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CA Health & Safety Code § 50197.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Qualified Mortgage Bonds And Mortgage Credit Certificates|ARTICLE 2 - Mortgage Credit Certificates|Section 50197.5.

50197.5.  Any local agency may, upon the approval of the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 8869.85 of the Government Code, by written agreement assign to any other issuer having the authority to issue qualified mortgage bonds under the laws of this state all or any part of the local agency’s allocation pursuant to Sections 50189, 50190, and 50191 for the calendar year. Under the assignment, the issuer shall agree to issue mortgage credit certificates to qualifying homeowners of property located within the territory of the assigning local agency, provided however that if, after a reasonable attempt and for reasons beyond the control of the issuer, the issuer is unable to issue all of the assigned certificates to homeowners of property located within the territory of the assigning local agency, any remaining certificates may be issued to qualifying homeowners of property located within the county within which the assigning local agency is located.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1069, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50197.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Qualified Mortgage Bonds And Mortgage Credit Certificates|ARTICLE 2 - Mortgage Credit Certificates|Section 50197.7.

50197.7.  If an issuer elects to exchange all or part of a supplementary allocation of qualified mortgage bonds for authority to issue mortgage credit certificates, the issuance of those mortgage credit certificates shall be subject to the restriction imposed by subdivision (b) of Section 50189.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1399, Sec. 7.5. Effective October 1, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50198 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Qualified Mortgage Bonds And Mortgage Credit Certificates|ARTICLE 2 - Mortgage Credit Certificates|Section 50198.

50198.  The requirement that public notice be given that mortgage credit certificates will be issued, prescribed by Section 25(e)(5) of Title 25 of the United States Code, may be satisfied by the issuer or its lenders advertising their issuance at least 90 days prior to the issuance of any mortgage credit certificate. If an issuer is required to file an application with the committee for a qualified mortgage bond allocation, it may commence advertising for the issuance of a mortgage credit certificate on the day it files its application with the committee.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1399, Sec. 7.5. Effective October 1, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50198.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Qualified Mortgage Bonds And Mortgage Credit Certificates|ARTICLE 2 - Mortgage Credit Certificates|Section 50198.5.

50198.5.  An issuer shall develop and maintain a list of lenders that have entered into an agreement with the issuer who will make loans to qualified holders of mortgage credit certificates, as provided by the federal act, as defined by paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 50176.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1399, Sec. 7.5. Effective October 1, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50199 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Qualified Mortgage Bonds And Mortgage Credit Certificates|ARTICLE 2 - Mortgage Credit Certificates|Section 50199.

50199.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after a list of lenders has been completed by an issuer, after the qualified mortgage bond allocation has been approved by the committee, and after the issuer has made the election to exchange all or part of the issuer’s authority to issue qualified mortgage bonds for authority to issue mortgage credit certificates, the issuer and its lenders shall have 90 days after the allocation is granted by the committee to establish, and file with the committee, a mortgage credit certificate program.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1399, Sec. 7.5. Effective October 1, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50199.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Qualified Mortgage Bonds And Mortgage Credit Certificates|ARTICLE 2 - Mortgage Credit Certificates|Section 50199.2.

50199.2.  Any issuer that establishes a mortgage credit certificate program may charge a fee which is reasonably sufficient to cover the costs of administering that program.(Added by renumbering Section 50199.5 by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1164, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50470.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Building Homes and Jobs Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 50470.5.

50470.5.  For purposes of this chapter:(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(b) “Local government” means any city, county, city and county, or the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 660, Sec. 5. (AB 1010) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50471 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Building Homes and Jobs Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 50471.

50471.  The department and the California Housing Finance Agency shall report on the expenditure of funds pursuant to this chapter in accordance with Sections 50408 and 51005, respectively.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 364, Sec. 4. (SB 2) Effective September 29, 2017.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50472 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Building Homes and Jobs Act|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 50472.

50472.  The department shall allocate the funds described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 50470 as follows:(a) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Bridges at Kraemer Place emergency shelter, located in Orange County.(b) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the County of Merced, in furtherance of Phase 1 to create a homeless navigation center. These efforts may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Capital and construction costs.(2) Contracting costs associated with hiring outside consultants to provide technical assistance for development of the homeless navigation center.(3) Operating subsidies for current homelessness intervention efforts located in the county, coordinated by the county, and provided by a nonprofit organization, community-based housing, or homeless service provider in partnership with the county or by county employees. (c) Of the funds remaining after making the allocations described in subdivisions (a) and (b), 50 percent of those funds shall be available for purposes of Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 50490), and 50 percent shall be available for the Housing for a Healthy California Program (Part 14.2 (commencing with Section 53590)).(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 48, Sec. 3. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50475 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Building Homes and Jobs Act|ARTICLE 2 - Audits and Reporting|Section 50475.

