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A displaced tenant household will be entitled to consideration for supplementary benefits in the <br />form of Last Resort Housing assistance when the computed replacement housing assistance <br />eligibility exceeds $5,250 or replacement dwelling monthly rental costs (including utilities and <br />other reasonable recurring expenses) exceed 30% of the person's average monthly income <br />(financial means) or when a tenant fails to meet the 90-day occupancy requirement and <br />comparable replacement rental housing is not available within the displaced person's financial <br />means. Calculations of Last Resort rental assistance benefits for tenants who fail to meet the 90- <br />day occupancy requirement will be based solely on household income. Non 90-day qualifiers <br />must meet basic eligibility requirements applied to all other displacees. <br />The Agency, at its discretion, may opt to pay Last Resort Housing pay~aer~s in installments or in <br />a lump sum. Recipients of Last Resort rental assistance, who intend to purchase rather than re- <br />rentreplacement housing, will have the right to request a lump shirt payment of all benefits in the <br />form of downpayment assistance. Tenant households receivi;(rg periodic payments will have the <br />option to request a lump sum payment of remaining benefits ,to assist with the purchase of a <br />decent, safe and sanitary dwelling. <br />F. IMMIGRATION STATUS <br />Federal legislation (PL105-117) prohibils_the payment of relocation assistance benefits under the <br />Uniform Act to any alien not lawfully present in the United States unless such ineligibility would <br />result in an exceptional and extremely unusual #aatdship to the alien's spouse, parent, or child any <br />of whom is a citizen or an alien admitted for permanent residence, Exceptional and extremely <br />unusual hardship is defined as significant and dezYionstrable adverse impact on the health or <br />safety, continued existence of the family umt arid'~ny other itirpact determined by the Developer <br />to negatively affect the alien's spouse, parent or child. '1'he Developer will authorize the <br />payment of relocaia- assistance benefits to alien residents from non-federally authorized <br />reimbursable funds. <br />In order to <br />be requiY'e <br />G. <br />In general, reloc~ <br />Internal Revenue <br />their <br />T <br />ion assistance and benefit payments, relocation staff will <br />information from each displacee 18 years and older by <br />are not considered income for the purpose of Division 2 of the <br />which has been redesignated as the Internal Revenue Code of <br />1986 (Title 26, U. S.eCode), or for the purpose of determining the eligibility or the extent of <br />eligibility of any person for assistance under the Social Security Act (42 U. S. Code 301 et seq.) <br />or the Personal Income Tax Law, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) of the Revenue and <br />Taxation Code, or the Bank and Corporation Tax Law, Part II (commencing with Section 23001) <br />of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The above statement on tax consequences is <br />not intended as tax advice by the Developer. Displacees are responsible for consulting with their <br />own tax advisors concerning the tax consequences of relocation payments. <br />15 <br />4 - o0 <br />