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NORTH CAROLINA
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
ORANGE COUNTY
This is an AGREEMENT between Orange County, a local governmental unit of the State
of North Carolina, (hereinafter referred to as the "County ") and Habitat for Humanity of Orange
County, a North Carolina Non -Profit Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Owner" or
"Habitat "). The effective date of this Agreement is May 10, 2018.
WITNESSTH
WHEREAS, the County, in the implementation of the 2016 Orange County Affordable
Housing Bond Program solicited application for funding for affordable housing projects from
interested non - profits organizations; and
WHEREAS, Habitat submitted an application for funding to construct 24 affordable
owner occupied townhomes in the Waterstone Residential Development, for seniors, age 55 and
older; 12 townhomes will be for seniors who earn between 30% and 50% of the area median
gross income, 8 townhomes for seniors earning between 51% and 60% of the area median
income and 4 townhomes where the seniors earn between 61% to 80% of area median income
and which will remain affordable for low and moderate income families as described as
described herein and in the application they submitted for FY 2016 Orange County Affordable
Housing Bond Program funds on file in the County's Housing and Community Development Office
(together hereinafter "the Project "); and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2017 the Orange County Board of Commissioners awarded
Habitat $ 915,334 in FY 2016 Orange County Affordable Housing Bond funds and $9,666 in
2017 Capital Improvement Plan Affordable Housing Land Banking Funds for a total amount of
$925,000 (together hereafter, "Bond Funds ") to assist in the development of the townhomes
located in the Waterstone Residential Development on property more particularly described in
Exhibit A, Legal Description, (hereinafter referred to as "the Property ") (All Exhibits attached to
this Agreement are hereby made a part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this
Agreement, as it now reads or as it may be modified by the parties); and
WHEREAS, this Agreement provides to Habitat with $925,000 Bond Funds for the
construction by Habitat of infrastructure necessary for the Project which funds will be secured by
a Promissory Note with a Deferred Payment Loan in the amount of $925,000 and a Deed of
Trust on the Property; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of Habitat and the County that the amount of the Bond
Funds, together with any future loan funds provided by the County for the Project, will be
credited by Habitat to the homebuyers when the homebuyers purchase the homes and the money
credited to the homebuyer will in turn be a debt owed by the homebuyer to the County (the
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amount of money credited to each homebuyer will be, to the extent practicable, an equal amount
for each of the 24 dwelling units constructed by Habitat on the Property or will be allocated
based on area median income of the buyer; and
WHEREAS, the credit for Bond Funds, including the Bond Funds loaned to Habitat as
part of this Agreement, totals $38,542 for each of the dwelling units in the Project ($925,000
total Bond Funds divided by 24 dwelling units) if allocated equally; and
WHEREAS, County and Habitat hereto agree and acknowledge that this Agreement
does not constitute a commitment of funds or site approval, and that such commitment of funds
or approval may occur only upon satisfactory completion of an environmental review. The
parties further agree that the provision of such funds to the project is conditioned on Orange
County's determination to proceed with, modify, or cancel the project based on the results of a
subsequent environmental review.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises, and
representations contained herein, it is agreed between the parties hereto as follows:
I. USE OF BOND FUNDS
A. Each of the recitals contained in this Agreement is a covenant, promise representation
and contractual obligation according to its terms in this Agreement.
B. The Owner shall perform the projects or tasks related to its allocation of Bond funds as
provided in Exhibit B, Scope of Services and within the proposed budget outlined in
Exhibit C, Budget and as contained herein.
1. Habitat shall construct the necessary infrastructure to build at least twenty -four (24)
dwelling units as defined in the Project, obtain all permits and licenses necessary for
construction, and comply with applicable building and zoning ordinances and the
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency Energy Standards.
2. Habitat shall strive to sell the newly constructed dwelling units to qualified buyers in
the following manner: twelve (12) dwelling units to be sold to seniors earning
between 30% and 50% of the HUD area median income; eight (8) dwelling units to
be sold to seniors earning between 51% and 60% of the HUD area median income,
and four (4) dwelling units to seniors earning between 61% and 80% of HUD area
median household income by family size, as determined by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development at the time of the sale. Regardless of whether
Habitat is able to meet the goals in this paragraph I.B.2., Habitat shall sell the
dwelling units to qualified buyers earning between 30% and 80% of area median
income and under no circumstances shall any sales be to anyone earning more than
80% area median income.
C. Said funds shall be disbursed by the County to the Owner for performance of the services
described in Exhibit B by check made payable to the Owner.
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II. AMOUNT OF BOND FUNDS /LOAN TERMS
A. Amount. The County shall make available to the Owner up to Nine Hundred and
Twenty -five Thousand dollars ($925,000) pursuant to this Agreement. Said funds shall
be disbursed by the County to the Owner for performance of the services described in
Exhibit B.
1. Owner shall sell the newly constructed dwelling units to qualified buyers each whose
income is as provided in Section I.B.2.
2. The Bond Funding provided by County will be provided to Owner as a deferred
second mortgage transferable to the individual families at the time of sale to them.
The investment will be secured by a forty (40) year Deed of Trust and Promissory
Note, forgivable at the end of 40 years. This Deed of Trust and Promissory Note shall
constitute a lien on the Property, second only to the Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants, the form of which is attached as Exhibit D and hereby incorporated into
this Agreement, and described more particularly in Section VI below (hereafter
"Declaration "), with County as the secured party/beneficiary. The County agrees to
subordinate its Deed of Trust lien on the Property to a lien securing private
construction financing acquired by Habitat in order to complete the project.
3. At the time of closing of the sale of each of the dwelling units to a homebuyer, Owner
shall repay County, $ 38,542 in the form of a credit to the homebuyer, or the
applicable amount if the amounts were disbursed according to area median income of
the buyer. The credit to the homebuyer shall be documented by a Promissory Note
from the homebuyer to County which note shall be secured by a Deed of Trust on the
Property naming County as beneficiary. County agrees to subordinate its Deed of
Trust lien to a lien securing private permanent financing acquired by the homebuyer.
4. The Period of Affordability will be 99 -years and will be secured by a Declaration that
will incorporate a right of first refusal that may be exercised by Habitat and the
County.
5. Habitat is responsible for soliciting buyers for the dwelling units constructed on the
Property. Habitat and /or its buyers shall be responsible for securing permanent
mortgage financing for the homes built on the Property.
6. Habitat is responsible for verifying the income of the homebuyers, explaining the
second mortgage program to potential homebuyers and certifying by written
documentation signed by the homebuyer that the program requirements have been
fully explained. Habitat shall maintain purchaser files as part of its Books and
Records as required and for the period of time required by Section VIII.B.3 of this
Agreement.
B. Progress Payments. Habitat may not request disbursement of funds under this Agreement
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until funds are needed for payment of eligible costs in accordance with Exhibit B.
1. County shall make payments when requested by Habitat in order to facilitate the
development of the project infrastructure. The amount of the request must be limited
to eligible costs as determined by the Orange County Staff. Copies of documentation
for actual expenses shall accompany payment requests.
