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CA Health & Safety Code § 50517.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.2 - The Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program|Section 50517.6.

50517.6.  (a)  The department may set aside the amount of funds authorized by subdivision (d) 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 dwelling unit assisted pursuant to this chapter.(b)  The department may use the set-aside funds made available pursuant to this chapter to repair or maintain any dwelling unit assisted pursuant to this chapter that was acquired to protect the department’s security interest in the dwelling unit.(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 any grant amount secured by the lien and shall be payable to the department upon demand.(d)  On the effective date of the act that adds this section, the department may set aside up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) from the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Fund for the purposes authorized by this section. On July 1 of each subsequent fiscal year, the department may set aside, for the purposes of this section, up to 1.5 percent of the funds available in the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Fund on that date.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 159, Sec. 13. (AB 101) Effective July 31, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50517.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.2 - The Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program|Section 50517.7.

50517.7.  In counties in which a disaster has been declared by the Governor pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code and for a period of 12 months after the declaration, the department may provide grants from the fund established by subdivision (b) of Section 50517.5, subject to the following terms and conditions, which are applicable only to this section:(a)  Grants may be made to local public entities, nonprofit corporations, and housing owners comprised of either homeowners who are agricultural employees or owners of rental property used primarily by agricultural households.(b)  The department may enter into master agreements with nonprofit corporations or local public entities or it may enter into contracts directly with housing owners to carry out the activities authorized by this section.(c)  The department may make grants directly to housing owners or through master agreements for the cost of preparation of applications for funds, and supervision of expenditures from the fund, including, but not limited to estimates, work writeups, bidding supervision, and inspections. Funds granted pursuant to this subdivision shall not be secured by, and subject to, the liens required by Section 50517.5.(d)  The department, either directly or through master agreements, may provide grants to housing owners which shall be used for housing rehabilitation or acquisition and rehabilitation, and related costs, other than those costs accruing pursuant to subdivision (c). Only those funds from the fund which are actually utilized pursuant to this subdivision shall be secured by, and subject to, the liens required by Section 50517.5.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 159, Sec. 14. (AB 101) Effective July 31, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50517.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.2 - The Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program|Section 50517.8.

50517.8.  A household deemed eligible by the United States Department of Agriculture, under the Rural Housing Loan Program of Section 502 of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1472 et seq.), on the basis of the household’s ratio of housing costs to household income shall be deemed eligible for a grant pursuant to this chapter notwithstanding the department’s calculation of the ratio of housing costs to income utilizing different and additional housing cost factors.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 881, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.3 - Residential Hotel Rehabilitation|Section 50520.

50520.  The department may, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, grant funds for the purpose of providing relocation benefits to persons and families of low or moderate income who are displaced, or who may be displaced if not assisted, as a result of any of the following:(a)  Direct code enforcement activities of the department. (b)  A disaster for which a state of emergency has been proclaimed by the Governor on or after the effective date of this section. (c)  Fires which damage or destroy residential structures. The department may also provide technical assistance to local agencies in providing relocation benefits, pursuant to Sections 50500 and 50509.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 60.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.3 - Residential Hotel Rehabilitation|Section 50521.

50521.  Relocation benefits pursuant to Section 50520 may be provided in the form of grants pursuant to Sections 50504 and 50510 for costs of developing replacement housing or of providing subsidies to assist displaced persons.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 60.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.3 - Residential Hotel Rehabilitation|Section 50522.

50522.  The department may obtain federal assistance pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, or any other federal housing program, for use in providing relocation benefits to persons subject to potential or actual displacement by public or private action, where local relocation benefits or rental subsidies are not immediately available.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1165.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.4 - Mobilehome Park Ownership Assistance|Section 50523.

