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Resolution: R-06-0526
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 06-01448 Final Action Date: 9/12/2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUND POLICIES FOR SINGLE
FAMILY REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND THE REPLACEMENT HOME
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE WAIVING INSURANCE REQUIREMENT FOR ELIGIBLE
ELDERLY PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN SAID PROGRAMS.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City's) current Single Family Rehabilitation Program policy and
the Replacement Home Program requires the homeowner to carry the appropriate homeowners
insurance; and
WHEREAS, due to many of the properties that qualify for said programs are older housing stock
that have no mortgage, and many of these homeowners do not carry the required property insurance
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 programs; and
WHEREAS, the Administration is recommending amending the current policy to include waiving
insurance requirements for eligible elderly persons participating in said programs; 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 programs, 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 and the Replacement Home Program are amended to include waiving the
insurance requirement for eligible elderly persons participating in said programs.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {1}
City of Miami
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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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