2. Said funds shall be disbursed by check payable to the Owner.
III. LIEN POSITION
A. Habitat acknowledges that the terms and conditions of the County's (i) Affordable
Housing Bond Development Agreement, (ii) Promissory Note, (iii) Deed of Trust and
Security Agreement and (iv) Declaration of Restrictive Covenants (collectively referred
to as "Orange County Loan Documents ") shall upon closing not be subordinate to any
existing loan. The Declaration of Restrictive Covenants ( "Exhibit D ") described in
Paragraph VI of this Agreement should be recorded prior to the Deed of Trust.
B. County agrees to subordinate its Deed of Trust lien to a lien securing private permanent
financing acquired by the homebuyer.
IV. TIME FOR COMMENCEMENT AND COMPLETION
A. The Owner shall complete the infrastructure on the Project within twelve (12) months
from the date of this Agreement, and the complete all construction of the homes by
December 31, 2020.
B. The Project completion date is the closing date of the purchase by a qualified buyer of the
last of the 24 units to be constructed.
C. In the event that Habitat is unable to proceed with any aspect of the Project in a timely
manner, and County and Habitat determine that reasonable extension(s) for completion
will not remedy the situation, then the Termination of Agreement provisions of this
Agreement (Section VIII.B.1.) shall pertain.
D. However, in the event of any alterations or additions or of circumstances beyond the
control of the Owner, which in the opinion of the Director of the County's Department of
Housing, Human Rights and Community Development will require additional time for
completion of the Project, then in that case, the time of completion shall be extended by
the County Manager in writing for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months. Any
further extensions will require the approval of the Orange County Board of County
Commissioners.
E. Upon completion, or upon demand of the County, of the Project and expenditure of the
Bond funds, Habitat agrees to furnish to County a copy of its annual audit, performed by
a certified public accountant within 90 days of the end of the fiscal year.
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V. DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT
This Agreement will remain in effect during the "Period of Affordability ", the term of which is
ninety- nine (99) years from acquisition of the Property and proper recording the Orange County
Loan Documents in the Orange County Registry. The ninety -nine (99) year Period of
Affordability requirement will be secured by a Deed of Trust, Promissory Note, and Declaration
of Restrictive Covenants that will incorporate a right of first refusal that may be exercised by the
County.
VI. AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS
A. Habitat agrees to sell to qualified buyers as provided in paragraph I.B.2. Area Median
Income by family size is determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development and amended from time to time.
B. Each of the Project dwelling units must remain affordable during the "Period of
Affordability" starting from the date of recording of the Declaration and continuing for a
period of ninety -nine years thereafter. The Owner shall retain full responsibility for
compliance with the affordability requirement for each of the Project dwelling units,
unless affordability restrictions are terminated due to the sale of the Property to a non -
qualified buyer in which event the Resale Provisions of this Section of this Agreement
shall apply. The Owner shall assure compliance with affordability of each of the Project
dwelling units as provided in the Declaration on the Property, recorded at Book ,
Page in the Orange County, North Carolina Registry. The Declaration shall
constitute and remain a lien on the Property during the Period of Affordability.
C. Habitat shall monitor the constructed units for affordability during the Period of
Affordability.
D. Owner agrees to the Affordability Requirements as provided herein and the Resale
Provisions provided in the Exhibit D, Declaration of Restrictive Covenants, Section 4B.
E. It is further the responsibility of the Owner to rerecord the Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants periodically and no less often than one day less than every 30 years from the
date hereof for the purpose of renewing the rights of first refusal in the Property or
portion thereof including any leasehold interest in the Property or portion thereof. Orange
County retains the right to, periodically and every 30 years after the first recording of the
Declaration of Restrictive Covenants on the Property to register, with the Register of
Deeds of Orange County, a notice of preservation of the Restrictive Covenants on the
Property as provided in North Carolina General Statute § 47B -4 or any comparable
preservation law in effect at the time of the recording of the notice of preservation. It is
the intent of this Agreement that the 99 -year duration of this Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants be accomplished and that any future owner of the Property, Owner, and
Orange County will do what is necessary to ensure that the same is not extinguished by
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 41 -29 or any comparable law purporting to extinguish, by the passage
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of time, preemptive rights in the Property and by the Real Property Marketable Title Act
or any comparable law purporting to extinguish, by the passage of time, non possessory
interests in real property. Any future owner, Owner and Orange County agree to do what
each must do to accomplish the 99 -year duration of this Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants.
F. Resale Provisions. The Declaration of Restrictive Covenants shall include at least the
following elements in their resale provisions for the Improvements:
1. If the buyer no longer uses the Property as a principal residence or is unable to
continue ownership, then the buyer must sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of their
interest in the Property only to a qualified homebuyer, i.e., a low- income household,
one whose combined income does not exceed 80% of the area median household
income by family size, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development at the time of the transfer, to use as their principal residence.
2. If the Property is sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of during the Period of
Affordability to a non - qualified homebuyer or to other than an agency with similar
interest in affordable housing, the Right of First Refusal provision of the then current
County's Long -Term Housing Affordability Policy must be followed and the net
sales proceeds (sales price less: 1) selling cost, 2) the unpaid principal amount of the
original first mortgage and 3) the unpaid principal amount of the initial County
contribution and any other initial government contribution secured by a deferred
payment promissory note and deed of trust) or "equity" will be divided 50150 by the
seller of the Property and the County. If the initial County contribution does not
have to be repaid because the sale occurs more than forty years after the County
contribution is made, then the seller of the Property and the County will divide the
entire equity realized from the sale.
3. The resale provision shall remain in effect for the full affordability period — 99 years.
4. Any proceeds from the recapture of funds under this provision will be used to
facilitate the acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of housing for the purposes of
promoting affordable housing.
VII. OWNER PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
A. Owner agrees and authorizes the County to conduct on -site reviews, examine client and
contractor records, client applications and to conduct any other procedures or practices to
assure compliance with these provisions.
B. Owner agrees to not violate any State or Federal laws, rules or regulations regarding a
direct or indirect illegal interest on the part of any employee or elected official of the
Owner in the Project or payments made pursuant to this Agreement.
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C. Owner shall adopt the audit requirements of the Office of Management and Budget
(hereinafter "OMB ") Circular A -110, "Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher
Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations," and Circular A -122, "Cost
Principles for Nonprofit Organizations," and OMB Circular A -133, "Audits of
Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non - Profit Institutions." Owner shall submit
to the County copy of said audit report. Owner shall permit the authorized representatives
of the County, HUD and the Comptroller General of the United States to inspect and
audit all data and reports of the Owner relating to its performance under the Agreement.
D. County shall provide, upon request, copies of all laws, regulations and orders cited in this
Agreement.
E. Owner certifies by executing this Agreement that Owner has not been identified, and has
not utilized the services of any agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the
State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147 - 86.58. By executing this Agreement Provider
certifies that Provider has not been identified, and has not utilized the services of any
agent or subcontractor identified, on the list created by the State Treasurer pursuant to
G.S. 147 - 86.81. By executing this Agreement Provider affirms Provider is and shall
remain in compliance with Article 2 of Chapter 64 of the North Carolina General
Statutes.