50523.  (a)  Upon the application for assistance from two-thirds of the owners of mobilehomes in the mobilehome park, the department shall provide comprehensive technical assistance to the residents seeking to purchase the mobilehome park in which they reside. The assistance may include, but shall not be limited to, aiding the residents to secure proper permits, assisting in the formation of a residents’ organization to take title to the mobilehome park, and providing advisory assistance in mobilehome park management. To the extent that its technical assistance resources are limited, the department shall give priority to requests for assistance from residents who are persons and families of low or moderate income as defined in Section 50093. (b)  In providing comprehensive technical assistance under subdivision (a), the department shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that its assistance does not result in the displacement of persons or families living in a mobilehome park intended for purchase by its residents. (c)  The department shall publicize the services described in subdivision (a) by any means reasonably calculated to notify mobilehome park residents of their availability. (d)  The department may charge the residents of a mobilehome park fees for providing the services described in subdivision (a). The fees shall not exceed the actual costs to the department for providing these services. (e)  Upon receipt of a request for termination of assistance by two-thirds of the owners of mobilehomes in the mobilehome park, the department shall cease providing technical assistance to that park. (f)  In no case shall assistance provided by the department to the residents of a mobilehome park extend beyond one year of the close of escrow for the mobilehome park purchased pursuant to this section. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 713, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.5 - Predevelopment Loans|Section 50530.

50530.  (a)  Large numbers of Californians face excessive housing costs and live in overcrowded or substandard housing units. In order to facilitate an increase in the supply of housing, the state has created and funded several predevelopment loan programs, the purposes of which have been to provide interim financing to housing sponsors to cover the planning and development costs associated with the development of new housing. (b)  A more efficient method to address the need to provide interim financing would be through the operation of a single omnibus predevelopment loan program. (c)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Predevelopment Loan Program as contained in this chapter be used as the vehicle for the department’s ongoing urban and rural predevelopment programs as well as specially directed programs as may be funded by the Legislature from time to time. In particular, the Predevelopment Loan Program, as amended, is intended to take the place of the following department programs: (1)  The Rural Predevelopment Loan Program previously established by Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 50515). (2)  The preservation predevelopment loans authorized by and subject to Item 2240-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 1999, Item 2240-106-0001 of the Budget Act of 2000, and Item 2240-106-0001 of the Budget Act of 2001. (3)  The jobs-housing predevelopment loans provided for in Chapter 3.7 (commencing with Section 50540). (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective October 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.5 - Predevelopment Loans|Section 50531.

50531.  (a)  The Urban Predevelopment Loan Fund is hereby renamed the Predevelopment Loan Fund. (b)  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money in the fund, including any interest on loans made from the fund, is hereby continuously appropriated to the department for carrying out the purposes of this chapter, together with interest as provided in that section. The fund shall be a revolving loan fund that shall be used to make predevelopment loans and land purchase loans to eligible sponsors for assisted housing for occupancy primarily by persons of low income. (c)  All interest, dividends, and pecuniary gains from investments or deposits of moneys in the fund shall accrue to the fund, notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code. There shall be paid into the fund all of the following: (1)  Any moneys appropriated and made available by the Legislature for the purposes of the fund. (2)  Any moneys that the department receives in repayment of loans made from the fund, including any interest on loans made from the fund. (3)  Any other moneys that may be made available to the department for the purposes of this chapter from any other source. (d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on the effective date of this subdivision, or as otherwise specified in this section, the following fund balances, as well as any subsequent income derived from loans, including principal and interest, or grants made for the programs identified below, shall be transferred from the funds in which they are currently deposited into the Predevelopment Loan Fund: (1)  Any funds remaining in the Rural Predevelopment Loan Fund established by Section 50516 and any repayments of these funds. (2)  Any unencumbered funds remaining for the preservation predevelopment loans authorized by and subject to Item 2240-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 1999 and Item 2240-106-0001 of the Budget Act of 2000 and deposited in the Rental Housing Construction Fund established by Section 50740 and any repayments of these loaned funds. (3)  All funds appropriated by and subject to Item 2240-106-0001 of the Budget Act of 2001. (4)  Any unencumbered funds remaining and any income and repayments from these loaned funds made for the jobs-housing predevelopment loans authorized by Item 2240-114-0001 of the Budget Act of 2000 to the extent that those funds remain unencumbered in the Rental Housing Construction Fund established by Section 50740. (5)  Any unencumbered funds, or any loan repayments, of the former Urban Predevelopment Loan Program that may have been received on or after June 30, 1999, and transferred or deposited into the Rental Housing Construction Fund established by Section 50740. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 395, Sec. 7. Effective October 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.7 - The Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program|Section 50540.

50540.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 80, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50542 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.7 - The Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program|Section 50542.

