Section 4: Down Payment Assistance
Anchor: #i1000243Down Payment
For this section, the phrase “down payment” means the amount ordinarily required to obtain conventional loan financing for the DSS dwelling actually purchased and occupied. For this section, the phrase “down payment” means the amount paid towards the cost for the DSS dwelling actually purchased and occupied and actual required incidental expenses associated with the purchase.
Anchor: #i1000253Eligibility for payment
A 90-day tenant or owner-occupant displaced from a dwelling is eligible for down payment assistance not to exceed $5,250.
A displaced person eligible to receive a payment as a 180-day owner-occupant (home owner or mobile home owner) is not eligible for this down payment assistance, except for purchasing a mobile home site when the displacement site is rented.
Anchor: #i1000268Amount of payment
An eligible displacee who purchases a replacement dwelling is entitled to down payment assistance not to exceed the lesser of:
- For a 90-day occupant:
- the actual rent supplement; or
- the cost of the DSS replacement dwelling including required incidental expenses.
- For a 90-day to 179-day owner-occupant:
- the actual rent supplement; or
- the cost of the DSS replacement dwelling including required incidental expenses
- the amount the displacee would receive as a replacement housing supplement if they met the 180 day eligibility requirement.
At the discretion of the District, and with advance approval from the ROW Division, a down payment assistance payment may be increased to any amount not to exceed $5,250. TxDOT shall apply this discretion in a uniform and consistent manner, so that eligible displacees in like circumstances are treated equally.
This payment, however, may not exceed the payment that a 90-day owner-occupant would receive if the 180-day occupancy requirement were met. Use this option in a uniform and consistent manner.
Anchor: #i1000323Application of Payment
The full amount of the replacement housing payment for down payment assistance must be applied to the purchase price of the replacement dwelling and related incidental expenses.
Anchor: #i1000333Last Resort Housing
When the rent supplement exceeds $5,250, provisions of Last Resort Housing apply. A 90-day occupant may be paid a down payment in excess of $5,250, but not to exceed the lesser of:
- the actual rent supplement
- the cost of the DSS replacement dwelling including required incidental expenses.
Documentation
Document the District’s files and claims for down payments with:
- a copy of the closing statement showing required signatures;
- the closing agent’s certification that all funds are paid as shown on the closing statement; and
- a copy of the approved rental supplement (Form ROW-R-107).
Incidental Expenses
In the case of 90-day occupants, the down payment plus incidental expenses must not exceed the computed rent supplement. For a definition and detailed information on incidental expenses, see Incidental Expenses- 180-Day Owner-Occupants.