Fla. Admin. Code R. 67-48.022

Current through Reg. 50, No. 222; November 13, 2024

Section 67-48.022 - HOME Disbursements Procedures and Loan Servicing

(1) HOME loan proceeds shall be disbursed during the construction/rehabilitation phase in an amount per Draw on a pro-rata basis with the other financing unless otherwise approved by the Corporation or the Credit Underwriter.

(2) Ten (10) business days prior to each Draw, the Applicant shall supply the Corporation's servicer, as agent for the Corporation, with a written request executed by the Applicant for a Draw in a form and substance acceptable to the Corporation's servicer.

(3) The request shall set forth the amount to be paid and shall be accompanied by documentation as specified by the Corporation's servicer. Such documentation shall include invoices for labor and materials to date of the last inspection.

(4) The Corporation's servicer and the Corporation shall review the request for Draw and the Corporation's servicer shall provide the Corporation with approval of the request or an alternative recommendation of an amount to be paid after the title insurer provides an endorsement to the policy of title insurance updating the policy to the date of the current Draw and increasing the insurance coverage to an amount equal to the sum of all prior Draws and the current Draw, without additional exceptions, except those specifically approved in writing by the Corporation. For all Developments consisting of 12 or more units to be developed under a single contract, the borrower shall submit weekly payrolls of the General Contractor and subcontractors in accordance with Federal Labor Standards as enumerated in 24 CFR §92.354.

(5) Retainage in the amount of 10 percent per Draw shall be held by the servicer during construction until the Development is 50 percent complete. At 50 percent completion, no additional retainage shall be held from the remaining draws. Release of funds held as retainage shall occur in accordance with the HOME loan documents.

(6) The Corporation or its servicer shall elect to withhold any Draw or portion of any Draw, in addition to the retainage, notwithstanding any documentation submitted by the borrower in connection with a request for a Draw, if:

(a) The Corporation or the servicer determines at any time that the actual cost budget or progress of construction differs from that shown on the loan documents.

(b) The percentage of progress of construction of improvements differs from that shown on the request for a Draw.

(c) Developments subject to and not in compliance with Federal Labor Standards.

(7) To the extent excess HOME funds in the budget remain unused, the Corporation has the right to reduce the HOME loan by that amount.

(8) If 100 percent of the loan proceeds have not been expended within six (6) months prior to the HUD deadline pursuant to 24 CFR §92.500, the funds shall be recaptured by the Corporation.

(9) The request for final disbursement of HOME funds, excluding retainage, shall be submitted within 60 days of completion of construction as evidenced by certificates of occupancy.

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 67-48.022

Rulemaking Authority 420.507, 420.508 FS. Law Implemented 420.5089(1) FS.

New 7-22-96, Amended 12-23-96, 7-10-97, 1-6-98, Formerly 9I-48.022, Amended 11-9-98, 2-24-00, 2-22-01, 3-17-02, 4-6-03, Repromulgated 3-21-04, 2-7-05, 1-29-06, Amended 4-1-07, Repromulgated 3-30-08, 8-6-09, 11-22-11, Amended 10-9-13, Repromulgated by Florida Register Volume 40, Number 185, September 23, 2014 effective 10/8/2014, Repromulgated by Florida Register Volume 42, Number 169, August 30, 2016 effective 9/15/2016, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 090, May 9, 2017 effective 5/24/2017, Amended by Florida Register Volume 44, Number 124, June 26, 2018 effective 7/8/2018, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 123, June 25, 2019 effective 7/11/2019, Amended by Florida Register Volume 46, Number 112, June 9, 2020 effective 6/23/2020, Repromulgated by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 086, May 4, 2021 effective 5/18/2021, Repromulgated by Florida Register Volume 48, Number 120, June 21, 2022 effective 7/6/2022, Repromulgated by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 114, June 13, 2023 effective 6/28/2023.