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CA Health & Safety Code § 50675 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.

50675.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)  Large numbers of California’s renters face excessive housing costs and live in overcrowded or substandard units. Many of these renters also have special housing needs arising from their employment status, age, or disability, and live in communities suffering from a lack of investment. (b)  In previous years, the state has attempted to address the needs of California renters through a series of small programs operated by the Department of Housing and Community Development, each offering financing targeted at a specific population or building type. These programs were typically highly successful in addressing local housing and community development needs. However, because each individual program came with a unique set of rules, the programs were often costly and time consuming to administer, for both the state and program users. (c)  A more efficient method to address renter housing needs would be to operate one omnibus multifamily housing program modeled upon an existing successful program. This omnibus program would provide a standardized set of program rules and features applicable to all housing types. As particular needs are identified, it may be easily and quickly customized to meet those needs. (d)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Multifamily Housing Program created by this chapter constitute this omnibus multifamily housing program, and that it be based on the department’s existing California Housing Rehabilitation Program as established and described in Subchapter 8 (commencing with Section 7670) of Chapter 7 of Part 1 of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations. (e)  The Multifamily Housing Program is intended to take the place of the following department programs: (1)  The Deferred-Payment Rehabilitation Loan Program established by Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 50660). (2)  The Rental Housing Construction Program established by Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 50735). (3)  The Family Housing Demonstration Program established by Section 5 of Chapter 30 of the Statutes of 1988. Repeal of the statutes establishing these programs would be administratively problematic because the department still administers a portfolio of loans from these programs. Therefore, in lieu of repeal, it is the Legislature’s intent that no further allocation of funds be made to these programs and that any and all future funds that would have been appropriated to these programs shall be appropriated instead to the Multifamily Housing Program.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.2.

50675.2.  The definitions of this section shall apply to all activities conducted pursuant to this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, or unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 50050) of Part 1 shall also apply to this chapter.(a)  “Affordable rent” shall be established by the department to be consistent with the rent limitations imposed by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program, as administered by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee. (b)  “Assisted unit” means a unit that is affordable to a lower income household as a result of a loan provided pursuant to this chapter. In order to ensure consistency with the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program, occupancy of assisted units shall be limited to households whose income does not exceed the limits specified by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee. (c)  “Maintain affordable rent levels” means rents may be increased by the sponsor on an annual basis in the amount that would be allowed if the project was subject to the requirements of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program established pursuant to Section 42 of the federal Internal Revenue Code. (d)  “Rental housing development” means a structure or set of structures with common financing, ownership, and management, and which collectively contain five or more dwelling units, including efficiency units. No more than one of the dwelling units may be occupied as a primary residence by a person or household who is the owner of the structure or structures. (e)  “Rehabilitation,” in addition to the meaning set forth in Section 50096, includes improvements and repairs made to a residential structure acquired for the purpose of preserving its affordability. (f)  “Rent-up costs” means costs incurred while a unit is on the housing market but not rented to its first tenant. (g)  “Sponsor” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 50669, and also includes a limited partnership in which the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor is a general partner. (h)  “Transitional housing” and “transitional housing development” means buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.3.

50675.3.  Any moneys appropriated and made available by the Legislature for the purposes of this chapter and all moneys received by the department in repayment of loans made pursuant to this chapter, including interest and payments in advance in lieu of future interest, shall be deposited in the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund established by Section 50661. These moneys shall be used for the purposes of this chapter, including the implementation and operation of the program created by this chapter, and the administrative expenses of the department shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.4.

50675.4.  (a)  To be eligible to receive a loan, a proposed project shall involve one or more of the following activities: (1)  The development and construction of a new transitional or rental housing development. (2)  The rehabilitation, or acquisition and rehabilitation, of a transitional or rental housing development. (3)  The conversion of a nonresidential structure to a transitional or rental housing development. (b)  In the case of rehabilitation projects, to be eligible to receive a loan, the loan shall be necessary to avoid increases in monthly debt service that have either of the following effects: (1)  Result in rent increases causing permanent displacement of persons of lower income residing in the development prior to rehabilitation. (2)  Make it economically infeasible to accept subsidies available to provide affordable rents to persons of lower income, if the sponsor agrees to accept the subsidies. (c)  To be eligible to receive a loan, the sponsor shall agree to both of the following: (1)  To set and maintain affordable rent levels for assisted units. (2)  To the payment of prevailing wage rates with respect to construction assisted through the program. In implementing this paragraph, it is the intent of the Legislature that this requirement apply to construction work that is dependent on the commitment of program funds in order for construction to proceed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department’s enforcement responsibilities shall be limited to the imposition of this requirement through the lending documents. The department shall require, as a condition of loan closing, a signed certificate that prevailing wages have been, or will be, paid in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of the Labor Code and that labor records shall be made available to any enforcement agency upon request. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to projects for which program funds are used exclusively to achieve lower rents and to pay associated administrative costs. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 957, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.5.

