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3. Dawnpaynnent Assistance to Tenants Who Choose to Parchase The displaced household may opt to apply the entire benefit amount for which they are eligible toward the purchase of a replacement unit (Guidelines 49 CFR 24.402{b} and HUD 1378). A displaced household, who chooses to utilize up to the foil amount of their rental assistance eligibility (including any Last Resort benefits} to purchase a home, will have the funds deposited in an open escrow account, provided that the entire amount is used far the downpayment and eligible, incidental costs associated with the purchase of a decent, safe, and sanitary replacement home. A provision shall be made in the escrow arrangements for the prompt return of the Developer funds, in the event escrow should fail to close within a reasonable period of time. Final determination. about the type of relocation benefits and assistance for which the household is eligible will be determined upon verification of the household's occupants and income. TEMPORARY DISPLACEMENTS All residential occupants to be temporarily relocated will be eligible to receive a fixed payment for moving and related expenses. Each studio and one-bedroom household will receive a fixed payment of $625 for the move into a temporary unit on-site as well as $625 for the move back into a rehabilitated unit. Each two-bedroom household will receive $800 for each move. The tenants will only be responsible for the utilities in the unit in which they are residing during any phase ofthe project. Utility or phone transfer fees are included in the fixed moving payment. There is no anticipated need for rental assistance payments, because the tenants will be housed on the' Project site during the temporary move phase. They will pay the same rental rates for their temporary units as they are paying in their current units. All temporarily displaced households will also be eligible fore advisory services provided by the Developer. C. PROGRAM ASSiTRANCES AND STANDARDS Adequate funds are available to relocate all displaced households. Relocation assistance services will be provided to ensure that displacement does not result in different or separate treatment of households based on race, nationality, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, familial status, disability or any other basis protected by the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 19b4, Title Vlll of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, the California Fair Employment & Housing Act, and the Unruh Act, as well as any other arbitrary or unlawful discrimination. 13