F. Owner hereby assures and certifies that it will comply with the regulations, policies,
guidelines and requirements with respect to the acceptance and use of BOND funds in
accordance with the policies of the County. Also, Owner certifies with respect to the
Project that the Project will be conducted and administered in compliance with:
1. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L. 90 -208, 42 U.S.C. Sec 2000d at
seq.), as amended; and that the Owner will administer all programs and activities
related to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further
fair housing;
2. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93 -112), as amended, and
implementing regulations when published in effect;
3. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Pub. L. 94135), as amended, and implementing
regulations when published for effect;
4. The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 -20);
5. Lead Based Requirements at 24 CFR Part 35
VIII. ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
A. Owner shall submit to the County a quarterly Progress Report no later than the fifth day
of the months of January, April; July; October until the activity has been reported
completed.
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B. Miscellaneous Provisions
1. Termination of Agreement. The full benefit of the Project will be realized only after
the completion of the affordability periods for all Project dwelling units. It is the
County's intention that the full public benefit of the Project shall be completed under
the auspices of the Owner for the assisted units as follows:
a. In the event that the Owner is unable to proceed with any aspect of the Project in
a timely manner, and County and the Owner determine that reasonable
extension(s) for completion will not remedy the situation, then the Owner will
retain responsibility for requirements for any dwelling units assisted and County
will make no further payments to the Owner.
b. In the event that the Owner, prior to the contract completion date, is unable to
continue to function due to, but, not limited to, dissolution or insolvency of the
organization, its filing a petition for bankruptcy or similar proceedings, or is
adjudged bankrupt or fails to comply or perform with provisions of this
agreement, then the Owner shall, upon the County's request, convey to the
County the Property assisted with Bond funds. Conveyance shall be at the sole
discretion of County and on a Project dwelling unit by Project dwelling unit basis
as set forth below:
i. Conveyance shall occur within thirty (30) days of County and the Owner's
agreement of the Owner's inability to continue as a viable organization.
ii. Owner shall convey the Property to the County by general warranty deed, free
and clear of all liens and encumbrances of record except those which create a
beneficial interest in County (Declaration of Restrictive Covenants and Deed
of Trust).
2. Default, Remedies. This Agreement may be terminated by a non - defaulting party
upon an event of default hereunder, after written notice thereof and thirty (30) days
grace period in which the defaulting party may act to cure. As used herein, the term
"an event of default" shall mean and refer to a failure or act of omission by either
party with respect to any undertaking, obligation, covenant or condition as set forth in
this Agreement. With respect to any event of default, the non - defaulting parry may
exercise any right available to it at law or in equity with respect to such default.
3. Books and Records. The Owner shall maintain records of its loan requirements
under this contract for a period of not less than the completion of the affordability
periods for all Project dwelling units.
a. The Owner shall ensure the County access to records and financial statements, as
necessary, to provide effective monitoring and evaluation of project performance.
Additionally, the Owner shall submit a copy of its annual audit to the County.
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b. Upon reasonable advance notice, County or its authorized representatives may
from time to time inspect, audit, and make copies of any of Habitat records that
relate to this contract. If any audit by County discloses that payments to Habitat
were in excess of the amount to which Habitat was entitled under this contract,
Habitat shall promptly pay to County the amount of such excess. If the excess is
greater than 1% of the contract amount, Habitat shall also reimburse County its
reasonable costs incurred in performing the audit.
c. Habitat shall maintain files of all homebuyers, regardless of length of occupancy,
residing in assisted units. Documentation shall verify eligibility for federal
assisted housing at the point of initial purchase. Information maintained shall
include: tenant income level; name of family members; ethnic data; family type —
e.g. female head of household; disability status; and monthly rent.
d. Habitat shall maintain records verifying the affordability of the dwelling units.
4. Notices. Any Notice shall be in writing and shall be given by depositing the same in
the United States mail, post -paid and registered or certified, and addressed to the
party to be notified, with return- receipt requested, or by delivering the same in person
to an officer or principal of such party. Notice deposited in the mail in the manner
here in above described shall be effective upon mailing. For purposes of Notice, the
addresses of the parties shall, unless changed as hereinafter provided, be as follows:
a. To the County: Orange County
c/o Housing, Human Rights and Community Development
Department
P.O. Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278
ATTN: Director
b. To the Owner: Habitat for Humanity
88 Vilcom Center Drive, Suite L 10
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
ATTN: Executive Director
Either the County or the Owner may change the person or address to which any future
Notice shall be given as herein provided.
5. No Assignment. No transfer or assignment of the interest of the Owner in this
Agreement shall occur without the prior written consent of the County; neither may
the Owner assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of County.
6. Conflict of Interest. The Owner shall be aware of and observe the requirements of
the Orange County Affordable Housing Bond Program which provides that no
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member of the Orange County Board of Commissioners shall be admitted to any
share or part of this Agreement or to any benefit to arise from the same. The Owner
shall also be aware of and observe the requirements which states that no member,
officer, or employee of Orange County or its designees or agents, no member of the
governing body of the locality who exercised any functions or responsibilities with
respect to the program during his/her tenure or for one year thereafter, shall have any
private interest, direct or indirect, in this contract or any subcontract, or the proceeds
thereof, for work to be performed in connection with the program assisted under the
agreement.
7. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
8. Indemnification. To the extent legally possible, the Owner shall indemnify and hold
County, its officers, agents, and employees, harmless from and against any and all
claims, actions, liabilities, costs, including attorney fees and other costs of defense,
arising out of or in any way related to any act or failure to act by the Owner, its
employees, agents, officers, and contractors in connection with this contract. In the
event any such action or claim is brought against County, the Owner shall, upon
County's tender, defend the same at the Owner's sole cost and expense, promptly
satisfy any judgment adverse to County or to County and the Owner jointly, and
reimburse County for any loss, cost, damage, or expense, including attorney fees
suffered or incurred by County.
9. Subcontracting. The Owner shall not subcontract work under this Agreement, in
whole or in part, without the County's prior written approval. The Owner shall require
any approved subcontractor to agree, as to the portion subcontracted, to comply with
all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations at all
times and in the performance of the work and to comply with all applicable
obligations of the Owner specified in this contract. Notwithstanding County's
approval of a subcontractor, the Owner shall remain obligated for full performance of
this contract and County shall incur no obligation to any subcontractor the Owner
shall indemnify, defend, and hold County harmless from all claims of its contractors.
10. No Joint Venture or Agency. The County and the Owner each agree and
acknowledge that nothing contained herein or otherwise, including, without
limitation, any act of the County or the Owner under this Agreement, shall be deemed
or construed to create any relationship of joint venture, partnership or agency between
the parties.
