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Program Process 1. Review the Resident Legal Assistance Program Guidelines. 2. Submit a completed Resident Legal Assistance Program Application Form. Applications will not be accepted after February 28, 2018. A completed application includes: a.:- A completed, and signed, application form. All individuals who will be listed on the recorded deed must sign the application. b. Description of intended use for the property. The applicant may wish to include site plans in addition to a written description. c. Applicant may be required to provide proof of adjacent property ownership. 3. The City of South Bend will review the application for completeness, accuracy, and eligibility. Applications will be approved or denied. If it is determined the applicant provided false information the application will immediately be denied. Due to limited funding, completed applications will be reviewed and, if approved, awarded on a first -come, first -served basis until all funding has been allocated or the application deadline of February 28, 2017, whichever occurs first. 4. Approved applications will be forwarded to the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center. The applicant will be contacted to arrange a time to attend an informational session to review the process and requirements for acquiring property through the St. Joseph County Tax Sale and Commissioners' Certificate Sale. This meeting must occur within fourteen (14) days of being contacted. At this time, the applicant will sign a retainer agreement with the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center, as well as a compliance agreement with the City of South Bend. Failure to attend will result in the removal of the applicant from the program. 5. The Notre Dame Clinical Law Center may contact the applicant to arrange mutually agreeable appointments with the applicant prior to the sale and during the redemption period. Failure to be responsive. or attend any and all appointments may result in the removal of the applicant from the program. 6. The Notre Dame Clinical Law Center will work with the applicant to bid on a property in either the St. Joseph County Tax Sale (Fall) or the Commissioners' Certificate Sale (Spring). If applicant is the winning bidder, they must pay the bid amount to St. Joseph County within the designated timeframe. Failure to pay the bid amount will result in loss of the lien through the sale process and removal of the applicant from the program. 7. If the applicant is the winning bidder, the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center will assist in filing and obtaining all necessary paperwork to complete the acquisition process at no additional cost to the applicant. If the applicant is terminated fi•om the program by the City of South Bend, the participant shall be responsible for the cost(s) associated with future transactions. (See Additional Information) 8. Prior to obtaining ownership, the applicant will be responsible for property maintenance pursuant to Indiana's Good Samaritan Law (Indiana Code 34-30-26-5). If the applicant fails to properly maintain the property, it may result in the removal of the applicant from the program.