50675.5.  (a)  Eligible costs shall include the cost of developing dwelling units, transitional housing, and child care, and after school care and social service facilities integrally linked to the assisted dwelling units. (b)  Eligible cost categories shall include all of the following: (1)  Real property acquisition, including refinancing of existing debt to the extent necessary to reduce debt service to a level consistent with the provision of affordable rents and the fiscal integrity of the project. (2)  New construction or rehabilitation, including the conversion of nonresidential structures to residential use. (3)  General property improvements that are necessary to correct unsafe, unhealthy, or unsanitary conditions, including renovations and remodeling, including, but not limited to, remodeling of kitchens and bathrooms, installation of new appliances, landscaping, and purchase or installation of central air conditioning. (4)  Necessary and related onsite and offsite improvements. (5)  Reasonable developer fees. (6)  Reasonable consulting costs. (7)  Initial operating costs for housing units. (8)  Capitalized reserves for replacement and operation. The department may allow capitalized operating reserves to be used for rent subsidies for assisted units reserved for occupancy by households with incomes below limits determined by the department, which shall not exceed the income limit for very low income households. (9)  Any other costs of rehabilitation or new construction authorized by the department. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.8.

50675.8.  (a)  Prior to disbursement of any funds for loans to rental housing developments made pursuant to this chapter, the department shall enter into a regulatory agreement with the sponsor that provides for all of the following: (1)  Sets standards for tenant selection to ensure occupancy of assisted units by eligible households of very low and low income for the term of the agreement. (2)  Governs the terms of occupancy agreements. (3)  Contains provisions to maintain affordable rent levels to serve eligible households. (4)  Provides for periodic inspections and review of yearend fiscal audits and related reports by the department. (5)  Permits a sponsor to distribute earnings in an amount established by the department and based on the number of units in the rental housing development. (6)  Has a term for not less than the original term of the loan. (7)  Contains any other provisions necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b)  The agreement shall be binding upon the sponsor and successors in interest upon sale or transfer of the rental housing development regardless of any prepayment of the loan. (c)  The agreement shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the real property subject to the agreement is located. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.9.

50675.9.  Where the requirements of federal funding for a project, or the requirements of the low-income housing tax credits used in a project, would cause a violation of the requirements of this chapter, the requirements of this chapter may be modified as necessary to ensure program compatibility. Where the requirements of federal funding or tax credits create what are deemed to be minor inconsistencies as determined by the director of the department, the department may waive the requirements of this chapter as deemed necessary to avoid an unnecessary administrative burden.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.10.

50675.10.  (a) The department may designate an amount not to exceed 1.5 percent of funds appropriated for use pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of curing or averting a default on the terms of any loan or other obligation by the recipient of financial assistance, or bidding at any foreclosure sale where the default or foreclosure sale would jeopardize the department’s security in the rental housing development assisted pursuant to this chapter. The funds so designated shall be known as the “default reserve.”(b) The department may use default reserve funds made available pursuant to this section to repair or maintain any rental housing development assisted pursuant to this chapter that was acquired to protect the department’s security interest.(c) The payment or advance of funds by the department pursuant to this section shall be exclusively within the department’s discretion, and no person shall be deemed to have any entitlement to the payment or advance of those funds. The amount of any funds expended by the department for the purposes of curing or averting a default shall be added to the loan amount secured by the rental housing development and shall be payable to the department upon demand.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 37, Sec. 41. (AB 1817) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.11.

50675.11.  If an appropriation is made by the Legislature for the purposes of this chapter in an amount of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or less, the department may administer the funds with guidelines that shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code. If an appropriation exceeds twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), the department may administer the funds with guidelines for 15 months, during which time the guidelines shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.12.

