279B.040 - Qualifications for rehabilitation. - Nevada Statutes - USA Laws Searching

279B.040 - Qualifications for rehabilitation.

279B.040  Qualifications for rehabilitation.

      1.  An applicant for rehabilitation of abandoned residential property must, at the time application is made:

      (a) Be a natural person who:

             (1) Is a resident of the city or an unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be;

             (2) Is a member of a household having a gross income of less than 80 percent of the median gross income for households of the same size residing in the same county or city, as applicable, as that percentage is defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

             (3) Intends to reside on the abandoned residential property for which the rehabilitation is sought;

             (4) Has the financial resources to rehabilitate the abandoned residential property in accordance with the terms of the agreement;

             (5) Has the ability to complete the rehabilitation within a reasonable time and maintain the property in a decent, safe and sanitary condition; and

             (6) Meets such other requirements as are imposed by the governing body; or

      (b) Be an organization that:

             (1) Is recognized as exempt pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4);

             (2) Provides affordable housing to natural persons who meet the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (a); and

             (3) Has the financial resources to rehabilitate the abandoned residential property in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

      2.  Any abandoned residential property for which an application for the rehabilitation is sought must be:

      (a) Entirely situated within the boundaries of the city or within an unincorporated area of the county, as the case may be;

      (b) Capable of rehabilitation within reasonable limits; and

      (c) Subject to not more than two encumbrances.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 190; A 2005, 1305)

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