11. Effect of Waiver or Forbearance. No failure by the County to insist upon the strict
performance of any term or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or
remedy upon the breach by the Owner of any of its obligations, agreements, or
covenants hereunder, shall be a waiver of such affected term or condition or of such
breach; nor shall any forbearance by the County to seek a remedy for any breach by
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the Owner be a waiver by the County of its rights and remedies with respect to that or
any other breach.
12. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina. Any litigation arising out of this
Agreement shall be brought in courts sitting in North Carolina, with venue in Orange
County.
13. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and separable
from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or
unenforceable by the fact that for any reason any other provision may be invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part. If any provision of this Agreement or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances shall, to any extent, be or become
invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such
provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or
unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this Agreement
shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. The County and
The Owner agree to substitute for such provision of this Agreement or the application
thereof determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such other provision as most
closely approximates, in a lawful manner, such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision. If the County and the Owner cannot agree, they shall apply to a court of
competent jurisdiction to substitute such provision as the court deems reasonable and
judicially valid, legal and enforceable. Such provision determined by the court shall
automatically be deemed part of this Agreement ab initio.
14. Equal Opportunity. The Owner shall not discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
political affiliation or belief, age, handicap, or familial status in the implementation of
the Project.
15. Headings. Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret or
construe its provision.
16. Gender; Singular and Plural. As used herein, the neuter gender includes the
feminine and masculine. The masculine includes the feminine and neuter, and the
feminine includes the masculine and neuter and each includes a corporation,
partnership or other legal entity when the context so requires. The singular number
includes the plural and vice versa, whenever the context so requires.
17. Recording. The parties hereto agree that upon notice to the other and at its own cost
and expense, a party may record this Agreement in the Office of Register of Deeds
for Orange County.
18. Compliance with Laws. To the extent applicable, each party hereto agrees to
comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations affecting the Property from and
after the date hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Owner
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shall comply with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances
applicable to the expenditure of funds provided by the County, to purchase and
develop the Property.
19. Publicity; Signage. The Owner agrees to provide such publicity with respect to the
County's participation in the development of the Property as the County shall
reasonably require. Any signage at the Property shall acknowledge the County's role
and contribution.
20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
21. No Third Party Rights. The parties hereto covenant and agree that nothing
contained in this Agreement or any act by the County or the Owner shall be deemed
or construed by the parties or any third party to create any relationship of third party
beneficiary, including third party principal or agent, or to create any right, claim or
cause of action against the County, the Owner or any of their respective officers,
agents or employees by any third party.
22. Performance of Government Functions. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement which may be to the contrary, nothing contained in this Agreement shall
in any way stop, limit or impair the County from exercising or performing any
regulatory, policing or governmental powers or functions with respect to the Property
including, without limitation, inspection of the Property in the performance of such
functions.
23. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective on the date of execution
and shall remain in effect during the period of affordability required by the recorded
Declaration of Restrictive Covenants.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have set their hands
and seals on the day and year first above written.
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ATTEST:
Clerk/Deputy Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
This document has been preaudited in accordance with the N.C. Local Government and Fiscal
Control Act.
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description
Tract 1: Being all New Tract 3B as shown on that certain plat appearing of record in Plat Book
111, Page 112 Orange County, North Carolina Registry to which reference is made for a more
particular description.
Tract 2: Being all that certain tract or parcel of land designated as New Lot 3, containing 1.15
acres (50,240 square feet), Waterstone as shown on plat of survey recorded in Plat Book 104,
Page 169, Orange County Registry, which plat is referenced for a more particular description
(the "Property ").
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EXHIBIT B
Scope of Services
Services to be provided are in accordance with the Orange County RFP 2016 Affordable
Housing Bond Funds Application as amended dated March 27, 2017 from Habitat for Humanity
of Orange County.
Affordable Housing Bond funds will be used to provide land and infrastructure development for
construction of 24 affordable town houses for low to moderate income persons 55 and older
earning 30% to 80% of area median income.
All construction will be completed in compliance with applicable state and local building codes
and ordinances.
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EXHIBIT C
Project Budget
Site Demolition
$ 13,780
Erosion Control
$ 26,800
Site Prep and Hardscape
$ 318,700
Storm Drainage
$ 121,970
Utilities
$ 138,300
Landscaping
$ 24,500
Site Miscellaneous
$ 22,000
Soft Costs
$ 247,560
Total $ 913,610
Owner may not request disbursement of funds under this Agreement until the funds are needed
for payment of eligible costs. The amount of each request must be limited to eligible costs as
determined by the County's Housing and Community Development Department ( "HCD ").
No funds may be shifted between projects without the prior approval of the County. Funds may
be shifted between line items of the Project without prior approval of the County only to the
extent of "Minor Adjustments," defined as action which do not result in a change in the Projects
and so long as such Minor Adjustments do not exceed ten percent (10 %) of the line item total
from which the funds are being removed or to which the funds are bring added, there is no
increase to the Total Renovation Cost specified in the above budget, and there are only minor
change to the Plans and Specifications.
