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or 201302388 3. TERM. This Agreement shall be effective from the Closing Date through the Expiration Date (such period being hereinafter referred to as the "Term "). 4. USE REQUIREMENT. Throughout the Term, the Project shall be used solely as rental housing with no reduction in the number of residential units unless approved in writing by HUD, except to the extent that another use may have been approved by the Secretary prior to the commencement of the Term, or to the extent that such other use is approved by the Secretary during the Term. 5. AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENT. The Owner hereby agrees that, if at any time during the Term less than 20% of the Units in the Project, receive rental assistance under a Section 8 project -based Housing Assistance Payments contract, the Owner shall comply with the affordability requirement marked below, at the time of closing, with an "X" (the "Affordability Requirement "): (a) at least 20% of the Project's units shall be occupied by Very Low Income tenants whose annual gross incomes are equal to or less than 50% of the area median gross income, and the rental rates for such units shall not exceed 30% of the "imputed income limitation" (as defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code) for such units; (b) X at least 40% of the Project's units shall be occupied by Low Income tenants whose annual gross incomes are equal to or less than 60% of the area median gross income, and the rental rates for such units shall not exceed 30% of the "imputed income limitation" (as defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code) for such units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Owner is able to demonstrate to HUD's satisfaction that despite the Owner's good faith and diligent efforts to do so, the Owner is unable either (1) to rent a sufficient percentage of Units to Low Income Tenants or Very Low Income Tenants in order to satisfy the Affordability Requirement, or (2) to otherwise provide for the financial viability of the Project, HUD may, in its sole discretion, agree to reduce the percentage of Units subject to the Affordability Requirement or otherwise modify the Affordability Requirement in a manner acceptable to the Owner and HUD. Any such modification of the Affordability Requirement shall be evidenced by a written amendment to this Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto. 6. DISPLACEMENT PROHIBITION. The Owner agrees not to refuse to lease a dwelling unit offered for rent, or otherwise discriminate in the terms of tenancy, solely because any tenant or prospective tenant is the holder of a Certificate or a Voucher under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 14370, or any successor legislation (hereinafter referred to as "Section 8 "). 7. DETERMINATION OF TENANT INCOME. The initial determination of whether an individual or family qualifies as a Very Low Income Tenant or a Low Income Tenant shall be made NQMUseAgrr*Revised for Green Initiative (October 2011) 3 FRENCH VLLAGE