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provisions, with the Owner under which the Owner agrees not to discriminate against prospective tenants on the basis of their receipt of, or eligibility for, housing assistance under any Federal, State or local housing assistance program or, except for a housing project for elderly persons, on the basis that the tenants have a minor child or children who will be residing with them, for at least ten (10) years beginning on the date on which the rehabilitation of the units in the project" is completed. Section X. USE OF RENTAL REHABILITATION FUNDS FOR HOUSING FOR FAMILIES Contractor shall ensure that an equitable share of rental rehabilitation funds provided under this contract will be used to assist in the provision of housing designed for occupancy by families, including large families with children. This requirement will be deemed satisfied if at least 70% of the rental rehabilitation funds made available to Contractor is used to rehabilitate units containing two or more bedrooms and at least 15% are made available to rehabilitate units containing 3 bedrooms or more. Section XI. PRIORITY FOR USE OF RENTAL REHABILITATION FUNDS Contractor shall ensure that a priority will be given to rehabilitating projects containing units with substandard conditions that are occupied by very low-income families before rehabilitation. Section XII. NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Contractor agrees that rental rehabilitation funds will be made available in conformity with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity require/Dents contained in the applicable laws and regulations which are set out in Sections I and III of Exhibit C of this contract. Failure of Contractor to meet the requirements of such applicable laws and regulations will result in appropriate corrective or remedial action as provided for in this contract, in addition to any other sanctions authorized by law. Section XIII. AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING OF UNITS A. Before the establishment of a program account on behalf of Contractor under the C/MI system is authorized by Department, Contractor shall adopt and submit to Department written procedures and requirements for affirmatively marketing units in rehabilitated projects through the provisions of information regarding the availability of units that are vacant after rehabilitation or that later become vacant. Affirmative marketing steps consist of good faith efforts to provide information and otherwise to attract eligible persons from all racial, ethnic and gender groups in the housing market area to the available housing. At a minimum, the affirmative marketing requirements and procedures adopted must be in conformity with 24 CFR 5l1.l0(m)(2){i). Contractor shall establish assessment procedures and criteria for its affirmative marketing program and shall annually assess such progran1 to determine whether good faith efforts have been made to carry out such procedures and requirements, what objectives have been met, and what corrective actions are required. PAGE 3 OF 4