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F.YHIRTT P
Prepared by and return to: Annette Moore, Orange County Attorney's Office:
P.O. Box 8181; Hillsborough, NC 27278
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
THIS DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS (Declaration), dated
by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC, Inc. for itself and its
successors and assigns ( "Owner "), is given as a condition precedent to the award of Orange
County 2016 Affordable Housing Bond Program funds.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the County, in the implementation of the 2016 Orange County Affordable
Housing Bond Program solicited application for funding for affordable housing projects from
interested non - profits organizations; and
WHEREAS, Habitat submitted an application for funding to construct 24 dwelling units for
seniors, age 55 and older, earning less than 80% of the HUD area median income as described
herein and in the application they submitted for FY 2016 Orange County Affordable Housing Bond
Program funds on file in the County's Housing and Community Development Office (hereinafter
"the Project "); and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2017 the Orange County Board of Commissioners awarded
Habitat $ 935,000 in FY 2016 Orange County Affordable Housing Bond funds (hereafter "Bond
Funds ") to assist in the development of the townhomes located in the Waterstone Residential
Development on property more particularly described in Exhibit A, Legal Description,
(hereinafter referred to as "the Property ") (All Exhibits attached to this Agreement are hereby
made a part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this Agreement, as it now reads or as it
may be modified by the parties); and
WHEREAS, Habitat will strive to construct 24 affordable owner occupied townhomes in
the Waterstone Residential Development, for seniors, age 55 and older; 12 townhomes will be
for seniors who earn between 30% and 50% of the area median gross income, 8 townhomes for
seniors earning between 51% and 60% of the area median income and 4 townhomes where the
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seniors earn between 61% to 80% of area median income and which will remain affordable for
low and moderate income families as described in the Project; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement provides to Habitat with $925,000 Bond Funds for the
construction by Habitat of infrastructure necessary for the Project which funds will be secured by
a Promissory Note /Deferred Payment Loan of in the amount of $925,000 and a Deed of Trust on
the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Bond funds together with any future loan funds provided by the County
for the Project will be credited by Habitat to the homebuyers when the homebuyers purchase
homes and the homebuyers will in turn owe the County the amount of the credit; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of Habitat and the County that the amount of each
homebuyer credit from Habitat and homebuyer debt to the County will be, to the extent
practicable, equal in amount for each of the 24 dwelling units constructed by Habitat on the
Property or will be allocated based on area median income of the buyer; and
WHEREAS, this credit for Bond funds, including the Bond funds loaned to Habitat as
part of this Agreement, totals $ 38,542 for each of the dwelling units in the Project ($925,000
total Bond funds divided by 24 dwelling units) if allocated equally; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
other agreements, provides funds for the development of the land for the construction of 24
single family dwelling units for the sale of 24 single family dwelling units with a goal as follows:
12 dwelling units to be sold to seniors earning between 30% and 50% of the HUD area median
income and 8 dwelling units to be sold to seniors earning between 51% and 60% of the HUD
area median income, 4 dwelling units to seniors earning between 61% and 80% of HUD area
median income. Regardless of whether the goal is met no units subject to this agreement shall be
sold to any party earning in excess of 80% of area median income; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the County and Habitat
hereto agree and acknowledge that this Agreement does not constitute a commitment of funds or
site approval, and that such commitment of funds or approval may occur only upon satisfactory
completion of an environmental review. The parties further agree that the provision of such
funds to the project is conditioned on Orange County's determination to proceed with, modify, or
cancel the project based on the results of a subsequent environmental review; and
WHEREAS, Orange County requires and Owner agrees to the requirement, as a
condition precedent to the awarding of FY 2016 Orange County Affordable Housing Bond
Program funds, that Owner execute, deliver and record this Declaration in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Orange County in order to create certain covenants pertaining to the
Property and running with the land for the purpose of enforcement of the affordability
requirements of the FY 2016 Orange County Affordable Housing Bond Fund Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants hereinafter set
forth and of other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
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acknowledged, Owner intends, declares, and covenants that the regulatory and restrictive
covenants set forth herein governing the use, occupancy, and transfer of the Property shall be and
are covenants pertaining to the Property and running with the land for the term stated herein and
are binding upon all subsequent owners of the Property and for such term, except as specifically
provided herein, and are not merely personal covenants of Owner.
SECTION 1 REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES OF OWNER
Owner hereby represents, covenants and warrants as follows:
A. It is contemplated that the Property and the Project will be used, during the ninety -nine
(99) years after Project Completion (defined as the last of the following events: the
Property is acquired, rehabilitated, if necessary, and the last of the nine dwelling units is
occupied by a low- income family), for owner - occupied housing to families earning up to
80% of HUD area median income. In the event Owner sells, transfers or exchanges the
Property or any portion of the Property, the following shall pertain:
1. Subject to the requirements of the DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (Exhibit B
hereto) and this Declaration, Owner may sell, transfer, or exchange the Property to a
non - profit fund, foundation, or corporation of like purpose which is organized and
operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes and which has
established its tax exempt status under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code, or to Orange County; provided, however, Owner shall obtain the written
agreement, in form satisfactory to Orange County, of any buyer or successor or other
person acquiring the Property or any interest therein, that such acquisition is subject
to the requirements of this Declaration and to the requirements of the
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. Owner agrees that County may void any sale,
transfer, or exchange of the Property or any portion of this Property if the buyer or
successor or other person fails to assume in writing the requirements of this
Declaration and the requirements of the DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
2. Any assignment, sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of the Property or any
part of the Property other than as described in subparagraph 1 above, whether
voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law shall be subject to the provisions of
SECTION 4 of this Declaration.
B. Owner will, at the time of execution, delivery and recording of this Declaration, have good
and marketable title to the Property, free and clear of any lien or encumbrance (except
encumbrances created pursuant to this Declaration or other permitted encumbrances).
C. Owner warrants that it has not and will not execute any other declaration with provisions
contradictory to, or in opposition to, the provisions hereof, and that in any event, the
requirements of this Declaration are paramount and controlling as to the rights and
obligations herein set forth and supersede any other requirements in conflict herewith.
SECTION 2 TERM OF DECLARATION
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This Declaration and the Terms of Affordability, specified herein, apply to the Property
immediately upon recordation and Owner shall comply with all restrictive covenants herein.
This declaration shall terminate ninety -nine (99) years after Project Completion, unless Orange
Long Term Housing Affordability Policy affordability restrictions are terminated due to the sale
of the Property to a non - qualified buyer as provided herein and Orange County agrees to the
termination of the Declaration.
SECTION 3 RECORDING AND FILING; COVENANTS TO RUN WITH
THE LAND
A. Upon execution of this Declaration by Owner, Owner shall cause this declaration and all
amendments hereto to be recorded and filed in the Office of the Register of Deeds of
Orange County.
B. Owner intends, declares and covenants, on behalf of itself and all future Owners of the
Project during the term of this Declaration, that this Declaration and the covenants and
restrictions set forth in this Declaration regulating and restricting the use, occupancy and
transfer of the Property (1) shall be and are covenants running with the land,
encumbering the Property for the term of this declaration, binding upon Owner's
successors in title and all subsequent Owners of the Property; (2) are not merely personal
covenants of Owner; and (3) shall bind Owner (and the benefits shall inure to Orange
County and any past, present or prospective owner of the Property) and its respective
successors and assigns during the term of this Declaration. Owner hereby agrees that any
and all requirements or privileges of estate are intended to be satisfied, or in the alternate,
that an equitable servitude has been created to insure that these restrictions run with the
Property. For the term of this Declaration, each and every contract, deed or other
instrument hereafter executed conveying the Property or portion thereof shall expressly
provide that such conveyance is subject to this Declaration, provided, however, the
covenants contained herein shall survive and be effective regardless of whether such
contracts, deed, or other instrument hereafter executed conveying the Property or portion
thereof provides that such conveyance is subject to this Declaration. It is further the
responsibility of Owner to rerecord the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants periodically
and no less often than one day less than every 30 years from the date hereof for the
purpose of renewing the rights of first refusal in the Property or portion thereof including
any leasehold interest in the Property or portion thereof. Orange County retains the right
to, periodically and every 30 years after the first recording of the Declaration of
Restrictive Covenants on the Property to register, with the Register of Deeds of Orange
County, a notice of preservation of the Restrictive Covenants on the Property as provided
in North Carolina General Statute § 47134 or any comparable preservation law in effect
at the time of the recording of the notice of preservation. It is the intent of this Section
that the ninety -nine (99) year duration of this Declaration of Restrictive Covenants be
accomplished and that any future owner of the Property, Habitat, and Orange County will
do what is necessary to ensure that the same is not extinguished by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 41-
29 or any comparable law purporting to extinguish, by the passage of time, preemptive
rights in the Property and by the Real Property Marketable Title Act or any comparable
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law purporting to extinguish, by the passage of time, non - possessory interests in real
property. Any future owner, Habitat and Orange County agree to do what each must do to
accomplish the ninety -nine (99) year duration of this Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants.
