ARTICLE 2. Powers and Procedures [33760. - 33769.]

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 2.

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Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33760. Section 33760.

(a) Within its territorial jurisdiction, an agency may determine the location and character of any residential construction to be financed under this chapter and may make mortgage or construction loans to participating parties through qualified mortgage lenders, or purchase mortgage or construction loans without premium made by qualified mortgage lenders to participating parties, or make loans to qualified mortgage lenders, for financing any of the following: (1) Residential construction within a redevelopment project area. (2) Residential construction of residences in which the dwelling units are committed, for the period during which the loan is outstanding, for occupancy by persons or families who are eligible for financial assistance specifically provided by a governmental agency for the benefit of occupants of the residence. (3) To the extent required by Section 103A of Title 26 of the United States Code, as amended, to maintain the exemption from federal income taxes of interest on bonds or notes issued by the agency under this chapter, residences located within targeted areas, as defined by Section 103(b)(12)(A) of Title 26 of the United States Code. Any loans to qualified mortgage lenders shall be made under terms and conditions which, in addition to other provisions as determined by the agency, shall require the qualified mortgage lender to use all of the net proceeds thereof, directly or indirectly, for the making of mortgage loans or construction loans in an appropriate principal amount equal to the amount of the net proceeds. Those mortgage loans may, but need not, be insured. (b) (1) Not less than 20 percent (15 percent in target areas) of the units in any residential project financed pursuant to this section on or after January 1, 1986, shall be occupied by, or made available to, individuals of low and moderate income, as defined by Section 103(b)(12)(C) of Title 26 of the United States Code. If the sponsor elects to establish a base rent for units reserved for lower income households, the base rents shall be adjusted for household size. In adjusting rents for household size, the agency shall either assume, pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f), or its successor, that a family of one person will occupy a studio unit, two persons will occupy a one-bedroom unit, three persons will occupy a two-bedroom unit, four persons will occupy a three-bedroom unit, and five persons will occupy a four-bedroom unit or shall utilize occupancy assumptions that it determines to be appropriate and commercially reasonable for financing extended pursuant to this chapter. (2) Not less than one-half of the units described in paragraph (1) shall be occupied by, or made available to, very low income households, as defined by Section 50105. The rental payments for those units paid by the persons occupying the units (excluding any supplemental rental assistance from the state, the federal government, or any other public agency to those persons or on behalf of those units) shall not exceed the amount derived by multiplying 30 percent times 50 percent of the median adjusted gross income for the area adjusted for family size. In adjusting rental payments for family size, the agency shall either assume, pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f), or its successor, that a family of one person will occupy a studio unit, two persons will occupy a one-bedroom unit, three persons will occupy a two-bedroom unit, four persons will occupy a three-bedroom unit, and five persons will occupy a four-bedroom unit or shall utilize occupancy assumptions that it determines to be appropriate and commercially reasonable for financing extended pursuant to this chapter. (c) Units required to be reserved for occupancy as provided in subdivision (b) and financed with the proceeds of bonds issued on or after January 1, 1986, shall remain occupied by, or made available to, those persons until the bonds are retired. (d) (1) When issuing tax-exempt bonds for purposes of this section, the regulatory agreement entered into by the agency shall require that following the expiration or termination of the qualified project period, except in the event of foreclosure and redemption of the bonds, deed in lieu of foreclosure, eminent domain, or action of a federal agency preventing enforcement, units required to be reserved for occupancy for low- or very low income households and financed or refinanced with proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this section on or after January 1, 2006, or refinanced with the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to Section 53583 of the Government Code or any charter city authority on or after January 1, 2007, shall remain available to any eligible household occupying a reserved unit at the date of expiration or termination, at a rent not greater than the amount set forth by the regulatory agreement prior to the date or expiration or termination, until the earliest of any of the following occur: (A) The household’s income exceeds 140 percent of the maximum eligible income specified in the regulatory agreement for reserved units. (B) The household voluntarily moves or is evicted for “good cause.” “Good cause” for the purposes of this section, means the nonpayment of rent or allegation of facts necessary to prove major, or repeated minor, violations of material provisions of the occupancy agreement which detrimentally affect the health and safety of other persons or the structure, the fiscal integrity of the development, or the purposes or special programs of the development. (C) Thirty years after the date of the commencement of the qualified project period. (D) The sponsor pays the relocation assistance and benefits to tenants as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 7264 of the Government Code. (2) As used in this subdivision, “qualified project period” shall have the meaning specified in, and shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of, subsection (d) of Section 142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and United States Treasury regulations and rulings promulgated pursuant thereto. (3) The amendment to this subdivision made during the 2005–06 Regular Session of the Legislature that is set forth in paragraph (1) is declaratory of existing law.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33760.5. Section 33760.5.

