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A. Rental Assistance. If you wish to rent your replacement dwelling, your maximum rental assistance benefits will be based upon the difference over aforty-two (42) month period between the rent you must pay for a comparable replacement dwelling and the lesser of your current rent or thirty percent (3a%) of your monthly household income if your total gross income is classified as "low income" by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's {HUD) Annual Survey of Income Limits for Public Housing and Section 8 Programs. You will be required to provide your relocation representative with monthly rent and household income verification prior to the determination of your eligibility for this payment. -OR- B. Down-payment Assistance. If you qualify, and wish to purchase a home as a replacement dwelling, you can apply up to the total amount of your rental assistance payment towards the down-payment and non-recurring incidental expenses. Your relocation representative will clarify procedures necessary to apply for this payment. 5. SECTION 8 TENANTS When you do move, you may be eligible to transfer your Section 8 eligibility to a replacement site. In such cases, a comparable replacement dwelling will be determined based on your family composition at the time of displacement and the current housing program criteria. This may not be the size of the unit you currently occupy. Your relocation representative will provide counseling and other advisory services along with. moving benefits. 6. REPLACEMENT HOUSING PAYMENT -HOMEOWNERS A. If you own and occupy a dwelling to be purchased by the Displacing Agency for at least 180 days prior to the initiation of negotiation, you may be eligible to receive a payment of up to $22,500A0 to assist you in purchasing a comparable replacement unit. This payment is intended to cover the following items: 1. Purchase Price Differential - An amount which, when added to the amount for which the Displacing Agency purchased your property, equals the lesser of the actual cost of your replacement dwelling; or the amount determined by the Displacing Agency as necessary to purchase a comparable replacement dwelling. Your relocation representative will explain both methods to you. 2. Mortgage Interest Differential -The amount which covers the increased interest costs, if any, required to finance a replacement dwelling. Your relocation representative will explain limiting conditions. 3. Incidental Expenses -Those one time incidental costs related to purchasing a replacement unit, such as escrow fees, recording fees, and credit report fees. Recurring expenses such as prepaid taxes and insurance premiums are not compensable. B. Rental Assistance Option - If you are an owner-occupant and choose to rent rather than purchase a replacement dwelling, you may be eligible for a rental assistance payment of up to the amount that you could have received under the Purchase Price Differential, explained above. The payment will be based on the difference between the fair market