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CA Health & Safety Code § 50066 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50066.

50066.  “Development loan” means a loan, made prior to the granting of a construction loan, for planning, acquisition of land and improvements thereon, and site preparation for a housing development or residential structure. A development loan may include costs of architectural, engineering, legal and consulting services, the cost of necessary studies, surveys and governmental permits, and the cost of any other items that the agency deems reasonable and necessary for the initial preparation for construction or rehabilitation of a housing development or residential structure.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 471, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50067 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50067.

50067.  “Elderly” means a family in which the head of the household is 60 years of age or older, a single person who is 60 years of age or older, or an elderly or handicapped household as defined in Section 19903 and subject to Part 4.5 (commencing with Section 19902) of Division 13. The age may be adjusted by the agency to facilitate participation in other municipal, state, or federal programs.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1072, Sec. 3.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50068 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50068.

50068.  “Financial interest” has the same meaning as specified in Section 87103 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50068.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50068.5.

50068.5.  “First-time home buyer” means a person who is a purchaser of an owner-occupied housing unit and who neither has, nor has had, a present ownership in a principal residence at any time during the three-year period prior to the date on which the mortgage pursuant to this division is executed, except that this limitation shall not apply to a purchaser of a principal residence in a targeted area.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 320, Sec. 4. Effective June 29, 1982.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50068.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50068.6.

50068.6.  “First-Time Home Buyers Fund” is a fund in the General Fund, distinguished from the California Housing Finance Fund, which is created by Section 52504.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 320, Sec. 5. Effective June 29, 1982.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50068.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50068.7.

50068.7.  “First-Time Home Buyers Policy Committee” or “policy committee” is the committee which performs certain policy functions and makes certain policy determinations pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 52500), and which is established pursuant to Section 52502.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 320, Sec. 6. Effective June 29, 1982.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50069 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50069.

50069.  “Fund” means the California Housing Finance Fund.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50070 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50070.

50070.  “Governmental agency” means the United States of America, the State of California, any city, county, or city and county within this state and any department, division, public corporation, or public agency of this state or of the United States, or two or more of such entities acting jointly, or the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50071 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50071.

50071.  “Guaranteed taxable bonds” means bonds secured by a pledge of the full faith and credit of the United States for the payment of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of this division and on which the interest is not exempted from federal income taxes. Where the federal guarantees are for less than 75 percent of the liability, municipal, state, or private guarantees, bond insurance, or mortgage insurance shall be obtained in order that the amount of all such guarantees aggregate not less than 75 percent of the principal and interest on such bonds.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50072 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50072.

50072.  “Handicapped” means a family in which the head of the household is suffering from an orthopedic disability impairing personal mobility or a physical disability affecting his or her ability to obtain employment or a single person with such a physical disability, where the family or person requires special care or facilities in the home. “Handicapped” also includes a family in which the head of household suffers from a developmental disability specified in subdivision (a) of Section 38010 or a mental disorder which would render him or her eligible to participate in programs of rehabilitation or social services conducted by or on behalf of a public agency, or a single person with such a developmental disability or mental disorder. “Handicapped” also includes an elderly or handicapped household, as defined in Section 19903 and subject to Part 4.5 (commencing with Section 19902) of Division 13.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1072, Sec. 4.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50073 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50073.

50073.  “Housing development,” for the purpose of housing assisted by the department, means any work or undertaking of new construction or rehabilitation, or the acquisition of existing residential structures in good condition, for the provision of housing that is financed pursuant to the provisions of this division for the primary purpose of providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. “Housing development” also means housing financed pursuant to this part for rental occupancy of, for resale to, or sold to, persons and families of low or moderate income. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, “housing development” does not include a work or undertaking financed by a neighborhood improvement loan. A housing development may include housing for other economic groups as part of an overall plan to develop new or rehabilitated communities or neighborhoods, where housing for persons and families of low or moderate income is a primary goal. A housing development may include any buildings, land, equipment, facilities, or other real or personal property that the agency determines pursuant to its rules and regulations to be necessary or convenient in connection with the provision of housing pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, streets, sewers, utilities, parks, site preparation, landscaping, and other nonhousing facilities, such as administrative, community, health, recreational, educational, commercial facilities, and child-care facilities that the agency determines are an integral part of a housing development or developments.“Housing development” includes the acquisition of a residential structure by a nonprofit housing sponsor, whether or not including rehabilitation, for the purpose of forming a limited-equity housing cooperative as defined in Section 817 of the Civil Code.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 520, Sec. 6. (AB 1246) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50073.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50073.5.

50073.5.  “Housing development,” for the purpose of the California Housing Finance Agency, means any existing structure of five or more dwelling units or any work or undertaking of five dwelling units or more of new construction or rehabilitation for the provision of housing financed pursuant to the provisions of this division for the primary purpose of providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. A housing development may include housing for other economic groups as part of an overall plan to develop new or rehabilitated communities or neighborhoods, where housing for persons and families of low or moderate income is a primary goal. A housing development may include any buildings, land, equipment, facilities, or other real or personal property which the agency determines pursuant to its rules and regulations to be necessary or convenient in connection with the provision of housing pursuant to this division, including, but not limited to, streets, sewers, utilities, parks, site preparation, landscaping, and other nonhousing facilities, such as administrative, community, health, recreational, educational, commercial facilities, and child-care facilities which the agency determines are an integral part of a housing development or developments.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1031.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50074 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50074.

