(a) Records must be kept in accordance with §1.409 of this title (relating to Records Retention).     
      (b) Record retention for construction/rehabilitation/conversion of emergency shelters or Dwelling Units must be retained until the expiration of the LURA.     
      (c) For ESG, retention for records relevant to the ESG Contract (including but not limited to shelter and habitability inspections) shall be kept in accordance with 24 CFR §576.500 and TXGMS, as defined at §1.401 of this title (relating to Definitions), as applicable except if any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, monitoring, inspection, or other action has started before the expiration of the required record retention period, records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the required period, whichever is later. The record retention period does not begin until one year after the expiration of the Contract.     
      (d) For state funds, retention for records relevant to the Contract (including but not limited to shelter and habitability inspections) shall be kept in accordance with UGMS or TXGMS, as applicable, and retained by the Subrecipient for a period of three years from the expiration of the Contract except if any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, monitoring, inspection, or other action has started before the expiration of the required record retention period, records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the required period, whichever is later.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §7.8 adopted to be effective February 27, 2024, 49 TexReg 1048