SECTION 4 ENFORCEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
A. Rights of Refusal
1. Grant and Effect. Orange County is granted a right of first refusal to purchase the
Property as described in this Section. Any assignment, sale, transfer, conveyance, or
other disposition of the Property or any part thereof whether voluntarily or
involuntarily or by operation of law ( "Transfer ") shall not be effective unless and
until the below- described procedure is followed.
2. Right of First Refusal. If the original homebuyer or any subsequent qualified
homebuyer ('Buyer ") contemplates a Transfer to an unqualified buyer, Buyer shall
send to Orange County and /or the sponsoring non - profit organization, not less than
90 days prior to the contemplated closing date of the Transfer, a 'Notice of Intent to
Sell." This Notice of Intent to Sell shall be accompanied by a copy of a
completed, fully executed bona fide offer to purchase the Property on the then current
North Carolina Bar Association "Offer to Purchase and Contract" form. If Orange
County and /or Habitat elects to exercise its said right of refusal, it shall notify the
Buyer of its election to purchase within 30 days of its receipt of the Notice and shall
purchase the Property or portion thereof within 90 days of the receipt of the 'Notice of
Intent to Sell." As between the County and the sponsoring non -profit organization, if
both wish to and have the means to exercise the right of first refusal, the sponsoring
non - profit organization shall have priority.
3. Sales After Failure to Exercise Rights of Refusal. If neither Orange County nor
Habitat advises the Buyer in a timely fashion of its intent to purchase the Property,
then the Buyer shall be free to transfer the property in accordance with the Equity
Sharing subsection of this policy.
4. Assignability. Orange County may assign its right of first refusal without Owner's
consent.
B. Resale Provisions
I. If the buyer no longer uses the Property as a principal residence or is unable to
continue ownership, then the buyer must sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of their
interest in the Property only to a qualified homebuyer, i.e., a low- income household,
one whose combined income does not exceed 80% of the area median household
income by family size, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development at the time of the transfer, to use as their principal residence.
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2. However, if the property is sold during the term of affordability to a non - qualified
homebuyer to be used as their principal residence, the net sales proceeds (sales
price less: 1) selling cost, 2) the unpaid principal amount of the original first
mortgage and 3) the unpaid principal amount of the initial County contribution
and any other initial government contribution secured by a deferred payment
promissory note and deed of trust) or "equity" will be divided 50150 by the
seller of the Property and the County. If the initial County contribution does
not have to be repaid because the sale occurs more than forty years after the
County contribution is made, then the seller of the Property and the County will
divide the entire equity realized from the sale.
3. In the event that Net Sales Proceeds are insufficient to repay the HOME Funds,
including principal plus interest, the amount to be recaptured shall be any funds
remaining after payment of all senior non -HOME debt and closing costs. In no event
shall the borrower be required to use funds other than net proceeds to repay the
HOME Funds.
4. The recapture provisions shall remain in effect for the full affordability period — 99
years.
C. Owner covenants that it will not knowingly take or permit any action that would result in a
violation of the affordability requirements of Orange County. Orange County, together with
Owner, may execute and record any amendment or modification of this Declaration and such
amendment or modification shall be binding on third parties granted rights under this
Declaration.
D. Owner acknowledges that the primary purpose for requiring compliance by Owner with
restrictions provided in this Declaration is to assure compliance with the affordability
requirements of Orange County, AND BY REASON THEREOF, OWNER IN
CONSIDERATION FOR RECEIVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND PROGRAM
FUNDS FOR THE PROPERTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ORANGE
COUNTY SHALL BE ENTITLED, FOR ANY BREACH OF THE PROVISIONS HEREIN,
AND IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER REMEDIES PROVIDED BY LAW OR IN
EQUITY, TO ENFORCE BY SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OWNER'S OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THIS DECLARATION IN A STATE COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION, WITH VENUE IN ORANGE COUNTY. Owner hereby further
specifically acknowledges that the beneficiaries of Owner's obligations hereunder cannot be
adequately compensated by monetary damages in the event of any default hereunder.
E. This Declaration may be enforced by Orange County or its designee in the event Owner fails
to satisfy any of the requirements of this Declaration by proceedings at law or in equity
against any person or persons violating or attempting to violate any covenant. If legal costs
are incurred by Orange County, such legal costs, including attorney fees and court costs
(including costs of appeal), are the responsibility of, and may be recovered from the Owner.
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SECTION 5 MISCELLANEOUS
A. Severability_ The invalidity of any clause, part, or provision of this Declaration shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
B. Notices. Any Notice shall be in writing and shall be given by depositing the same in the
United States mail, post -paid and registered or certified, and addressed to the party to be
notified, with return- receipt requested, or by delivering the same in person to an officer or
principal of such party. Notice deposited in the mail in the manner hereinabove
described shall be effective upon mailing. For purposes of Notice, the addresses of the
parties shall, unless changed as hereinafter provided, be as follows:
i. To the County:
Orange County
c/o Housing and Community Development
Department
P.O. Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278
ATTN: Director
ii. To Habitat: Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC, Inc.
88 Vilcom Center Drive, Suite L110
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
ATTN: Executive Director
C. Governing Law. This Declaration shall be governed by the laws of the State of
North Carolina and, where applicable, the laws of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this Declaration to be signed by its
duly authorized representative, on the day and year first above written.
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC,
Inc.
President
NORTH CAROLINA
ORANGE COUNTY
I, , Notary Public in and for the above named County and
State, do hereby certify that on this day personally appeared before me with
whom I am personally acquainted, who, being by me duly sworn, says that he is Secretary and
that is President of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC, Inc., a North
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Carolina corporation, and that by authority duly given and as the act of the corporation, the
foregoing instrument was signed in its name by its President and attested to by its Secretary.
Witness my hand and notarial seal, this the day of
My commission expires:
Notary Public
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
Tract 1: Being all of New Tract 3B as shown on that certain plat appearing of record in Plat
Book, 111, Page 112 Orange County, North Carolina Registry to which reference is made for a
more particular description.
Tract 2: Being all that certain tract or parcel of land designated as New Lot 3, containing 1.15
acres (50,240 square feet), Waterstone as shown on plat of survey recorded in Plat Book 104,
Page 169, Orange County Registry, which plat is referenced for a more particular description
(the "Property ").
