Workforce Housing Development Program
Application Certification Form
Last Updated: March 2026
Instructions: Complete and sign this Certification Form and submit it with your application.
The applicant certifies that the application being submitted is for the following eligible project area type (check one):
	 A home rule charter or statutory city located outside of a metropolitan county; or
	 A Tribal community or Tribal reservation governed by a federally recognized Indian Tribe in Minnesota; or
	 An area served by a joint county-city Economic Development Authority.
Additionally, the applicant certifies that:
A.	The average vacancy rate for rental housing located in the eligible project area, and in any other city located within 15 miles of the boundaries of the area, has been 5% or less for at least the prior two-year period.
B.	The Workforce Housing Development Program funds requested will be used for project-specific costs resulting in the direct development of market rate residential rental properties to serve employees of businesses located in the eligible project area or surrounding area.
C.	Any known environmental issues, and any issues discovered during project construction, will be mitigated in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws.
D.	The developer, architect, general contractor, and all other parties will adhere to the local building code. If an eligible project area does not have a local building code, the applicant certifies that the developer, architect, general contractor, and all other parties will adhere to the state of Minnesota building code.
E.	The project will be completed in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws, as well as applicable Minnesota Housing policies.
F.	The amount of loan funds may not exceed 50% of the rental housing development project cost.
G.	Funds will only be used for market rate residential rental properties, which are properties that are rented at market value, including new modular homes, new manufactured homes, and new manufactured homes on leased land or in a manufactured home park. Properties may include rental developments that have a portion of income or rent restricted units.
H.	The source of matching funds is not from the developer or from an entity affiliated with the developer, unless they are an eligible recipient, and the match is approved in writing by Minnesota Housing.
I.	The applicant will promptly notify Minnesota Housing in writing of a change of any fact or circumstance represented in this Certification Form, or in any other document furnished in connection with the application, which is reasonably likely to have a material effect on the information contained in the application.
Signature
I hereby certify that the information contained in this application, inclusive of all checklist items completed by third parties, is true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge as of the date indicated on this Certification Form.
I understand that any misrepresentations and/or fraudulent information made in this application may result in Minnesota Housing rejecting the application or revoking the award and may bar the applicant 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.
I acknowledge that some information provided in the application material may be or become public data, which is accessible to the public pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13).
     	     
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