Multifamily Consolidated Request for Proposals and Housing Tax Credit General Certification Form for Project Owner/Sponsor
Instructions: This General Certification Form is applicable for the 2023 and 2024 Multifamily Consolidated Request for Proposals (RFP) and 2024 and 2025 Housing Tax Credits (HTC) funding rounds. If the ownership entity exists at the time of application submittal, the Owner must complete, sign, and submit this General Certification Form with their application in the Multifamily Customer Portal. If the ownership entity does not exist at the time of application submittal, the Sponsor must complete, sign, and submit this General Certification Form with their application in the Multifamily Customer Portal.

      [NAME], the       [TITLE] of       [ENTITY NAME], hereby certifies the following:
A.	I (We) hereby certify that the information contained in this application, inclusive of all checklist items completed by third parties and/or all members of the development team, is true, correct, and complete to the best of my (our) knowledge as of the date indicated on this General Certification Form. I (We) understand that any misrepresentations and/or fraudulent information made in this application may result in Minnesota Housing rejecting the application or revoking the award, reservation, or allocation and may bar me (us) and related parties and entities from future eligibility in submitting to Minnesota Housing applications for funding. In addition, Minnesota Housing may seek any available legal remedies;	
B.	All Multifamily Customer Portal Application Checklist items for:
      [NAME OF PROJECT] (the “Project”) have been accurately opted in/out of and the correct Self-Scoring Categories have been selected as intended by the applicant;
C.	The application is in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (“Minnesota Housing”) Multifamily Application Instructions, the Minnesota Housing HTC Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), and Self-Scoring Worksheet for the applicable year;
D.	The application is in accordance with Minnesota Housing’s established minimum design standards and all other design requirements, as outlined in various design standards documents found on Minnesota Housing’s Building Standards webpage; 
E.	The applicant understands that it must apply in the Multifamily Consolidated RFP and HTC Round 1 funding round for the funding structure desired for the Project, but that the ultimate funding and financial structuring will be determined by Minnesota Housing, at its sole discretion. This structuring is not limited to the funding structure desired. Minnesota Housing’s funding determination will be made according to the appropriate funding source(s) for the Project, among other items, as outlined in the Multifamily Request for Proposal Standards; 
F.	Minnesota Housing, at its sole discretion, may request additional information in order to evaluate this application;
G.	The applicant acknowledges that some information provided in this application may be or become public data, which is accessible to the public pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13);
H.	The applicant understands that information submitted pursuant to this application process is subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The applicant consents to the sharing of application-related data and materials by Minnesota Housing with non-Minnesota Housing partners that also provide resources and/or expertise to create or preserve multifamily housing in Minnesota. Any private or nonpublic data that is shared with non-Minnesota Housing entities remains private or nonpublic and may not be shared by those entities except as authorized by relevant data practices statutes. This consent is voluntary and can be withdrawn at any time by providing written notice to Minnesota Housing, however, withdrawing consent but may impact Minnesota Housing’s ability to evaluate the project. If you have questions about the use of any data submitted as part of this application, contact Minnesota Housing’s Data Practices Compliance Official at MNHousing.Data@state.mn.us. 													
Signatures 	
This General Certification Form is being signed by (check one):  Owner       Sponsor

     	     	     	
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If the application has multiple signers:	
			
     	     	     	
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