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FORT WORTH,
LANDLORD PERMISSION AND FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FORM AND AGREEMEN
FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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LANDLORD PERMISSION
TO PERFORM ASSESSMENT& INSPECTIONS FOR RENTAL UNITS
Your multifamily or single-family building(s), as applicable, is under consideration to receive services
from the Weatherization Assistance Program("WAP"), The City of Fort Worth ("City") is under contract
with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") to administer the WAP in
Tarrant County. The WAP operates under Federal and State rules which have certain requirements of
which you, as a multi-family building landlord, should be aware. At the bottom of this page is a
PERMISSION TO ENTER PREMISES section granting your permission for the C* of Fort Worth_rc
enter your building(s) to perform energy audits, collect eligibility documentation from your tenants, and
complete applications.
Before work begins on your building(s), you will be required to sign a Landlord Agreement, a copy of
which is attached for your review. Please be aware that only residential units may be weathcrtzcd.
Meeting rooms, game rooms, laundry rooms, maintenance rooms, daycare centers, office areas or
commercial business areas, and nonresidential facilities are not eligible for weatherization services, The
City may request a financial commitment from the building's landlord(s) based on the estimated cost for
each building containing multi-family rental units. Exceptions to this requirement can be made when 1hr
owner is an income-eligible applicant or a non-profit entity. The financial commitment may be in the
form of monetary contributions (checks or money orders), materials, or labor provided to install c,igible
measures. All monetary contributions provided by landlords will be used for labor and materials. The
estimated cost of each building will be based on an energy audit that is performed on each individual unit
within the building. When the energy audits are completed, the City will contact you to discuss the
proposed weatherization measures for each building and your financial commitment to the project and the
Landlord Agreement.
After weatherization services have been provided, the City is required to conduct a quality control
inspection to ensure that work was completed in accordance with the standards set forth by the WAP. It is
your responsibility to assist the local City staff in gaining entrance to your property.
PERMISSION TO ENTER PREMISES
as landlord/authorized agent for
buildings}�7 , Worth,TX 76107 have read and understand the above and I:creby
grant permission for representatives from the CRV of Fort Worth to enter these premises for the purposes
of conducting energy audits and collecting eligibility documentation from the residents, including
ap (ications,and to perform the weatherization work.
Isa itdlord/Agent's Signature Date
Title
Print Name of Landlord/Agent
OFFICIAL RECORD
Weatherization Assistance Program-Landlord Permission and Participation Form and Agreement CITY SECRETARY
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LANDLORD FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FORM
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action or Initial Contact: City of Fort Worth Neighborhood
Services
andlord or Agent for Owners of property currently under consideration for
services:kins
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f property under consideration:
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Number of multifamily building(s1: 0 Number of eligible dwelling units: I
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The WAP requires the City to obtain financial commitment information from the Landlord for
weatherization services that the City intends to perform on the building(s). The landlord or agent for
building(s) has indicated that he/she fully understands this policy and has decided to take the following
course of action:
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(AGENCY SHALL COMPLETE AS REQUIRED. LANDLORD INITIALS APPROPRIATE LINE,.) t
Landlord/Owner will invest$ _ for the cost of the weatherization work.
This amount represents_ %-of the total estimated cost of the work.
Z Landlord/Owner is unable to make any financial investment.
❑ Landlord/Owner refizses to make an investment.
❑ Owner is a 501(C)(3)non-profit organization.
andlord/Agent's Signature
Date
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LANDLORD AGREEMENT
("Agreement")
It is agreed by and between.The Cites of EaL Worth_(«City")
And
(Landlord/Authorized Agent) aacksRzL-Watkins
(Landlords")
Landlord or Authorized Agent of the premises located at:
5708 Fletcher Ave., Ft.Worth TX 7 "Premises"1
1. The Landlord agrees to cooperate with the City by assisting the City in gathering all records and
documents necessary for the City to determine if the tenants residing at the Premises are eligible
according to the US Department of Energy guidelines for weatherization services. The City shall gather
and keep confidential the names and incomes of tenants living at the premises, to the extent allom ed by
law.
2. If the City, at its sole discretion, determines that the premises are eligible for weatherization
services, the City agrees to weatherize the Premises in accordance with applicable codes, laws and
regulations. The City agrees to forward a summary of the proposed work to the Landlord after the energy
audits are completed. In exchange for these services, the Landlord agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement for a period of 24 months,commencing on the date the weatherization work
is completed.
3. A tenant's lease may be renewed for successive periods during the period of the Agreement. If an
eligible tenant's lease ends during the term of the Agreement, the owner is not obligated to renew the
lease, as long as the dwelling unit is subsequently rented to an income eligible household for the
remaining time period of the Agreement. The Landlord shall not increase the rents during the term of this
Agreement unless the increase is demonstrably related to matters other than weatherization work
performed. Landlord shall not evict tenants for the time period of this Agreement, except for just cause
and for matters unrelated to the weatherization work performed. A list of units and agreement amounts,
and a copy of the lease agreement must be provided to the City, as well as the Deed of Trust to the
Premises, prior to the execution of this Agreement. A failure to provide such documentation prior to the
execution of this Agreement will be considered a material breach of the Agreement.
