MERCY HOUSE LIVING CENTERS (HOPWA 2012)

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such assigns shall devote the Property (or any part thereof), to the uses specified therefor in the Grant Agreement, the scope of rehabilitation approved pursuant to the Grant Agreement, and this Agreement Containing Covenants. 2. Project Sponsor shall assure that the Property shall be used only for housing for Eligible Persons and their Families. a. "Eligible Person" shall mean a person with AIDS or a related disease who is a very low-income individual, and the person's Family. b. "Family" shall mean a household composed of two or more related persons. The term "Family" also includes one or more Eligible Persons who are determined to be important to their care or well-being, and the surviving member or members of any family described in this paragraph who were living in a dwelling unit on the Property with the person with AIDS at the time of his or her death. C. "Very Low -Income Individual" mean any individual or family whose income does not exceed 50% of the median income for the area, as determined by HUD, with adjustments for household size. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the surviving member or members of a Family who were living in a dwelling unit on the Property at the time of the death of the person with AIDS may continue to occupy the Property for a period of up to thirty (30) days following the death of the person with AIDS. 3. The rent charged by Project Sponsor for any dwelling unit within the Property shall be the product of 30 % times 50 % of the area median income adjusted for family size (less utility allowance appropriate for the Unit). Except for rent, Project Sponsor shall not charge any fee of any Eligible Person for any housing or services provided with HOPWA Funds. 4. Project Sponsor covenants and agrees for itself, its successors, its assigns and every successor in interest to the Property or any part thereof, that there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of any person, or group of persons, on account of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual preference, creed, ancestry, medical condition, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), acquired or perceived, or retaliation for having filed a discrimination complaint, in the sale, lease, sublease, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the Property nor shall Project Sponsor itself, or any person claiming under or through it, establish or permit any such practice or practices of discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use or occupancy of tenants, lessees, subtenants, sublessees or vendees of the Property.