State that HOME funds cannot be used to refinance single family or multifamily housing loans made or insured by any Federal program, including CDBG.
(c) Acquisition costs. Costs of acquiring improved or unimproved real property and costs for a long-term ground lease, including costs of acquisition by homebuyers.
(d) Related soft costs. Other reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the owner or participating jurisdiction and associated with the financing, or development (or both) of new construction, rehabilitation or acquisition of housing assisted with HOME funds. These costs include, but are not limited to:
(1) Architectural, engineering, or related professional services required to prepare plans, drawings, specifications, work write-ups; for HUD environmental reviews or other environmental studies, assessments, or fees; and for certain costs to process and settle the financing for a project, such as private lender origination fees, credit reports, fees for title evidence, legal fees, accounting fees, filing fees for zoning or planning review and approval, private appraisal fees, fees for independent cost estimates, and other lender required third-party reporting fees. The costs may be paid if they were incurred not more than 24 months before the date that HOME funds are committed to the project and the participating jurisdiction expressly permits HOME funds to be used to pay the costs in the written agreement committing the funds.
(2) Fees for recordation and filing of legal documents, building permits, and builders or developers fees.
(3) Costs of a project audit, including certification of costs performed by a certified public accountant, that the participating jurisdiction may require with respect to the development of the project.
(4) Costs to provide