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Prepared by and return to: Annette Moore, Orange County Attorney's Office:
P.O. Box 8181; Hillsborough, NC 27278
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
THIS DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS (Declaration), dated ,
by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC, Inc. for itself and its successors and assigns
( "Owner "), is given as a condition precedent to the award of Orange County 2016 Orange
County Affordable Housing Bond Program funds.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2017 the Orange County Board of Commissioners awarded
Habitat $ 915,334 in FY 2016 Orange County Affordable Housing Bond funds and $9,666 in
2017 Capital Improvement Plan Affordable Housing Land Banking Funds for a total amount of $
925,000 (together hereafter, "Bond Funds ") to assist in the development of the townhomes
located in the Waterstone Residential Development on property more particularly described in
Exhibit A, Legal Description, (hereinafter referred to as "the Property ") (All Exhibits attached to
this Agreement are hereby made a part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this
Agreement, as it now reads or as it may be modified by the parties); and
WHEREAS, Habitat intends to construct the infrastructure necessary to construct 24
affordable owner occupied townhomes in the Waterstone Residential Development, for seniors,
age 55 and older; 12 townhomes will be for seniors who earn between 30% and 50% of the area
median gross income, 8 townhomes for seniors earning between 51% and 60% of the area
median income and 4 townhomes where the seniors earn between 61% to 80% of area median
income and which will remain affordable for low and moderate income families as described
herein and in the application Habitat submitted for FY 2016 Orange County Affordable Housing
Bond Program funds on file in the County's Housing and Community Development Office which is
hereby incorporated into this Agreement as if written herein (together hereinafter "the Project ");
and
WHEREAS, this Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
other agreements, provides funds for the development of the land for the construction of 24
single family dwelling units for the sale of 24 single family dwelling units with a goal as follows:
12 dwelling units to be sold to seniors earning between 30% and 50% of the HUD area median
income and 8 dwelling units to be sold to seniors earning between 51% and 60% of the HUD
area median income, 4 dwelling units to seniors earning between 61% and 80% of HUD area
median income. Regardless of whether the goal is met no units subject to this agreement shall be
sold to any party earning in excess of 80% of area median income; and
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WHEREAS, the Affordable Housing Bond Funds Development Agreement
entered into by the County and Habitat, provides Habitat with $925,000 in Bond Funds for the
construction by Habitat of infrastructure necessary for the Project, which funds will be secured
by a Promissory Note with a Deferred Payment Loan of in the amount of $925,000 and a Deed
of Trust on the Property; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the County and Habitat
hereto agree and acknowledge that this Agreement does not constitute a commitment of funds or
site approval, and that such commitment of funds or approval may occur only upon satisfactory
completion of an environmental review. The parties further agree that the provision of such
funds to the project is conditioned on Orange County's determination to proceed with, modify, or
cancel the project based on the results of a subsequent environmental review; and
WHEREAS, Orange County requires and Owner agrees to the requirement, as a
condition precedent to the awarding of FY 2016 Orange County Affordable Housing Bond
Program funds, that Owner execute, deliver and record this Declaration in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Orange County in order to create certain covenants pertaining to the
Property and running with the land for the purpose of enforcement of the affordability
requirements of the FY 2016 Orange County Affordable Housing Bond Fund Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants hereinafter set
forth and of other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, Owner intends, declares, and covenants that the regulatory and restrictive
covenants set forth herein governing the use, occupancy, and transfer of the Property shall be and
are covenants pertaining to the Property and running with the land for the term stated herein and
are binding upon all subsequent owners of the Property and for such term, except as specifically
provided herein, and are not merely personal covenants of Owner.
SECTION 1 REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES OF OWNER
Owner hereby represents, covenants and warrants as follows:
D. It is contemplated that the Property and the Project will be used, during the ninety -nine
(99) years after Project Completion (defined as the last of the following events: the
Property is acquired, rehabilitated, if necessary, and the last of the nine dwelling units is
occupied by a low- income family), for owner - occupied housing to families earning up to
80% of HUD area median income. In the event Owner sells, transfers or exchanges the
Property or any portion of the Property, the following shall pertain:
3. Subject to the requirements of the DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (Exhibit B
hereto) and this Declaration, Owner may sell, transfer, or exchange the Property to a
non - profit fund, foundation, or corporation of like purpose which is organized and
operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes and which has
established its tax exempt status under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code, or to Orange County; provided, however, Owner shall obtain the written
agreement, in form satisfactory to Orange County, of any buyer or successor or other
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person acquiring the Property or any interest therein, that such acquisition is subject
to the requirements of this Declaration and to the requirements of the
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. Owner agrees that County may void any sale,
transfer, or exchange of the Property or any portion of this Property if the buyer or
successor or other person fails to assume in writing the requirements of this
Declaration and the requirements of the DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
4. Any assignment, sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of the Property or any
part of the Property other than as described in subparagraph 1 above, whether
voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law shall be subject to the provisions of
SECTION 4 of this Declaration.
E. Owner will, at the time of execution, delivery and recording of this Declaration, have good
and marketable title to the Property, free and clear of any lien or encumbrance (except
encumbrances created pursuant to this Declaration or other permitted encumbrances).
F. Owner warrants that it has not and will not execute any other declaration with provisions
contradictory to, or in opposition to, the provisions hereof, and that in any event, the
requirements of this Declaration are paramount and controlling as to the rights and
obligations herein set forth and supersede any other requirements in conflict herewith.
SECTION 2 TERM OF DECLARATION
This Declaration and the Terms of Affordability, specified herein, apply to the Property
immediately upon recordation and Owner shall comply with all restrictive covenants herein.
This declaration shall terminate ninety -nine (99) years after Project Completion, unless Orange
Long Term Housing Affordability Policy affordability restrictions are terminated due to the sale
of the Property to a non - qualified buyer as provided herein and Orange County agrees to the
termination of the Declaration.
SECTION 3 RECORDING AND FILING; COVENANTS TO RUN WITH
THE LAND
C. Upon execution of this Declaration by Owner, Owner shall cause this declaration and all
amendments hereto to be recorded and filed in the Office of the Register of Deeds of
Orange County.
D. Owner intends, declares and covenants, on behalf of itself and all future Owners of the
Project during the term of this Declaration, that this Declaration and the covenants and
restrictions set forth in this Declaration regulating and restricting the use, occupancy and
transfer of the Property (1) shall be and are covenants running with the land,
encumbering the Property for the term of this declaration, binding upon Owner's
successors in title and all subsequent Owners of the Property; (2) are not merely personal
covenants of Owner; and (3) shall bind Owner (and the benefits shall inure to Orange
County and any past, present or prospective owner of the Property) and its respective
successors and assigns during the term of this Declaration. Owner hereby agrees that any
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and all requirements or privileges of estate are intended to be satisfied, or in the alternate,
that an equitable servitude has been created to insure that these restrictions run with the
Property. For the term of this Declaration, each and every contract, deed or other
instrument hereafter executed conveying the Property or portion thereof shall expressly
provide that such conveyance is subject to this Declaration, provided, however, the
covenants contained herein shall survive and be effective regardless of whether such
contracts, deed, or other instrument hereafter executed conveying the Property or portion
thereof provides that such conveyance is subject to this Declaration. It is further the
responsibility of Owner to rerecord the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants periodically
and no less often than one day less than every 30 years from the date hereof for the
purpose of renewing the rights of first refusal in the Property or portion thereof including
any leasehold interest in the Property or portion thereof. Orange County retains the right
to, periodically and every 30 years after the first recording of the Declaration of
Restrictive Covenants on the Property to register, with the Register of Deeds of Orange
County, a notice of preservation of the Restrictive Covenants on the Property as provided
in North Carolina General Statute § 47134 or any comparable preservation law in effect
at the time of the recording of the notice of preservation. It is the intent of this Section
that the ninety -nine (99) year duration of this Declaration of Restrictive Covenants be
accomplished and that any future owner of the Property, Habitat, and Orange County will
do what is necessary to ensure that the same is not extinguished by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 41-
29 or any comparable law purporting to extinguish, by the passage of time, preemptive
rights in the Property and by the Real Property Marketable Title Act or any comparable
law purporting to extinguish, by the passage of time, non - possessory interests in real
property. Any future owner, Habitat and Orange County agree to do what each must do to
accomplish the ninety -nine (99) year duration of this Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants.