(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 33760, agencies which operate within a jurisdiction, the population of which is in excess of 600,000 persons, as determined by the Department of Finance, may additionally provide financing for residential construction of multifamily rental units outside of a redevelopment project area as set forth in and subject to the limitations of this section. (b) Within its territorial jurisdiction, an agency may determine the location and character of any residential construction to be financed under this chapter and may make mortgage or construction loans to participating parties through qualified mortgage lenders, or purchase mortgage or construction loans without premium made by qualified mortgage lenders to participating parties for financing residential construction of multifamily rental units. (c) Not less than 20 percent (15 percent in target areas) of the units in each project financed pursuant to this section shall be occupied by, or made available to, individuals of low and moderate income, as defined in Section 103(b)(12)(C) of Title 26 of the United States Code. If the sponsor elects to establish a base rent for units reserved for lower income households, the base rents shall be adjusted for household size, as determined pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f), or its successor, for a family of one person in the case of a studio unit, two persons in the case of a one-bedroom unit, three persons in the case of a two-bedroom unit, four persons in the case of a three-bedroom unit, and five persons in the case of a four-bedroom unit. (d) Not less than one-half of the low- and moderate-income units described in subdivision (c) shall be occupied by, or made available to, very low income households, as defined in Section 50105. The rental payments for those units paid by the persons occupying the units (excluding any supplemental rental assistance from the state, the federal government, or any other public agency to those persons or on behalf of those units) shall not exceed the amount derived by multiplying 30 percent times 50 percent of the median adjusted gross income for the area, adjusted for family size, as determined pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f), or its successor, for a family of one person in the case of a studio unit, two persons in the case of a one-bedroom unit, three persons in the case of a two-bedroom unit, four persons in the case of a three-bedroom unit, and five persons in the case of a four-bedroom unit. (e) No agency may issue any bonds on or after January 1, 1986, until the information required to be filed pursuant to Section 8855.5 of the Government Code has been filed with the California Debt Advisory Commission and the Treasurer certifies to the Legislature that the agency has filed that information. (f) Units required to be reserved for occupancy by subdivisions (c) and (d) and financed with the proceeds of bonds issued on or after January 1, 1986, shall remain occupied by, or made available to, those persons until the bonds are retired. (g) This section shall become operative January 1, 1996.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33760.7. Section 33760.7.

The same notice requirements as specified in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code shall apply to multifamily rental housing that receives financial assistance pursuant to Section 33760 or 33760.5.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33761. Section 33761.

An agency may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing residential construction authorized by this chapter and for the purpose of funding or refunding previously issued revenue bonds. An agency may also issue revenue bonds for the purpose of refunding bonds previously issued by another political subdivision of the state for the purpose of financing residential construction authorized by this chapter for projects within the jurisdiction of the agency. For the purposes of this section, “political subdivision” means a city, a housing authority, or a nonprofit corporation acting on behalf of a city or a housing authority, all of which operate within the jurisdiction of the agency. Any savings that accrue to the agency from refunding bonds previously issued by another political subdivision shall be limited to the expenditures authorized in subdivision (e) of Section 33334.2.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33761.5. Section 33761.5.

(a) (1) When refunding revenue bonds for multifamily housing which were previously issued pursuant to this chapter, the agency shall ensure that rental units required, by this chapter or by applicable federal law at the time the original bonds were issued, to be reserved for occupancy for low- and very low income households shall remain occupied by, or made available to, those persons at least until the later of the following: (A) The date originally so required. (B) As long as any bonds remain outstanding with respect to the development. (2) For bonds previously issued to finance a development where all of the units, other than management units, are, at the time of the refunding, subsidized by a housing assistance payments contract for new construction and substantial rehabilitation pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f), subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall mean a period of time until the termination of the contract. (b) The agency may determine that the period set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall not apply to the refunding of previously issued revenue bonds for which there is a mandatory redemption or acceleration as a result of default under the terms of the existing loan agreement or other security documents.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33762. Section 33762.

