HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-18-18 Correspondence - Montana Department of Commerce to Andrus - Spring Run Apartments HOME Period of Affordability Monitoring Report PAM HAXBY-COTE STEVE BULLOCK
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Ranei Johnson-Scholler
Accessible Space, Inc.
2550 University Ave,Suite 330N
St. Paul, MN 55114
Re: Period of Affordability Monitoring Report,Spring Run Apartments, Contract#M03-SG3001-12 and M04-
SG30001-12
Dear Ms.Johnson-Scholler,
This letter serves as an official summary of on-site period of affordability (POA) monitoring compliance for the
Montana Department of Commerce Home Investment Partnerships Program(HOME)Contract M03-SG3001-12 and
M04SG30001-12 for the Spring Run Apartments project, an eighteen (18) unit apartment complex of which
seventeen (17)units are HOME-assisted,located in Bozeman,and owned by and operated by Accessible Space, Inc.,
located in St Paul, Minnesota. This on-site monitoring visit satisfies the HOME requirement to monitor the assisted
property every year for the twenty-year period of affordability which is set to expire September 25, 2027.
On June 27, 2018, an on-site inspection of the property was conducted at 1325 North 151h Avenue, in Bozeman, MT
and a desk audit was conducted by phone and using the secure State of Montana File Transfer Service, between
Helena and St. Paul, to review HOME POA compliance. The program's goal is to assist and support the owner in its
efforts to comply with applicable requirements and to successfully operate its project. Specifically,the monitoring
addressed the following areas of property compliance:
- Tenant income verification,
- Review of source documentation for tenant income,
- Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan and documentation,
- Fair Housing Poster,
- Rent limits,
- Tenant lease review, and
- Inspection of the facility's site and a percentage of HOME-assisted units.
All requested documentation was available for review, units were available for inspection,and no issues or concerns
were identified. All HOME-related records must be retained for five (5) years past the end of the POA at the
grantee's offices.
We appreciate the time and effort taken to help us complete the on-site POA monitoring visit and encourage you
to contact us with questions or technical assistance needed throughout the POA. If you have any questions
regarding my report, please call me at 406-841-2785 or e-mail me at slofftus@mt.gov.
Sincerely,
Sharon Lofftus
Housing Development Specialist
Community Development Division
cc: Cyndy Andrus, Mayor,City of Bozeman, 121 N Rouse Ave, Bozeman, MT 59715
http://comdev.mt.gov commerce(a)mt.gov
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