50542.  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter:(a)  To develop an incentive-based strategy to encourage the construction of housing in those areas of the state that over the last decade have experienced the greatest increase in job growth but have not kept pace with necessary housing. This may include the construction of infill housing and transit-oriented development that includes housing, within existing urbanized areas. (b)  To attract new business and new jobs to areas that lack a sufficient employment base in relation to the housing they already provide. (c)  To provide local governments with state funding to reward the approval and construction of housing, particularly housing for California’s working class, in strategically defined areas. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 80, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50542.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.7 - The Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program|Section 50542.1.

50542.1.  (a)  The Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Account is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All money in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Housing and Community Development for the following purposes: (1)  To make grants to local agencies pursuant to Section 50543. (2)  To make grants to cities, counties, and cities and counties pursuant to Section 50544. (3)  For transfer to the Rental Housing Construction Fund pursuant to Sections 50543 and 50545. (4)  For the related administrative expenses of the department. (b)  There shall be paid into the fund, the following moneys: (1)  Any moneys that may be made available by the Legislature for the purposes of the fund. (2)  Any other moneys that may be made available to the department for the purposes of this chapter from any other source or sources. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 665, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.7 - The Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program|Section 50543.

50543.  (a)  Five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter in Item 2240-114-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2000 shall be transferred to the Rental Housing Construction Fund created pursuant to Section 50740 to be used pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c). (b)  The department shall provide state grants to local agencies to assist them in attracting new business and jobs in “housing rich” communities that lack an adequate employment base to match the amount and cost of housing in those communities. (c)  A local agency that has completed an economic development strategic plan may apply for a grant to create an economic development strike team to assist the local agency in better targeting and coordinating outreach to employers who may choose to locate jobs within the community. (d)  In order to be eligible for a grant pursuant to this section, a local agency shall have an adopted housing element that the department has determined pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code. (e)  The department shall establish maximum grant amounts and establish an appropriate process for evaluating need and making grant awards. (f)  No later than December 31, 2002, the department shall provide an interim report to the Legislature indicating the progress of the program established by this section, including the number of jurisdictions accessing the program. No later than December 31, 2005, the department shall provide a final report with updates to the data contained in the interim report and a description of the achievements by local agencies participating in the program. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 665, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50545 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.7 - The Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program|Section 50545.

50545.  Five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter in Item 2240-114-0001 of the Budget Act of 2000 shall be transferred to the Rental Housing Construction Fund created pursuant to Section 50740 to be used for predevelopment loans pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 50530), subject to the following provisions:(a)  All projects shall be located within one-half mile of an existing or planned transit station proposed for development. For these purposes, a transit station is a site where two or more mass transit modes, or one transit mode with three or more mass transit lines, are accessible to the public. (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may establish interest rates between 3 and 7 percent based on the department’s analysis of project need. (c)  In addition to the activities eligible under the Predevelopment Loan Program, funds awarded pursuant to this section may be used for master environmental impact reports or other environmental documents that would access potential impacts in advance and propose measures to mitigate negative impacts. (d)  Awards made pursuant to this section shall require a 50 percent match from the local agency in which the site is located. (e)  In addition to those eligible sponsors specified in subdivision (e) of Section 50530.5, eligible sponsors shall include limited liability companies and limited partnerships where all managing members or general partners are nonprofit organizations. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 593, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50546 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.7 - The Jobs-Housing Balance Improvement Program|Section 50546.

50546.  (a)  The administrative expenses of the department shall not exceed 3 percent of the amount available for the purposes of this chapter. (b)  The department may administer the programs set forth in this chapter pursuant to guidelines that shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 665, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.8 - Workforce Housing Reward Program|Section 50550.

50550.  There is hereby established the Workforce Housing Reward Program, to be administered by the department for the purpose of providing local assistance to cities, counties, and cities and counties that provide land use approval to housing developments affordable to very low and low-income households.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 482, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50550.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 3.8 - Workforce Housing Reward Program|Section 50550.2.

50550.2.  (a)  Grants provided pursuant to this chapter shall be used for the construction or acquisition of capital assets as set forth in Section 16727 of the Government Code that serve to benefit the community. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, traffic improvements, neighborhood parks, bike paths, libraries, school facilities, play areas, community centers, and police and fire stations. (b)  The department may deny funding to any jurisdiction that it determines, based on reasonable evidence, failed to grant final land use approval for eligible developments on a timely basis between January 1, 2003, and January 1, 2004. (c)  The department shall adopt guidelines for the operation of the program. The guidelines shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 482, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)