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‎api/templates/docs/representation_agreement.docx

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‎src/components/header.jsx

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import { Layout, Menu } from "antd"
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import coalition from "../assets/coalition_logo.png"
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import { CONTACT_EMAIL, HELP_LINK } from "../utils"
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import { HELP_LINK } from "../utils"
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const { Header } = Layout
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<Menu.Item key="appointment">
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<span style={{ color: "black" }}>
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href={HELP_LINK}>
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Click here to make an appointment
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Click here to make an appointment if you need any help
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</a>
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</span>
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</Menu.Item>
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<Menu.Item key="email" disabled={true}>
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<span style={{ color: "black" }}>Email us at: {CONTACT_EMAIL}</span>
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</Menu.Item>
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</Menu>
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</Header>
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)

‎src/pages/content/appeal-intro.jsx

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<>
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<h1>Who We Are</h1>
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<p>
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The Coalition for Property Tax Justice is a current campaign of the
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Institute for Law and Organizing’s (ILO). In addition to Detroit, ILO is
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working in Milwaukee, Chicago, and nationally to end racialized property
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tax administration in America.
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The Coalition for Property Tax Justice is the current campaign of the
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Institute for Law and Organizing (ILO). We are a non-profit community
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organization. In addition to Detroit, ILO is working in Milwaukee,
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Chicago, and nationally to end racialized property tax administration in
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America.
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</p>
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<Space wrap direction="horizontal">
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<img
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</Space>
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<br />
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<br />
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<h1>The Appeals Process</h1>
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<p>Here is a general overview of the appeals process:</p>
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<h1>The Appeal Process</h1>
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<p>
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Here is a general overview of the property tax assessment appeal process
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</p>
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{city === "detroit" && (
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<ul>
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<li>
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<b>Step 1</b>: Complete this online application by{" "}
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<b>March 1, 2024</b>. If you are unable to complete the application or
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have questions, please fill out this form to set up an appointment to
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answer any questions or troubleshoot any issues you might have:{" "}
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href={HELP_LINK}>
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Schedule an appointment
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</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<b>Step 2</b>: We will review your application, determine if you are
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eligible, and reach out with any questions or further information you
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may need.
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</li>
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<li>
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<b>Step 3</b>: Our team will submit your documents to the March Board
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of Review by the deadline on March 11, 2024.
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</li>
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<li>
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<b>Step 4</b>: Before June 2024, the Board of Review will send you a
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letter notifying you whether it has reduced your home&apos;s assessed
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value because of your appeal.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<b>Step 1</b>: Complete this online application by{" "}
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<b>March 1, 2024</b>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<b>Step 2</b>: We will review your application, determine if you are
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eligible, and reach out with any questions or further information
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you may need.
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</li>
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<li>
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<b>Step 3</b>: Our team will submit your documents to the March
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Board of Review by the deadline on March 11, 2024.
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</li>
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<li>
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<b>Step 4</b>: Before June 2024, the Board of Review will send you a
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letter notifying you whether it has reduced your home&apos;s
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assessed value because of your appeal.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<em>
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If you are unable to complete the application or have questions,
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please set up an appointment to answer any questions or troubleshoot
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any issues you might have:{" "}
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<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href={HELP_LINK}>
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Schedule an appointment
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</a>
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</em>
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</p>
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</>
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)}
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{city === "chicago" && (
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<ul>

‎src/pages/final-page.jsx

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const FinalPage = () => (
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<>
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<h1>Your application has now been submitted.</h1>
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<p>
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<b>What to expect next</b>
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</p>
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<h2>What to expect next</h2>
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<p>
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Our team will contact you. In the meantime, if you have any questions you
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can reach us at our contact information above.
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</p>
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<h2>Join our fight</h2>
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<p>
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The Problem: Since 2009, the City of Detroit has illegally over assessed
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property values and inflated its property tax bills. From 2010 to 2016,
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the City of Detroit overtaxed homeowners by $600 million. When homeowners
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cannot afford to pay, Wayne County forecloses on their homes. Since 2009,
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Wayne County foreclosed on 1 in 3 Detroit homes, displacing over 100,000
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Since 2009, the City of Detroit has illegally over assessed property
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values and inflated its property tax bills. From 2010 to 2016, the City of
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Detroit overtaxed homeowners by $600 million. When homeowners cannot
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afford to pay, Wayne County forecloses on their homes. Since 2009, Wayne
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County foreclosed on 1 in 3 Detroit homes, displacing over 100,000
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Detroiters, for failure to pay the City&apos;s inflated tax bills. Despite
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efforts to address the problem, the City continues to illegally and
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inequitably tax Detroiters, especially those who own lower-valued homes.
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<p>
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Will you join our current fight to compensate Detroit homeowners who have
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been illegally overassessed by the City of Detroit?
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Will you join our fight to compensate Detroit homeowners who have been
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illegally over assessed by the City of Detroit?
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<Button size="large" type="primary">
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‎src/pages/steps/agreement.jsx

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<>
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<Col xs={{ span: 24, offset: 0 }} md={{ span: 16, offset: 0 }}>
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<h1>Agreement</h1>
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<h1>Representation Agreement</h1>
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<p>
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The Institute for Law and Organizing (ILO), which is a Detroit-based
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non-profit, will create an appeal letter FREE of charge.
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The Institute for Law and Organizing (“ILO”) is a Detroit-based
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non-profit. By typing your name below, you are signing a document
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that allows ILO to represent you in appealing your property tax
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assessment before the City of Detroit&apos;s March Board of Review,
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if ILO determines you are eligible.
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<ul>
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<li>
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By signing this agreement, ILO is not agreeing to represent you on
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any matters other than the appeal of your property tax assessment.
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</li>
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<li>
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ILO&apos;s representatives are not Michigan-licensed attorneys, as
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allowed by Section 44-4-6(b)-(c) of the Detroit City Code; see
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generally MCL 205.735a(10) (state law also permits non-attorney
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representatives to represent you before the MTT).
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</li>
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<li>ILO agrees to represent you for FREE.</li>
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<li>
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ILO will draft your appeal letter, with the assistance of this
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application. If you complete this online application and respond
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in a timely manner to any communications from ILO regarding the
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letter, ILO will file your letter.
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</li>
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If ILO files your appeal letter, ILO will argue your appeal before
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the March Board of Review.
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By typing your name below, you are signing a document that allows
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the Institute for Law and Organizing (“ILO”) to represent you in
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appealing your property tax assessment before the City of
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Detroit&apos;s March Board of Review.
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<ul>
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By signing this agreement, ILO is not agreeing to represent you
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property tax assessment.
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ILO’s representatives are not Michigan-licensed attorneys.
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<li>ILO agrees to represent you for FREE.</li>
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ILO will help you draft your appeal letter, with the assistance
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of this application. If you complete this online application and
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respond in a timely manner to any communications from ILO
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regarding the letter, ILO will file your letter.
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‎src/pages/steps/appeal-lookup.jsx

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"We do not service landlords. You must be the owner-occupant of the listed property to be eligible for ILO’s services."
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"If you qualify for HOPE, instead of filing an appeal, we will send you to our partners at Wayne Metro, who will help you complete a HOPE application."
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`You may not be eligible to receive our services. ${ineligibleReason} Please contact us for more information`
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<b>Disclaimer:</b> The information you provide will help ILO
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‎src/pages/steps/damage.jsx

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‎tf/prod/main.tf

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