4. Weatherized units that become vacant during the term of this Agreement must be renter{ to
income eligible households.
5. The Landlord hereby swears or affirms that the Premises is not presently being offered for sale
and further agrees to give the City thirty (30) calendar days written notification of the sale or conversion
of the Premises. At least ten (W) calendar days prior to the sale or conversion, the Landlord agrees to
obtain, in writing, the purchaser's consent to assume the Landlord's obligations under this Agreement, or
if this consent is not obtained, to pay the City the full cost of weatherization pro-rated by the number of
months left under this Agreement. The Landlord agrees that this document may be filed as evidence of a
lien(§53 of the Texas Property Code) against the property in the municipal land records.
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6. The Landlord agrees to maintain the weatherization materials installed under this Agreement
accordance with all relevant codes.
7. The City agrees to begin installation of weatherization materials on or about(date),
business hours, access by City personnel, City subcontractors, and state and federal officials, to
dwelling units and common areas weatherized.
9. The City and Landlord agree that the tenants, present and tuture, are meant as the pea
benefit from the Wcatherization Assistance Program. The tenants of weatherized units shall
copies of this Agreement. The City agrees to provide a copy of this Agreement to the tenan
Premises and weatherized unit. The Landlord agrees to provide a copy of this Agreement to all t
tenants of Premises and weatherized units while this Agreement is in effect.
9. 12 the event the Landlord defaults on or materially breaches any term of this Agreemew. the
Landlord shall be liable for liquidated damages immediately due and payable to the City to be computed
as follows: the total cost of the project not borne by the Landlord shall be divided into 24 equal shares.
One share shall be deducted for each fijll month that elapses between the date of completion of the \%of k
and the date of Landlord's default or breach. The remainder shall be paid as liquidated damages. v,hielt
the parties agree reasonably approximates the actual damages to City.
10. LANDLORD SHALL AND DOES HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, PROTI-C1,
DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS CITY, AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERY AN'TS,
REPRESENTATIVES, AND EMPLOYEES, FOR, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND , IIL
CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIENS, CAUSES OF ACTION, S€. I1'S,
JUDGMENTS, AND EXPENSES OF ANY NATURE, KIND, OR DESCRIPTION ARISING Ui I•
OF, OR ALLEGED TO ARISE OUT OF, OR RELATING TO ANY ACT OR OMISSIOti +_)F
LANDLORD, AND ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND EMPLOY1J,1S IN
THE PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF TH IS AGREEMENT.
11. If any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid by a court or administrative tribunal
competent jurisdictions,the remainder shall remain val id and binding.
12• It is understood that by execution of this Agreement, the City does not waive or surrender any} of
It governmental powers or immunities.
13. If any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in
this agreement, venue for such action equity, arises on the basis of any provisio+� of
shall lie in state courts located in Tarrant Count
shall be the Northern District of Texas-Tort y, Texas of the
United States District Court for
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. Worth Division, This Aft eztncnt
14• The person
he/she has the signing this agreement, and an
legal authority to execute y amendments or addenda hereto, hereby warrants it
binding authority has been granted by PropepA etr,resolution,ement oil behalf of the respective
ordinance or Party, and that such
other authorization of t[.0
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entity. Each party is fully entitled to rely on these warranties and representations in entering into
Agreement or any amendment hereto.
15. This Agreement cannot be modified or amended without the written consent of all the partiea
hereto and attached and made a part of this Agreement.
16. This written instrument constitutes the entire Agreement by the parties hereto and obligatiorn of
the parties and any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreement that purports to vary from the
temps hereof shall be void.
Signatures:
Landlord/ Agent: T City of Fort Worth:
By: _
jndlo�rdl Agent Signature Name: Victor Turner
Title: Director,Neighborhood Services
Department
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Approved as to Form and Legality:
Date
By:
���e i✓� Name: Taylor Paris
Print Name of Landlord/Agent Title: Assistant City Attorney
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* Name: Ronald Gonzales
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°° a Title: City Secretary
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Contract Compliance Manager:
By signing I acknowledge that I am the person
responsible for the monitoring and administration
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of this contract, including ensuring all performance
and reporting requirements.
By: p _
Name: J n Cain
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Title: Neighborhood Development Manager,
L 1 Neighborhood Services Department
Weatherization Assistance Program-Landlord Pennission and Participation Fonn and Agreement OFFICIAL RECORD
CITY SECRETARY
FT.WORTH, TX
FORT WORTH,
State of Texas
County of Tarrant
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Before meE�����-_. / ,rr thi day of �/ _ , 20ZI, personally appeared
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known to me or proved to me to be the person described in and who executed the wilhin and foregoing
mstrame ckno lodged that he/she signed the same as his/her voluntary act and deed, for the Ises
Xand pt o s t cin,Zlioned.
(Notary Public)
My Commission Expires:
(Notary Sea])
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DELORES BROWN STRAIN
kJ Notary 10#673r307
My Commission Expires
January 28.2023
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