. The waiting list will <br />track applicant name and contact information, lottery number (or designated number after the <br />initial lottery), household income, household size, status of application, and any other information <br />deemed necessary. The waiting list will be maintained as an electronic file and available for audit <br />by the City of Santa Ana in accordance with resident selection procedures as set forth herein. <br />4.9.4 Prior to the rental or lease of an Affordable Unit to a tenant(s), Developer <br />shall require the tenant(s) to execute a written lease and to complete a Tenant Income Verification <br />Form (in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B) certifying that the tenant(s) <br />occupying the Affordable Unit is/are an Eligible Household and otherwise meet(s) the eligibility <br />requirements established for the Affordable Unit. Developer shall verify the income of the <br />tenant(s) as set forth herein. <br />4.10 Income Verification and Certification. <br />Developer agrees to make a good faith effort to verify that the income and asset statement <br />provided by an applicant in an income certification is accurate by taking, at a minimum, at least <br />one of the following steps as a part of the verification process: (1) obtain three months consecutive <br />pay stubs for the most recent pay period, (2) obtain an income tax return for the most recent tax <br />year, (3) obtain an income verification form from the applicant's cwrent employer, (4) obtain an <br />income verification form from the Social Security Administration and/or the California <br />Department of Social Services if the applicant receives assistance from either of such agencies, or <br />(5) if the applicant is unemployed and has no such tax return, obtain another form of independent <br />verification. <br />10 <br />