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• Make, print, publish or cause to make, print, or publish public discriminatory advertisements. • To represent that a dwelling unit is not for sale or rent when in fact it is. • To engage in blockbusting. • To deny access to membership or participation in, or to discriminate against any person in his or her access to membership or participation in, any multiple-listing service, real estate broker's association, or other service organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting a dwelling or in the terms or conditions or membership or participation. 3. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION General/Field Administrator: The HRA has contracted with Central Minnesota Housing Partnership, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "CMHP") for all housing rehabilitation field administration services. CMHP is responsible for program delivery to include: marketing, application processing and approval, inspections and suitability of housing rehabilitation, scope of work preparation, bid packets, loan document origination, contract awards, interim inspections, change orders, final inspections, recommendation of payment to contractors and project close-outs. CMHP will provide the HRA with regular financial and progress reports. 4. PROGRAM MARKETING CMHP, on behalf of the HRA, will conduct marketing and outreach as needed. Applicants may be contacted for the program in the following ways: • Conduct a community meeting to inform residents of the program availability and application process, upon startup and annually when funds become available. • Issue monthly news releases to local newspapers with information about the program and community meetings. • Direct mailing of program information to homeowners in the community • Create marketing flyers and post them in prominent areas in the community 5. APPLICATION PROCESS Applicants will be served on a first come, first served basis with those on the letter of interest list being notified first of funding availability. Applications will be logged by date of receipt of the application and not by request of an application packet. Applications will be processed in the order that they are received. Applications will not be considered complete until all required documentation is collected. CMHP will move forward with projects in the order that applications are completed and approved. CMHP holds the right to close an application and move to the next application in line if applicant is non-responsive to requests for application documentation. If an applicant is not responsive to requests for information, CMHP will send a letter stating such, along with a deadline to receive the information. If the requested information is not received by the deadline, the application will be closed. 2 443114v3 MJM EL185-26