(a) The Director of Community Development shall establish a Cleveland Homestead Program within the City.
(b) For the purpose of such program, the Director of Community Development is authorized to accept, as gifts, real property on which is situated a structure which may be rehabilitated, or an undeveloped parcel of land which is suitable for the construction of a residential structure.
(c) The Director of Community Development shall prepare qualifications for prospective recipients of the Homestead Program and an outline of the procedures to be followed in the program and forward the same to Council.
(d) Notwithstanding and as an exception to any conflicting ordinance of the City, the Director of Community Development may convey real property acquired under the Homestead Program to qualified recipients by way of a deed with conditions subsequent, such conveyance being on the conditions that the structure be rehabilitated to the Building and Housing Codes of the City and that the recipient reside in the structure.
(e) The Director of Community Development is authorized to enter into all necessary contracts for the purpose of securing professional real estate appraisal, re-use appraisal, title services and such other professional services he or she may deem necessary to receive services incidental to the receipts, donation, sale or transfer of real property pursuant to the Urban Homestead Program.
(Ord. No. 149-78. Passed 3-20-78, eff. 3-23-78)