50074.  “Housing sponsor,” for the purpose of housing assisted by the department, means any individual, joint venture, partnership, limited partnership, trust, corporation, limited equity housing cooperative, cooperative, local public entity, duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria, tribally designated housing entity, or other legal entity, or any combination thereof, certified by the agency pursuant to rules and regulations of the agency as qualified to either own, construct, acquire, or rehabilitate a housing development, whether for profit, nonprofit, or organized for limited profit, and subject to the regulatory powers of the agency pursuant to rules and regulations of the agency and other terms and conditions set forth in this division. “Housing sponsor” includes persons and families of low or moderate income who are approved by the agency as eligible to own and occupy a housing development and individuals and legal entities receiving property improvement loans through the agency.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 714, Sec. 22. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50074.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50074.5.

50074.5.  “Housing sponsor,” for the purpose of the California Housing Finance Agency, means any individual, joint venture, partnership, limited partnership, trust, corporation, cooperative, local public entity, duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria, or other legal entity, or any combination thereof, approved by the agency as qualified to either own, construct, acquire or rehabilitate a housing development, or a residential structure other than an owner-occupied single unit whether for profit, nonprofit, or limited profit.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1031.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50075 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50075.

50075.  “Legislative body” means the city council, board of supervisors, or other legislative body of the local agency.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50076 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50076.

50076.  “Limited-dividend housing sponsor” means any sponsor which owns a housing development and whose profit or cash return is limited pursuant to Section 51202 and regulations adopted by the board pursuant thereto.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50076.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50076.5.

50076.5.  “Limited equity housing cooperative” means a corporation organized pursuant to Section 33007.5 of this code and Section 11003.4 of the Business and Professions Code. For purposes of this division, a limited equity housing cooperative is a nonprofit corporation or nonprofit housing sponsor. However, a limited equity housing cooperative shall not be deemed to be nonprofit for the purpose of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 50775).(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1165.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50076.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50076.6.

50076.6.  “Loan,” for purposes of provisions relating to the agency, means an obligation to repay funds advanced by the agency for the purpose of financing housing that is evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument in writing and that may or may not be secured by real or personal property.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 553, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50077 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50077.

50077.  “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, or duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria and includes any governmental agency or local public entity to which a city, county, city and county, or duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria may, after a public hearing, delegate functions under this division.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 660, Sec. 1. (AB 1010) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50078 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50078.

50078.  “Local housing agent” means a city, county, city and county, or combination thereof acting jointly, or the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria which is certified by the department pursuant to Section 51252 to review applications by prospective housing sponsors for loans made or assisted under this division for housing developments proposed within the territorial boundaries of the local housing agent.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50079 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50079.

50079.  “Local public entity” means any county, city, city and county, the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria, tribally designated housing entity as defined in Section 4103 of Title 25 of the United States Code and Section 50104.6.5, redevelopment agency organized pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24, or housing authority organized pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 34200) of Division 24, and also includes any state agency, public district, or other political subdivision of the state, and any instrumentality thereof, that is authorized to engage in or assist in the development or operation of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. “Local public entity” also includes two or more local public entities acting jointly.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 660, Sec. 2. (AB 1010) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50079.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50079.5.

50079.5.  (a)  “Lower income households” means persons and families whose income does not exceed the qualifying limits for lower income families as established and amended from time to time pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. The limits shall be published by the department in the California Code of Regulations as soon as possible after adoption by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In the event the federal standards are discontinued, the department shall, by regulation, establish income limits for lower income households for all geographic areas of the state at 80 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size and revised annually. (b)  “Lower income households” includes very low income households, as defined in Section 50105, and extremely low income households, as defined in Section 50106. The addition of this subdivision does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law. (c)  As used in this section, “area median income” means the median family income of a geographic area of the state. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 782, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50080 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50080.

50080.  “Market interest” means the interest rate determined by the agency to be the interest rate generally available in the private market for similar housing loans.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1031.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50081 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50081.

50081.  “Market rent” means the monthly rent established by the agency as competitive according to its own regulations, except where federal regulations provide a required method of determining market rent. Determination of market rent may be reviewed annually upon application by the mortgagor, subject to applicable federal regulations, if any.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50082 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50082.

50082.  “Metropolitan area” means a standard metropolitan statistical area as established by the United States Office of Management and Budget.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50082.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50082.7.

50082.7.  “Mobilehome park” shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in Section 18214.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1136.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50083 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50083.

50083.  “Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument that may be a lien on real property. “Mortgage” includes the note secured by such an instrument.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 553, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50084 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50084.

50084.  “Mortgage deficient area” means an area where private lenders have failed to provide sufficient mortgage credit for financing or refinancing of new, existing, or rehabilitated housing developments, and such practices have caused or threaten to cause a decline in the condition or quality of the housing stock in the area.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50085 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50085.

50085.  “Mortgage assistance area” means an area characterized by a deficiency of available mortgage financing but in which general deterioration of residential structures has not occurred, and which is designated by the agency pursuant to Section 51304.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50086 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50086.

50086.  “Mortgage loan” means a loan that is secured by a mortgage and is made for financing, including refinancing of existing mortgage obligations, to create or preserve the long-term affordability of a housing development or a residential structure in the state, or a buy-down mortgage loan secured by a mortgage, of an owner-occupied unit in this state.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 281, Sec. 1. Effective September 25, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50087 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50087.

50087.  “Mutual self-help housing” means assisted housing for which persons and families of low or moderate income contribute their own labor in individual or group efforts to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for themselves, their families, and others occupying the housing.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50089 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50089.

50089.  “Neighborhood preservation area” means any concentrated rehabilitation area, scattered-site rehabilitation area, or mortgage assistance area.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50090 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 50090.

50090.  “Nonmetropolitan area” means an area not included in a metropolitan area.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 96.)