50675.12.  (a)  The department shall include in the annual report required by Section 50408 information that describes all of the following: (1)  The number of projects assisted through the program. (2)  The types of units assisted through the program. (3)  The location and geographical distribution of the projects and units assisted. (4)  The average cost per project, and cost per unit. (5)  The number of projects and units that have been assisted that serve special needs populations and information related to the types of special needs populations served. (b)  After each Notice of Funding Availability issued for the distribution of funds pursuant to the program, the department shall evaluate the ability of projects that serve families or special needs populations to competitively access the program. Based on its analysis, if the department determines that those projects are not able to apply for or to successfully compete for funding, the department shall make the adjustments it deems appropriate to ensure that these populations are adequately served in subsequent Notices of Funding Availability. These adjustments may include, but are not limited to, making adjustments to threshold requirements, evaluative criteria, or the timing of the issuance of Notices of Funding Availability to ensure that reasonable funding remains available for more complex projects that include the supportive services necessary to serve families and special needs populations. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 667, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50675.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.7 - Multifamily Housing Program|Section 50675.13.

50675.13.  (a) With respect to funds made available under this chapter, the department shall award reasonable priority points for projects to prioritize any of the following:(1) Infill development.(2) Adaptive reuse in existing developed areas served with public infrastructure.(3) Projects in proximity to public transit, public schools, parks and recreational facilities, or job centers.(4) Sustainable building methods that are either of the following:(A) Established in accordance with the criteria listed under paragraph (8) of subdivision (c) of Section 10325 of Title 4 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation.(B) Established by the department, in consultation with the California Building Standards Commission for the purposes of funding developments subject to this section and are more stringent than those in subparagraph (A).(b) The department may utilize other factors in rural areas to promote infill development.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 710, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50676 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.8 - Federal Housing Trust Fund|Section 50676.

50676.  (a) The department is hereby designated as the state agency responsible for administering funds received by the state from the federal Housing Trust Fund pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-289), and implementing federal regulations. The department may use up to 10 percent of the federal Housing Trust Fund annual grant award for expenses of administering these funds.(b) The department shall administer the funds through any existing or newly created programs that produce, preserve, rehabilitate, or support the operation of rental housing for extremely low income and very low income households, except that up to 10 percent of funding may be used to support home ownership for extremely low income and very low income households. Any rental project funded from the federal Housing Trust Fund shall restrict affordability for 55 years through a recorded and enforceable affordability covenant. Any home ownership program funded from the federal Housing Trust Fund shall restrict affordability for 30 years through either a recorded and enforceable affordability covenant or a recorded and enforceable equity recapture agreement.(c) The department shall collaborate with the California Housing Finance Agency to develop an allocation plan to demonstrate how the funds shall be distributed, based on the priority housing needs identified in the state’s consolidated plan prepared in accordance with Part 91 (commencing with Section 91.1) of Subtitle A of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The department shall submit the plan to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development and the Senate Transportation and Housing Committees 30 days after receipt of the federal funds.(d) The allocation plan and guidelines shall give priority to projects based on:(1) Geographic diversity.(2) The extent to which rents are affordable, especially to extremely low income households.(3) The merits of a project.(4) Applicants readiness.(5) The extent to which projects will use nonfederal funds.(e) The department shall award funds to projects serving people experiencing homelessness, to the extent that a sufficient number of projects exist. The department may alter priority for funding to align eligibility for possible benefits, including Medi-Cal benefits intended to fund services for people experiencing homelessness.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 396, Sec. 1. (AB 816) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50676.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 6.8 - Federal Housing Trust Fund|Section 50676.1.

50676.1.  (a) The departments shall convene a stakeholder process to inform the development of the allocation plan. Stakeholders represented shall include, but not be limited to, organizations that provide rental housing for extremely low income households and very low income households or assist extremely low income households and very low income households to become homeowners.(b) The department may adopt, amend, or repeal guidelines to implement this chapter. Any guidelines adopted to implement this chapter shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 686, Sec. 2. (AB 90) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7 - Special Housing Programs for the Developmentally Disabled, Mentally Disordered, and Physically Disabled|Section 50680.

50680.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that recent deemphasis of programs of institutional care for persons with developmental and physical disabilities and persons with mental health disorders has resulted in participation by many of those persons in programs of rehabilitation, education, and social services within the community. Because of the outpatient status of persons enrolled in those programs, there is a need to provide housing for them that will aid in accomplishment and maintenance of the objectives of those programs, thereby minimizing the numbers of persons with developmental and physical disabilities and persons with mental health disorders in public institutions and improving the quality of life for those persons. In order to assist in providing the variety of living arrangements required for this purpose, it is necessary that the state cooperate with cities, counties, cities and counties, and nonprofit corporations in obtaining federal housing subsidies therefor.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to vest in the department authority to obtain federal housing subsidies for housing for persons requiring supportive services, as defined in this part.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 40. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)