§ 54-63. Modification.

To the extent that the urban homesteading program, as expressed in the leases, modifies or amends housing code of the city, the program is authorized. However, the modification shall not exceed the following parameters:

(1)

Actual or constructive possession of leased urban homesteading property must take place and property improvements must be started within a 60-day period from the date of entering into the lease.

(2)

Six months from that date, the completion of plumbing, electrical, heating and roofing repairs are required so that the homesteader can move into the homesteading structure.

(3)

At the end of a two-year period from the date of entering into the lease, all exterior repairs required on the homesteading structure are to be completed.

(4)

At the end of the three years from the date of entering into the lease, all city housing code requirements on the homesteading structure are to be met before conveyance of deed and title can take place.

(5)

For homesteading properties that are multifamily structures or that contain rental units, the urban homesteader is expected to occupy one unit at the end of the first six-month work period. When all of the interior work has been completed on the unit the homesteader intends to occupy, when all of the required exterior work on the entire structure has been completed and when all of the interior work on the unit which the homesteader intends to rent has been completed, an urban homesteader may enter into a lease agreement with an individual for a unit in the structure.

(Code 1977, § 8-5026)