; (ii) an equity plan, including— (I) the impacts of the proposed project on underserved communities, including social and environmental impacts; (II) the overall benefits of the proposed project, if funded, to underserved communities; and (III) how diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives will be incorporated into the project; and (iii) strategic recruitment and retention policies for workers from underserved communities and people facing systemic barriers to employment; and (D) if the project is for the acquisition, construction, or renovation of, or addition to, a residential building which includes rental units, the recipient— (i) may not discriminate when renting the units based on an applicant’s source of income, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, immigration status, conviction or arrest history, bankruptcy history, eviction history, or credit score; (ii) shall ensure the right of tenants to organize tenant unions, associations, or resident councils; (iii) shall utilize minimum time-bound affordability requirements of at least 99 years for affordable housing; (iv) except with respect to a building assisted under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ) or a building that has been issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 5 years, may not increase rent on an annual basis in excess of the annual percent change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor for the closest metropolitan core based statistical area, rounded to one decimal place, as established the August preceding the calendar year in question or 3 percent, whatever is less