50475.  (a) The Office of State Audits and Evaluation may conduct periodic audits to ensure that the annual allocation to individual programs is awarded by the department in a timely fashion consistent with the requirements of this chapter.(b) The department shall reimburse the Office of State Audits and Evaluation for the actual costs of audit work performed pursuant to this section.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 364, Sec. 4. (SB 2) Effective September 29, 2017.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50690 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 50690.

50690.  The Legislature finds and declares that the attainment of the national and state goal of providing every American family with a decent home and a suitable living environment is complicated by a lack of information and technical assistance regarding housing planning, design, rehabilitation, construction, and financing; alternative housing options for owners and renters; building codes and standards and housing codes; site acquisition and development; and building materials and methods and their costs and availability.The Legislature further finds and declares that the attainment of the national and state housing goal can be achieved, in part, through the fullest practicable utilization of the resources and capabilities of private enterprise and of individual and group self-help techniques. A significant number of persons and families of low or moderate income are capable of building or rehabilitating their own homes, in whole or in part, with considerable savings to themselves and benefits to the public.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1354.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50691 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 50691.

50691.  The purposes of this chapter are the following:(1)  To encourage and foster the utilization of the resources and capabilities of private enterprise and of individual and group self-help techniques in the rehabilitation and replacement of deteriorated and dilapidated housing and in the construction of additional housing in both urban and rural areas. (2)  To stimulate housing rehabilitation and construction so as to increase the supply of decent, affordable housing. (3)  To demonstrate that improved housing conditions, ownership, and maintenance are within the financial capabilities of persons and families of low or moderate income through the reduced costs of owner-building, owner-rehabilitation and other self-help-oriented alternatives. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing participation of renters in such housing alternatives.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1354.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50691.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 50691.1.

50691.1.  The Legislature finds and declares that self-help housing generates self-reliance and a sense of community for participants, and that it is an important and proven source of housing for many low- and moderate-income California residents.The Legislature further finds and declares that the California Self-Help Housing Program has been very successful in its goal of stimulating the production and rehabilitation of housing with the use of several self-help housing techniques, and that the program should be expanded to assist more low- and moderate-income residents throughout this state.In addition to the purposes specified in Section 50691, the purposes of this chapter include all of the following:(1)  Expansion of the production of decent and affordable housing for low- and moderate-income people through the use of self-help methods of rehabilitation and construction. (2)  Expansion of homeownership opportunities for those to whom it would otherwise not be available without the cost savings achieved by the self-help method. (3)  Encouragement of self-reliance, pride of ownership, and sense of community for those who participate. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1001, Sec. 2. Effective September 26, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50692 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 2 - Definitions|Section 50692.

50692.  As used in this chapter:(a)  “Owner-builder” means any person or family who provides all, or a substantial amount, as determined by the department, of the labor necessary to build a housing unit that will be the principal residence of that person or family. (b)  “Owner-building” means the process engaged in by owner-builders in the construction of a principal residence. (c)  “Self-help rehabilitator” means any person or family who provides all, or a substantial amount, as determined by the department, of the labor necessary to rehabilitate, renovate, or improve that person’s or family’s principal residence. (d)  “Self-help rehabilitation” means the process engaged in by self-help rehabilitators in the rehabilitation, renovation or improvement of their principal residences. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1001, Sec. 3. Effective September 26, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50693 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 3 - General Provisions|Section 50693.

50693.  There is hereby established, within the Division of Community Affairs of the department, a California Self-Help Housing Program.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1001, Sec. 4. Effective September 26, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50694 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 3 - General Provisions|Section 50694.

50694.  The California Self-Help Housing Program shall do all of the following:(a)  Be a clearinghouse for owner-building and self-help rehabilitation information. (b)  Conduct research projects and training projects pertaining to owner-building and self-help rehabilitation. (c)  Provide information and technical assistance to, and between, public and private agencies, community groups, and present and prospective owner-rehabilitators and self-help rehabilitators. (d)  Prepare, publish, and disseminate educational information relating to, and encouraging, owner-building and self-help rehabilitation. (e)  Encourage and facilitate the effective use of available housing resources by existing and potential owner-builders and self-help rehabilitators and other persons seeking to improve their principal residences. (f)  Encourage and assist the formation and operation of neighborhood organizations and community design centers to assist owner-builders and self-help rehabilitators. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1001, Sec. 5. Effective September 26, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50695 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 3 - General Provisions|Section 50695.