An agency may establish limitations respecting fees, charges, and interest rates to be used by qualified mortgage lenders for financing residential construction pursuant to this chapter and may from time to time revise such fees, charges, and interest rates to reflect changes in interest rates on the agency’s revenue bonds, losses due to defaults, changes in loan-servicing charges, or other expenses related to administration of the residential construction financing program. Any change in interest rate shall conform to the provisions of Section 1916.5 of the Civil Code, except that paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1916.5 shall not apply and that the “prescribed standard” specified in Section 1916.5 shall be periodically determined by the redevelopment agency after hearing preceded by public notice to affected parties, and shall reflect changes in interest rates on the agency’s bonds, and bona fide changes in loan servicing charges related to the administration of a program under the provisions of this chapter. An agency may purchase mortgage or construction loans made by a qualified mortgage lender without premium or may itself pay such fees and charges incurred in lending money for the purpose of residential construction and may collect and disburse, or may contract to pay any person, partnership, association, corporation, or public agency for, collection and disbursal of payments of principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and mortgage insurance. An agency may hold deeds of trust or mortgages, including mortgages insured under Title II of the National Housing Act, as security for financing residential construction and may pledge or assign the same as security for repayment of revenue bonds. Such deeds of trust or mortgages may be assigned to, and held on behalf of the agency by, any bank or trust company appointed to act as trustee or fiscal agent by the agency in any indenture or resolution providing for issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter. An agency may establish the terms and conditions of financing, which shall be consistent with the provisions of any applicable federal or state law under which the financing is to be insured.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33763. Section 33763.

(a) No loan shall be made for financing except through a qualified mortgage lender. (b) All mortgage loans made for financing pursuant to this chapter from the proceeds of bonds issued on or before October 1, 1983, shall be insured or guaranteed, in whole or in part, by any instrumentality of the United States, or the State of California, or by any person licensed to insure mortgages in this state. Mortgage loans made for financing pursuant to this chapter from the proceeds of bonds issued after October 1, 1983, may be insured or guaranteed, in whole or in part by those entities or persons. However, nothing in this subdivision shall impair any contractual rights which may have vested in bondholders or other persons prior to October 1, 1983.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33763.5. Section 33763.5.

All loans made by a redevelopment agency shall be made according to a regulation that contains standards, qualifications, and criteria for the making and approval of loans and that has been adopted by the redevelopment agency at a public meeting.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33764. Section 33764.

An agency may employ engineering, architectural, accounting, collection, or other services, including services in connection with the servicing of loans made to participating parties, as may be necessary in the judgment of the agency for the successful financing of residential construction pursuant to this chapter. An agency may pay the reasonable costs of consulting engineers, architects, accountants, and other experts, if, in the judgment of the agency, such services are necessary to the successful financing of any residential construction and if the agency is not able to provide such services. An agency may employ and fix the compensation of financing consultants, bond counsel, and other advisers as may be necessary in its judgment to provide for the issuance and sale of any revenue bonds of the agency.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33765. Section 33765.

In addition to all other powers specifically granted by this chapter, an agency may do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33766. Section 33766.

Revenues and the proceeds of mortgage insurance or guarantee claims, if any, shall be the sole source of funds pledged by an agency for repayment of its revenue bonds. Revenue bonds issued under this chapter do not constitute a debt or liability of the agency or the state for which the faith and credit of the agency or the state is pledged but shall be payable solely from revenues and the proceeds of mortgage insurance or guarantee claims, if any.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33767. Section 33767.

All residential construction shall be undertaken or completed subject to the rules and regulations of the agency. An agency may acquire by deed, purchase, lease, contract, gift, devise, or otherwise any real or personal property, structures, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands necessary or convenient for the financing of residential construction, upon such terms and conditions as it deems advisable, and may lease, sell, or dispose of the same in such manner as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the objectives and purposes of this chapter.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33768. Section 33768.

The provisions of Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title I of the Government Code shall not apply to owners or tenants of any property acquired by foreclosure, trust deed, sale or other proceeding resulting from default on a loan made by the agency.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33769. Section 33769.

(a) An agency shall require that any residence that is constructed with financing obtained under this chapter shall be open, upon sale or rental of any portion thereof, to all regardless of any basis listed in subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 12955 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926, 12926.1, subdivision (m) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (p) of Section 12955, and Section 12955.2 of the Government Code. The agency shall also require that contractors and subcontractors engaged in residential construction financed under this chapter shall provide equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, and except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code. All contracts and subcontracts for residential construction financed under this chapter shall be let without discrimination as to any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code and except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code. It shall be the policy of an agency financing residential construction under this chapter to encourage participation by minority contractors, and the agency shall adopt rules and regulations to implement this section. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), with respect to familial status, subdivision (a) shall not be construed to apply to housing for older persons, as defined in Section 12955.9 of the Government Code. With respect to familial status, nothing in subdivision (a) shall be construed to affect Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code, relating to housing for senior citizens. Subdivision (d) of Section 51 and Section 4760 of the Civil Code and subdivisions (n), (o), and (p) of Section 12955 of the Government Code shall apply to subdivision (a).

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