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D. Access for inspection:
1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, Tenant hereby agrees that,
upon advance reasonable notice, at least 24 hours’, Tenant shall allow Owner, HUD or New
Hampshire Housing, or any of their representatives, access to the HOME/HTF-Assisted Unit
for the purpose of inspecting said HOME/HTF-Assisted Unit to determine compliance with
HOME or HTF Regulations.
E. Lead Paint Notice:
1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, and if this property was built
prior to 1978, Tenant hereby acknowledges that Tenant has received a copy of the Notice.
Tenant further agrees to execute a copy of this Notice, which executed Notice shall be retained
by the Owner.
F. Disclosure of Income:
1. Tenant hereby acknowledges that the HOME/HTF-Assisted Unit is subject to certain rent and
occupancy restrictions as the same are set forth in the HOME or HTF Regulations.
Accordingly, Tenant hereby agrees, upon request and reasonable notice, to disclose to Owner,
HUD or New Hampshire Housing, or any of their representatives, any and all information
necessary or relevant in determining compliance with the HOME/HTF Program rent and
occupancy restrictions. Owner retains right to recertify the Tenant’s HOME/HTF income
eligibility on an annual basis. The Tenant’s failure to cooperate in the income recertification
process constitutes a violation of the lease. Deliberately providing false information can result
in termination of the lease.
G. HOME/HTF Rent Restrictions/Rent Increases:
1. Rents are subject to the rent restrictions of the HOME/HTF Programs. Owner retains right to
adjust rents, in accordance with the HOME/HTF rent limits. The rents for tenants whose
incomes go over the HOME/HTF rent limits for the units they occupy will be increased.
Tenants must be given a 30-day notice for the rent increase.
H. Violence Against Women Act:
1. The Landlord may not consider incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault
or stalking as serious or repeated violations of the lease or other “good cause” for termination
of assistance, tenancy or occupancy rights of the victim of abuse.
2. The Landlord may not consider criminal activity directly relating to abuse, engaged in by a
member of a tenant’s household or any guest or other person under the tenant’s control, cause
for termination of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights if the tenant or an immediate
member of the tenant’s family is the victim or threatened victim of that abuse.
3. The Landlord may request in writing that the victim, or a family member on the victim’s
behalf, certify that the individual is a victim of abuse and that the Certification of Domestic
Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking, Form HUD-5382, or other
documentation as noted on the certification form, be completed and submitted within 14
business days, or an agreed upon extension date, to receive protection under the VAWA.
Failure to provide the certification or other supporting documentation within the specified
timeframe may result in eviction.
4. By signing this Addendum, Tenant acknowledges receipt of Notice of Occupancy Rights under
the Violence Against Women Act.
