SECTION 25.3. Eligible and Ineligible Activities

(a) A CSHC may only serve Income Eligible Households in the targeted Colonias by:

(1) Providing assistance in obtaining Loans or grants to build a home;

(2) Teaching construction skills necessary to repair or build a home;

(3) Providing model home plans;

(4) Operating a program to rent or provide tools for home construction and improvement for the benefit of property owners in Colonias who are building or repairing a residence or installing necessary residential infrastructure;

(5) Assisting to obtain, construct, access, or improve the service and utility infrastructure designed to service residences in a Colonia, including potable water, wastewater disposal, drainage, streets, and utilities;

(6) Surveying or platting residential property that an individual purchased without the benefit of a legal survey, plat, or record;

(7) Providing Housing Counseling related to all applicable single family activities that take place on or after August 1, 2020, and that satisfies HUD Counseling Requirements in 24 CFR Part 214;

(8) Applying for Grants and Loans to provide housing and other needed community improvements;

(9) Providing other services that the CSHC, with the approval of the Department, determines are necessary to assist Colonia residents in improving their physical living conditions such as Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, and New Construction, including help in obtaining suitable alternative housing outside of a Colonia area;

(10) Providing assistance in obtaining Loans or grants to enable an Income Eligible Household to acquire fee simple title to property that originally was purchased under a Contract for Deed, contract for sale, or other executory contract;

(11) Providing title-related services for unrecorded Contracts for Deed, clouded titles, property transfers, intestate estates, and other title ownership matters;

(12) Providing access to computers, the internet and computer training;

(13) Providing monthly programs to educate Income Eligible Households on their rights and responsibilities as property owners;

(14) Assisting with measures to secure employment;

(15) Assisting with establishment or expansion of a small business;

(16) Assisting with development of professional skills; and

(17) Education in management of personal finances and achieving financial literacy.

(b) Ineligible Activities include:

(1) Rehabilitation (excluding Reconstruction) of an MHU; and

(2) Any Activity not allowed by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §§5301, et seq.).

(c) A CSHC will only provide grants, financing, or Mortgage Loan services for New Construction, Reconstruction, and Rehabilitation of a home in a Colonia that is connected to a Department-approved source of potable water and wastewater disposal.

Source Note: The provisions of this §25.3 adopted to be effective January 2, 2022, 46 TexReg 9009