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HS-6 Fair Housing—Affirmatively further fair housing by promoting and informing households on their rights, and by educating landlords, realtors, mortgage brokers, financial institutions, and sellers on fair housing practices which will reduce discrimination in the sale and rental of housing. HS-7 Housing Supportive Services — Promote and assist low- and moderate-income households in the purchase, maintenance and upkeep of their homes through housing and financial counseling to avoid eviction proceedings. The City of South Bend will continue to work with the City's Human Rights Commission during this program year to again provide education and outreach and conduct activities to affirmatively further fair housing. Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards The revised Federal lead-based paint regulations published on September 15, 1999 (24 CFR Part 35) have had a significant impact on many activities — rehabilitation, tenant based rental assistance, and property acquisition—supported by the CDBG program. The St. Joseph County Housing Consortium and the City of South Bend will comply with Title 24 Part 35: Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential Structures(Current Rule). The St. Joseph County Housing Consortium and the City of South Bend will ensure that: • Applicants for rehabilitation funding receive the required lead-based paint information and understand their responsibilities. • Staff properly determines whether proposed projects are exempt from some or all lead-based paint requirements. • The level of federal rehabilitation assistance is properly calculated and the applicable lead-based paint requirements determined. • Properly qualified personnel perform risk management, paint testing, lead hazard reduction, and clearance services when required. • Required lead hazard reduction work and protective measures are incorporated into project rehabilitation specifications. • Risk assessment, paint testing, lead hazard reduction, and clearance work are performed in accordance with the applicable standards established in 24 CFR Part 35. • Required notices regarding lead-based paint evaluation, presumption, and hazard reduction are provided to occupants and documented. • Program documents establish the rental property owner's responsibility to perform and document ongoing lead-based paint maintenance activities, when applicable. Program staff monitor owners for compliance with ongoing lead-based paint maintenance activities, when applicable. The St. Joseph County Housing Consortium and the City of South Bend will ensure that: OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2025) 201