RecDoc2025-000644 Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Coventants 557 E. Bayshore

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rent subsidies pursuant to the existing housing program under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act, or its successor. The Owner shall not apply selection criteria to Section 8 certificate or voucher holders that are more burdensome than criteria applied to all other prospective residents, nor shall the Owner apply or permit the application of management policies or lease provisions with respect to the Project, which have the effect of precluding occupancy of Units by such prospective residents. ARTICLE 5. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 5.1 Management Responsibilities. The Owner is responsible for all management functions with respect to the Project, including without limitation the selection of residents, certification and recertification of household size and income, evictions, collection of rents and deposits, maintenance, landscaping, routine and extraordinary repairs, replacement of capital items, and security. The City shall have no responsibility over management of the Project 5.2 Resident Selection and Management Plan. The Owner shall submit to the City for approval a "Below Market Rate (BMR) Tenant Selection and Management Plan" for the Affordable Units no later than six (6) months after the commencement of construction of the Project ("Management Plan"), which Management Plan shall include, but not be limited to, details on how Owner plans to market the Affordable Units to prospective applicants in accordance with fair housing law, including efforts to affirmatively further fair housing as defined in Government Code 8899.50, and this Agreement, Owner's Resident selection criteria and how Owner plans to certify the eligibility of applicants. The Management Plan shall contain all the information required under the Affordable Housing Program Guidelines, including but not limited to describing the management policies, identifying the management team and address how the Owner plans to manage and maintain the Affordable Units. The Management Plan shall include the form of rental agreement that the Owner proposed to enter into with the residents. The City shall approve or disapprove (with written explanation for disapproval) of the proposed Management Plan by notifying the Owner in writing within fifteen (15) business days of the date of submission to the City. Owner shall abide by the approved Management Plan in marketing and selecting residents for the Affordable Units and shall submit proposed modifications to the City for review and approval. In addition to the foregoing, the Management Plan shall address the following: (i) The actions to be taken by the Owner to affirmatively market the Affordable Units in compliance with fair housing laws and in compliance with City's policies and procedures. The Owner will market the Affordable Units in languages other than English as required under the City's Language Access Plan, as such may be amended from time to time. Prior to or concurrently with the recordation of this Agreement, the City shall provide Owner with a copy of the City's Language Access Plan and any updates there to. The Owner, at a minimum, shall provide marketing in Spanish; (ii) Criteria for determining Resident eligibility, including certification of household income and size, and establishing reasonable occupancy standards (which shall not REV: 10-23-24 JB Page 12 of 20 ATTY/AGR.2024.20 1 /Redwood Crossing LLC (557 E. Bayshore Affordable Housing Agreement) (Page 12 of 27)