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File Number: 06-01448 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING THE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUND POLICIES FOR
SINGLE FAMILY REHABILITATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE WAIVING
INSURANCE REQUIREMENT FOR ELIGIBLE ELDERLY PERSONS
PARTICIPATING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S SINGLE FAMILY REHABILITATION
PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City's) current Single Family Rehabilitation Program policy
requires the homeowner to carry the appropriate homeowners insurance; and
WHEREAS, due to many of the properties that qualify for said program are older housing stock
that have no mortgage, and many of these homeowners do riot carry the required propertyinsurance
and for those that do, the limits are very low; and
WHEREAS, based on numerous applications the City has received, many of the elderly
homeowners, living on limited fixed incomes, are unable to pay for the cost of insurance, thereby
disqualifying them from said program;_ and ........ .......
WHEREAS, the Administration is recommending amending the current policy to include waiving
insurance requirements for eligible elderly persons participating in said program; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development regulation 24 CFR
891.205 defines an elderly person as an individual who is 62 years of age or older; and
WHEREAS, for purposes of said program, an eligible elderly person would be defined as an
individual of at least 62 years of age, living on a fixed income and meeting the income eligibility
requirement (120% area median income);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY Of MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Community Development Block Grant Program fund policies, for Single family
Rehabilitation Program is amended tb include waiving -the insurance requirement -for eligible elderly
persons participating in the City's Single Family Rehabilitation Program,
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {1}
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Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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