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A displaced tenant household will be entitled to consideration for supplementary benefits in the form of Last Resort Housing assistance when the computed replacement housing assistance eligibility exceeds $5,250 or replacement dwelling monthly rental costs (including utilities and other reasonable recurring expenses] exceed 30% of the person's average monthly income (financial means) or when a tenant fails to meet the 90-day occupancy requirement and comparable replacement rental housing is not available within the displaced person's financial means. Calculations of Last Resort rental assistance benefits for tenants who fail to meet the 90- day occupancy requirement will be based solely on household income. Non 90-day qualifiers must meet basic eligibility requirements applied to all other displacees. The Agency, at its discretion, may opt to pay Last Resort Housing payments in installments or in a lump sum. Recipients of Last Resort rental assistance, who intend to purchase rather than re- rent replacement housing, will have the right to request a lump sum payment of all benefits in the form of downpayment assistance. Tenant households receiving periodic payments will have the option to request a lump sum payment of remaining benefits to assist-with the purchase of a decent, safe and sanitary dwelling. F. IMMIGRATION STATUS Federal legislation (PL105-117} prohibits the payment of relocation assistance benefts under the Uniform Act to any alien not lawfully present in the United States- unless such ineligibility would result in an exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to the alien's spouse, parent, or child any of whom is a citizen or an alien admitted for permanent residence. Exceptional and extremely unusual hardship is defined as significant and demonstrable adverse impact on the health or safety, continued existence of the family unit, and any other impact determined by the Developer to negatively affect the alien's spouse, parent or child. The Developer will authorize the payment of relocation assistance benefits to alien residen#s from non-federally authorized reimbursable funds. In order to track and account for relocation assistance and benefit payments, relocation staff will be required to seek immigration status information from each displacee 18 years and older by having them self-certify as to their legal status. G. RELOCATION TAX CONSEQUENCES In general, relocation payments are not considered income for the purpose of Division 2 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which has been redesignated as the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 {Title 26, U. S. Code), or for the purpose of determining the eligibility or the extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under the Social Security Act (42 U. S. Code 301 et seq.) or the Personal Income Tax Law, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001} of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or the Bank and Corporation Tax Law, Part II (commencing with Section 23001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The above statement on tax consequences is not intended as tax advice by the Developer. Displacees are responsible for consulting with their own tax advisors concerning the tax consequences of relocation payments. 15