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IV.MinimumAcceptableStandardsAcquisitionofExistingSingleFamilyHousing(no <br />rehabilitationorconstruction) <br />a.Overview/Applicability <br />Thefollowingminimumpropertystandards(MPS)applytopreexistingsinglefamily <br />units(notnewlyconstructedunits)acquiredinwholeorinpartwithfundsadministered <br />byCSDincludingdownpaymentassistancetoeligiblehomebuyers.Theintentofthese <br />requirementsistoestablishminimumpropertystandardsandcriteriaforthehealthand <br />safetyofthewš’;x­occupantsandtoensurethevalueandthedurabilityofthehome. <br />Homesarethecollateralfordeferreddownpaymentassistanceloansandlackof <br />durabilitycanincreasethefinancialriskintheeventofdefault. <br />Morespecifically,themodelcodesdonotcontainanyminimumrequirementsforthe <br />durabilityofsuchitemsasdoors,windows,guttersanddownspouts,paintingandwall <br />coverings,kitchencabinetsandcarpeting.ThisMPSincludesminimumstandardsfor <br />theseandotheritemstoensurethevalueofthehomeisnotdecreasedbythe <br />deteriorationofthesecomponents. <br />Theinspectionforconformancewiththesestandardsisofconditionsthatarepresent <br />andvisibleatthetimeoftheinspectionpriortoacquisitionincludingtheassessmentof <br />allequipmentthatispresentinnormaloperatingmodes.Theinspectiondoesnot <br />requirethedismantlingorremovalofappliancesandmechanicalelectricalfixtures <br />includingcovers. <br />b.LeadBasedPaintInspection/ClearanceReport <br />Unitsbuiltbefore1978shallbeinspectedandevaluatedforthepresenceorabsenceof <br />leadbasedpaint(LPB)inaccordancewith24CFRPart35requirements. <br />Unitsbuiltbefore1978mustbeinspectedbyaLeadBasePaintInspectororRisk <br />Assessortoevaluateanddeterminethepresenceorabsenceofleadbasedpainton <br />paintedorcoatedsurfaces.Ifthepresenceofleadisdetectedduringtheevaluation, <br />anydeterioratedsurfacesmustbestabilizedinaccordancewiththerequirementsof <br />paintstabilizationoftheCodeofFederalRegulations,Part35. <br />Acopyoftheclearancereportverifyingthestabilizationandotherleadhazard <br />reductioneffortshavebeencompletedtoensurealeadfreeandsafeenvironmentfor <br />theoccupantsshallbeprovided. <br />Inthebestinterestofthebuyer,CSDreservestherighttorescindfederalassistancefor <br />acquisitionwhenLBPisdetected. <br />c.MinimumStandardsforPropertyandSite <br />20 | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />