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To amend City Code §§ 16-27, concerning eligibility and selection of eligible households to purchase or rent affordable dwelling units, and 16-28, concerning occupancy of affordable dwelling units, for the purpose of eliminating duplicative annual affidavit requirements for renters occupying affordable units administered under the Affordable Dwelling Unit Program.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
§ 1. That sections 16-27 and 16-28 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2026) be and are hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 16-27. Eligibility and selection of eligible households to purchase or rent affordable dwelling units.
Determination of eligibility. Eligible households proposing to purchase or rent affordable dwelling units shall make application to the designee for determination of eligibility. In making such determination, the designee shall adhere to the rules and standards established by the Director. The owner of a development containing affordable dwelling units or any other person involved in the sale, rental or re-rental of affordable dwelling units in a development may refer households to the designee for determination of eligibility.
Certificate of qualification. [A]
(1) For affordable dwelling units not subject to compliance monitoring by the State Housing Finance Agency or the Internal Revenue Service, a household determined to be eligible to purchase or rent an affordable dwelling unit shall obtain a certificate of qualification from the designee, a copy of which shall be provided by the designee to the program administrator. Before issuing a certificate of qualification, the designee shall verify that all applicable eligibility rules and standards are met. It shall be a violation of this article for any person to sell or rent an affordable dwelling unit to a household that has not been issued a current certificate of qualification by the designee.
(2) For affordable dwelling units subject to compliance monitoring by the State Housing ...
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