SECTION 4 ENFORCEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
A. Rights of Refusal
5. Grant and Effect. Orange County is granted a right of first refusal to purchase the
Property as described in this Section. Any assignment, sale, transfer, conveyance, or
other disposition of the Property or any part thereof whether voluntarily or
involuntarily or by operation of law ( "Transfer ") shall not be effective unless and
until the below- described procedure is followed.
6. Right of First Refusal. If the original homebuyer or any subsequent qualified
homebuyer ('Buyer ") contemplates a Transfer to an unqualified buyer, Buyer shall
send to Orange County and/or the sponsoring non - profit organization, not less than
90 days prior to the contemplated closing date of the Transfer, a 'Notice of Intent to
Sell." This Notice of Intent to Sell shall be accompanied by a copy of a
completed, fully executed bona fide offer to purchase the Property on the then current
North Carolina Bar Association "Offer to Purchase and Contract" form. If Orange
County and /or Habitat elects to exercise its said right of refusal, it shall notify the
Buyer of its election to purchase within 30 days of its receipt of the Notice and shall
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purchase the Property or portion thereof within 90 days of the receipt of the 'Notice of
Intent to Sell." As between the County and the sponsoring non - profit organization, if
both wish to and have the means to exercise the right of first refusal, the sponsoring
non - profit organization shall have priority.
7. Sales After Failure to Exercise Rights of Refusal. If neither Orange County nor
Habitat advises the Buyer in a timely fashion of its intent to purchase the Property,
then the Buyer shall be free to transfer the property in accordance with the Equity
Sharing subsection of this policy.
8. Assi _nay. Orange County may assign its right of first refusal without Owner's
consent.
C. Resale Provisions
5. If the buyer no longer uses the Property as a principal residence or is unable to
continue ownership, then the buyer must sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of their
interest in the Property only to a qualified homebuyer, i.e., a low- income household,
one whose combined income does not exceed 80% of the area median household
income by family size, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development at the time of the transfer, to use as their principal residence.
6. However, if the property is sold during the term of affordability to a non - qualified
homebuyer to be used as their principal residence, the net sales proceeds (sales price
less: 1) selling cost, 2) the unpaid principal amount of the original first mortgage and
3) the unpaid principal amount of the initial County contribution and any other
initial government contribution secured by a deferred payment promissory note and
deed of trust) or "equity" will be divided 50150 by the seller of the Property and the
County. If the initial County contribution does not have to be repaid because the sale
occurs more than forty years after the County contribution is made, then the seller of
the Property and the County will divide the entire equity realized from the sale.
7. In the event that Net Sales Proceeds are insufficient to repay the HOME Funds,
including principal plus interest, the amount to be recaptured shall be any funds
remaining after payment of all senior non -HOME debt and closing costs. In no event
shall the borrower be required to use funds other than net proceeds to repay the
HOME Funds.
8. The recapture provisions shall remain in effect for the full affordability period — 99
years.
D. Owner covenants that it will not knowingly take or permit any action that would result in
a violation of the affordability requirements of Orange County. Orange County, together
with Owner, may execute and record any amendment or modification of this Declaration
and such amendment or modification shall be binding on third parties granted rights
under this Declaration.
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F. Owner acknowledges that the primary purpose for requiring compliance by Owner with
restrictions provided in this Declaration is to assure compliance with the affordability
requirements of Orange County, AND BY REASON THEREOF, OWNER IN
CONSIDERATION FOR RECEIVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND PROGRAM
FUNDS FOR THE PROPERTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ORANGE
COUNTY SHALL BE ENTITLED, FOR ANY BREACH OF THE PROVISIONS HEREIN,
AND IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER REMEDIES PROVIDED BY LAW OR IN
EQUITY, TO ENFORCE BY SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OWNER'S OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THIS DECLARATION IN A STATE COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION, WITH VENUE IN ORANGE COUNTY. Owner hereby further
specifically acknowledges that the beneficiaries of Owner's obligations hereunder cannot be
adequately compensated by monetary damages in the event of any default hereunder.
G. This Declaration may be enforced by Orange County or its designee in the event Owner fails
to satisfy any of the requirements of this Declaration by proceedings at law or in equity
against any person or persons violating or attempting to violate any covenant. If legal costs
are incurred by Orange County, such legal costs, including attorney fees and court costs
(including costs of appeal), are the responsibility of, and may be recovered from the Owner.
SECTION 6 MISCELLANEOUS
D. Severability. The invalidity of any clause, part, or provision of this Declaration shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
E. Notices. Any Notice shall be in writing and shall be given by depositing the same in the
United States mail, post -paid and registered or certified, and addressed to the party to be
notified, with return- receipt requested, or by delivering the same in person to an officer or
principal of such party. Notice deposited in the mail in the manner hereinabove
described shall be effective upon mailing. For purposes of Notice, the addresses of the
parties shall, unless changed as hereinafter provided, be as follows:
To the County: Orange County
c/o Housing and Community Development
Department
P.O. Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278
ATTN: Director
ii. To Habitat: Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC, Inc.
88 Vilcom Center Drive, Suite L110
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
ATTN: Executive Director
F. Governing Law. This Declaration shall be governed by the laws of the State of
North Carolina and, where applicable, the laws of the United States of America.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this Declaration to be signed by its
duly authorized representative, on the day and year first above written.
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC,
Inc.
, President
NORTH CAROLINA
ORANGE COUNTY
I, , Notary Public in and for the above named County and
State, do hereby certify that on this day personally appeared before me with
whom I am personally acquainted, who, being by me duly sworn, says that he is Secretary and
that is President of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC, Inc., a North
Carolina corporation, and that by authority duly given and as the act of the corporation, the
foregoing instrument was signed in its name by its President and attested to by its Secretary.
Witness my hand and notarial seal, this the day of 20
My commission expires:
Notary Public
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Exhibit A
Legal Description
Tract 1: Being all of New Tract 3B as shown on that certain plat appearing of record in Plat
Book, 111, Page 112 Orange County, North Carolina Registry to which reference is made for a
more particular description.
Tract 2: Being all that certain tract or parcel of land designated as New Lot 3, containing 1.15
acres (50,240 square feet), Waterstone as shown on plat of survey recorded in Plat Book 104,
Page 169, Orange County Registry, which plat is referenced for a more particular description
(the "Property ").
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Exhibit B
Development Agreement
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