Item HA-03 - Amended and Restated Regulatory Agreement for the Rehabilitation of Garden Court

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II. ASSESSMENT OF RELOCATION NEEDS A. SURVEY METHOD To obtain information necessary for the preparation of this Plan, OPC interviewed or attempted to interview the Project residents in March and April 2024. Despite multiple attempts, one household did not respond to multiple interview requests via phone messages, door knocking, cards left and property management outreach. Data on the Project households was also provided to OPC by the Owner in March 2024. For the interviewed households, OPC collected information about the household composition and current circumstances, special needs related to permanent relocation, preferred language, disabilities, gross annual income, and an assessment of personal property to be relocated. B. OCCUPANT DATA 1. Current Occupants As of the date of this Plan, there are 84 units to be rehabbed for the Project of which 78 are currently occupied. Sixty-nine of the households (including the manager) are qualified to remain in a Project unit, and nine households are over -income. However, an additional six households will be permanently displaced to facilitate the construction plan previously described. The Project households range in size from 1-8 individuals and occupy one- and two -bedroom apartment units. The specific households who will be permanently displaced are unknown at this time, but this Relocation Plan will be updated with specific tenant data closer to the funding application in August 2024. 2. Income Information regarding gross household income was provided by the Developer in July 2024. According to income standards for Orange County (Exhibit A) adjusted for family size as published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 23 households qualify as Extremely Low Income (30% AMI or below), 25 households qualify as Very Low Income (31% - 50% AMI), 24 households qualify as Low Income (51% -80% AMI), and 6 households are above Low Income (over 80% of AMI). Of the Extremely Low Income households, four currently have section 8 vouchers. The six over -income households presently occupy market rate units. The specific income levels for the households to be permanently displaced will be determined once the 15 households to be relocated are identified. 3. Language The preferred languages for the Project households are English and Spanish. All verbal communication and required written notices will be provided in the language understood by the tenant and a bilingual relocation agent will be provided, as necessary. 4. Senior/Handicapped Households It is unknown at this time how many senior or disabled tenants will be permanently displaced. However, appropriate steps will be taken to accommodate mobility challenges and to provide 5