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CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA PETITION FOR RESIDENTIAL TAX ABATEMENT CONSIDERATION The undersigned owner(s) of real property, located within the Ciry of South Bend, hereby petition the Common Council of the City of South Bend for Residential Real Property tax abatement consideration and pursuant to I.C.. 6-1.1-12.1-1, etet sea•, and South Bend Municipal Code Sec. 2-76 et se .for this petition states the following: 1. Describe the proposed construction project, including information about square footage, numbers of rooms, amenities, the amount of land to be used, the proposed use of the improvements, and a general statement as to the importance of the project (use additional sheet for long project descriptions): Habitat for Humanity will construct one affordable single familyhome using volunteer labor and donated materials. Habitat will then sell the house to a qualified low-income family for the approximate cost of $65,000 using_a no-interest loan and mortgage. The house will be 1120 square feet and will have 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. It will be built on a four foot crawl space. 2. Estimate the dollar value of the construction project (do not include land cost): 65 000. 3. The real property for which tax abatement consideration is petitioned (Property) is owned or to be owned by the following individual(s) or corporations (if the business organization is publicly held, indicate also the name of the corporate parent, if any, and the name under which the corporation has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission): Name Address Interest Habitat for Humanity of St. oseph County; 402 E. South Street South Bend, IN 46601; Future Owner 4. The commonly known address of the Property is: 1247 Howard and having tax key no.: 1&5095-3359. 5. A legal description of said Property(s) is attached hereto, marked Exhibit A, and is incorporated herein. 6. A map and/or plat indicating the location of the Property(s) is attached hereto, marked Exhibit B, and is incorporated herein. 7. The current assessed valuation of the property before construction: S 00. (This information may be obtained from the St. Joseph County Assessor's Office, 235-9523). 8. Photographs of the Property, taken within two (2) weeks of the filing of this petition, are attached hereto, marked Exhibit C, and incorporated herein. 9. List the real property taxes paid at the location during the previous two years, whether paid by the current owner or a previous owner (use additional sheet for multiple addresses): No property taxes were paid at this location during the previous two years since it is owned by the Ciry of South Bend. (This information maybe obtained from the St. Joseph County Treasurers office, 235-9531) 10. What is your best estimate of the after completion market value of the property: 85 000. 11. No building permit has been issued for construction on the property in connection with the improvement in question as of the date of filing of this petition. The building permit may be issued after the South Bend Common Council has approved the Declaratory Resolution. (Tax abatement is not available if a building permit has already been issued). The signature below is verification of this statement.