50695.  The California Self-Help Housing Program shall provide potential and actual owner-builders and self-help rehabilitators all of the following information and technical assistance:(a)  The cost savings of owner-building and self-help rehabilitation. (b)  Construction materials and methods. (c)  The identity of local material sources and technical resources. (d)  Financing requirements and opportunities. (e)  Site acquisition. (f)  Insurance and legal requirements. (g)  Energy and water conservation. (h)  Building codes and standards and housing codes. (i)  Other available housing alternatives. (j)  Any other information or technical assistance determined by the department to further the purposes of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1001, Sec. 6. Effective September 26, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50696 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 3 - General Provisions|Section 50696.

50696.  (a)  The California Self-Help Housing Program may provide the information and technical assistance required by Section 50695 in conjunction with federal and state energy and water conservation programs, and federal and state neighborhood preservation and urban homesteading programs, including local programs carried on in federally assisted community development neighborhoods, neighborhood preservation areas, redevelopment project areas, urban homesteading areas, and residential rehabilitation areas. (b)  The California Self-Help Housing Program may contract with public entities and private nonprofit corporations to provide assistance to persons and families of low or moderate income who are owner-builders or self-help rehabilitators, as defined in subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 50692. These contracts shall provide grant funds for any of the following activities: (1)  To cover the costs of developing, conducting, administering, or coordinating programs of technical or supervisory assistance which will aid persons and families of low or moderate income in carrying out owner-building or self-help rehabilitation housing efforts. (2)  To write down the development costs of the participant’s housing. (3)  To reduce monthly mortgage payments by reducing the interest cost to the participant through supplemental payments of those grant funds, reducing principal, or deferring all or a portion of the payments until the housing is sold or refinanced. (c)  The primary emphasis of the California Self-Help Housing Program and local self-help housing programs shall be to expand and improve the housing stock available to lower income households. The program shall give priority to those applications received by the program which serve the highest proportion of lower income households. (d)   The department shall not contract with any public entity or private nonprofit corporation pursuant to subdivision (b) if that entity or corporation denies the benefits of this chapter, or discriminates in the provision of assistance pursuant to this chapter, in violation of Section 11135 of the Government Code, as determined by the department. (e)   Notwithstanding Section 50052.5, the department may establish a standard for monthly housing costs that does not exceed 30 percent of the gross monthly income of persons eligible for assistance pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 50696. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1001, Sec. 7. Effective September 26, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50697 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 3 - General Provisions|Section 50697.

50697.  (a)  The department shall encourage or support all self-help housing program activities in the state and shall do so in accordance with the policies, goals, and objectives of the California Statewide Housing Plan. (b)  The department may seek commitments, on a matching or other basis, from local agencies for the financial support of local self-help housing programs. (c)  The department may seek, obtain, and utilize public and private funds to carry out the purposes and general provisions of this chapter. (d)  The department shall adopt procedures and regulations necessary to implement this chapter. The regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, both of the following requirements: (1)  A maximum mortgage subsidy limit. (2)  Guidelines which either encourage resale to lower income households or provide assistance to new self-help households. These guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to, permitting assumption of department mortgage subsidies or permitting partial or total forgiveness of mortgage subsidies after a specified period of occupancy by eligible households. If a household receiving assistance sells to a household which is not an eligible household, the regulations shall provide for repayment of the mortgage subsidy and may provide for payment of interest on the mortgage subsidy. The guidelines shall also provide that, if the market value at the time of resale to either an eligible or ineligible household is less than the total of outstanding mortgages, liens, and the value of the self-help equity, the amount due in repayment of the mortgage subsidy shall be reduced by the difference between that total and the market value. (e)  Any assistance provided pursuant to this chapter shall be considered a purchase or rehabilitation loan for the purposes of Section 711.5 of the Civil Code. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1001, Sec. 8. Effective September 26, 1985.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50697.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 3 - General Provisions|Section 50697.1.

50697.1.  (a)  The Self-Help Housing Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated for contracts entered into pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 50696 and for costs incurred by the California Self-Help Housing Program in administering the program. The moneys in the fund are not subject to transfer to any other fund pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 16300) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except the Surplus Money Investment Fund. The department may require the transfer of moneys in the fund to the Surplus Money Investment Fund for investment pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest, dividends, and pecuniary gains from the investments shall accrue to the fund. (b)  The Self-Help Housing Fund shall consist of all of the following: (1)  Any moneys appropriated to the fund by the Legislature. (2)  Any moneys which the California Self-Help Housing Program receives in repayment or return of the funds, including any interest on those moneys. (3)  Any other moneys which may be made available to the California Self-Help Housing Program for the purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 50696 from any other source or sources. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 201, Sec. 20. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50698 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 7.5 - Housing Advisory Service|ARTICLE 3 - General Provisions|Section 50698.

50698.  The director’s last annual report to the Governor and the Legislature prior to January 1, 1982, shall include recommendations for improvement, continuation, or termination of the California Housing Advisory Service.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1354.)