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use of property condition surveys under current TIF laws will work well for this purpose. b. Documentation must demonstrate that a substantial number of the area's structures or public improvements are in a general state of deterioration. c. Documentation must be maintained by the recipient on the boundaries of the area and the condition which qualified the area at the time of its designation. d. The CDBG-funded activity must address one or more of the conditions that contributed to the deterioration of the area. 2. Elimination of Slums and Blight Spot Basis (SBS) - Acquisition, clearance, relocation, historic preservation and building rehabilitation activities, all of which eliminate a specific condition of blight or physical decay, can be considered to meet this objective under a spot basis. Rehabilitation is limited to the extent necessary to eliminate specific conditions detrimental to public health and safety. The recipient should undertake the following steps to meet this objective: a. Determine what specific conditions of a building contribute to a detriment to public health and safety. Typically, this includes a building official's written report identifying a building code violation. b. Connect the CDBG funds directly to the work necessary to correct the building code violation. lithe total rehabilitation project goes beyond the specific code violations, then other funds must be used for that construction work. c. It is possible to use CDBG funds for building rehabilitation work that is part of historic preservation rather than public health and safety. The building must either be listed on the National Register of Historic Places or located within a certified Historic District. Benefit to Low and Moderate Income People (National Objective) A CDBG-funded activity meeting the Low/Mod National Objective must qualify one of HUD's low/mod populations. L/M income is defined as a family or individual whose income is not more than 80 percent of the median income of an area as defined by HUD L/M Income Employment (LME) - An activity that meets the L/M based on employment must demonstrate that permanent jobs are created or retained. At least 51% of those jobs, on an FTE basis, must be provided to L/M income persons. L/M Income Limited Clientele (LMC) - An activity that meets the L/M income national objective on a limited clientele basis must provide benefits to a specific population of whom at least 51 percent are L/M income persons. An activity under Limited Clientele must meet one of the following (7)