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Eligib In order for an APPLICANT to be eligible for the Resident Legal Assistance Program, the following requirements must be met: • Applicant must be at Ieast 18 years of age. • Applicant must be a resident of the City of South Bend. • Applicant must not owe delinquent taxes, special assessments, penalties, interest, or costs directly attributable to a prior tax sale. • Applicant must not own any property with an outstanding code enforcement violation. • Applicant must not have collections or judgments, of any type, that total $2,000.00 or more. • Applicant must not have a negative history associated with repairs, violations, or complaints on file with the City of South Bend's Department of Code Enforcement. • Applicant must not owe amounts from a final adjudication in favor of a political subdivision in this county, have any civil penalties imposed for the violation of a building code or ordinance of this county, or have any civil penalties imposed by a health department in this county. • Applicant must not have past or current affiliation or association with any individual, group, organization, company, or entity (collectively, "entity") that has managed, owned, or had pecuniary, business, or similar interest in any entity that has a property on the City's Vacant & Abandoned List or property with a negative history associated with repairs, violations, or complaints on file with the City of South Bend's Department of Code Enforcement. • Applicant must not have any unpaid collection or judgment with the City of South Bend, or with any State or Federal agency. • Applicant must not present attorney client conflict to the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center. In order for a PROPERTY to be eligible for the Resident Legal Assistance Program, the following requirements must be met: • Properly must be available at the St. Joseph County Tax Sale or Commissioners' Certificate Sale. • Property must be located within the City of South Bend. • Property must be a vacant lot. • Property must be used for a qualifying use, which include: 1. Side yard of applicants primary residence 2. Neighborhood use / greenspace (i.e. community garden, pocket park)' The City of South Bend reserves the right to review the proposed used and determine program eligibility. 1 Residents may have additional cost considerations if they wish to purchase a property for a neighborhood use, such as liability insurance.