Housing Tax Credit
Design Standards/Review Process Certification	

Submittal Requirements
•	Required for 4% and 9% Housing Tax Credit projects (without other Minnesota Housing funding)
•	Shall be submitted at application, carryover (if applicable), and for recertification at project completion (prior to issuance of IRS Form 8609).

Current Submittal Phase
 Application Phase		
 Carryover Phase (if applicable)		
 Project Completion Phase/IRS Form 8609 Submittal Phase

Development Information
Development Name:       
Development Location:      
Applicable Allocation Year(s):      

Definitions
•	Architect referred to herein shall be the Owner’s Architect, Borrower’s Architect, Developer’s Architect, or Architect of Record
•	Owner referred to herein shall be the Owner, Borrower, or Developer
Certification
The Architect and the Owner, hereby certify to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (Minnesota Housing) that all design and review processes will be (or have been) incorporated into the development as identified in Minnesota Housing’s Rental Housing Design/Construction Standards (RHD/CS), particularly Chapter 5 - Housing Tax Credit (Only) Design and Construction Standards, for the applicable allocation year(s) identified above. 
Requirements of Chapter 5 of Minnesota Housing’s RHD/CS applicable to 4% and 9% Housing Tax Credits are summarized to include:
A.	Design/Construction Standards (all applicable RHD/CS chapters)
1.	New/ Rehabilitation Minimum Construction Standards
2.	Supportive Housing Minimum Design and Construction Standards
3.	Accessibility Standards
4.	Sustainability Housing (MN Overlay/Enterprise Green Communities)
B.	Cost Reasonableness
C.	Process Requirements
D.	Application and Pre-construction Submittals
E.	Construction Monitoring
F.	Project Close-Out/End of Construction
G.	Failure to Comply
Both the Architect and Owner understand that those design features, which allowed the additional points for the benefit of the development’s selection, will not be forgiven without written permission by Minnesota Housing.
This certification shall be submitted to Minnesota Housing after being signed and dated by the Architect and the Owner at each applicable Submittal Phase noted above. 
The following signatures provide a written commitment demonstrating that all parties involved in the execution and delivery of this project/development certify that they have read Chapter 5 of Minnesota Housing’s Rental Housing Design/Construction Standards, understand its requirements, and agree to comply with it.
ARCHITECT		OWNER	

     		     	
Firm Name		Firm Name	

Signature		Signature	

     		     	
Date		Date