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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12 - Community Development Block Grant Program Funds › Section 50834.5.

50834.5. (a) The department may authorize advance payments on a contract or grant awarded under this chapter, to the extent permitted under federal law, in accordance with Section 11019.1 of the Government Code.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 37. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022. Repealed as of July 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12.5 - California Home and Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (Hope for California Program) › Section 50835.

50835. (a)  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)  In 1990, the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act was enacted by the Congress and President of the United States as Public Law 101-625. The act affirms as a national goal that every American family be able to afford a decent home in a suitable environment. The act authorizes fifty-two billion dollars ($52,000,000,000) of expenditures on housing and community development during federal fiscal years 1991 and 1992.
(2)  Titles II and IV of the National Affordable Housing Act enacted the HOME Investment Partnerships Act programs and the Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE) program, respectively. A requirement of the HOME and HOPE legislation is that a portion of the funding for each recipient project shall be matched by funds from nonfederal sources in order to carry out the homeownership program.
(b)  In enacting this chapter, it is therefore the intent of the Legislature to provide a mechanism for California to fulfill the nonfederal matching funds requirements.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 879, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12.5 - California Home and Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (Hope for California Program) › Section 50836.

50836. (a)  Local government agencies may exempt, for a period of up to 20 years, from local taxes, fees, or assessments, any housing project owned or operated by a nonprofit entity, a for-profit entity, a limited equity cooperative, or any other entity which qualifies for, and receives, federal aid under either Title II or IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625).
(b)  Redevelopment agencies which use their non-low- and moderate-income funds to participate in funding projects which also receive funding pursuant to either Title II or IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625) shall include that activity in their annual reports prepared pursuant to Section 33080.1.
(c)  The California Housing Insurance Fund may use its resources to assist nonprofit corporations exempt from federal income taxes pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, redevelopment agencies, local finance agencies, and for-profit corporations which receive funding pursuant to either Title II or IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625).
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 879, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 12.5 - California Home and Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (Hope for California Program) › Section 50836.5.

50836.5. (a)  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to assist the State of California in maximizing its participation in the HOME and HOPE programs.
(b)  Notwithstanding Section 33334.2, 33334.3, or any other provision of law:
(1)  To the extent there is a conflict between the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 33334.3 relating to the repayment of moneys loaned from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund and the regulations of the HOME and HOPE programs, the federal requirements shall prevail. This paragraph shall not apply to any other moneys received or administered by a redevelopment agency.
(2) A  redevelopment agency may not include moneys received pursuant to the HOME or HOPE programs in making a finding pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 33334.2.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 607, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 13 - Housing Trust Fund › Section 50842.1.

50842.1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Local housing trusts are locally developed responses to regional housing needs and are responsive to local control.
(b) Local housing trusts have an excellent record of accomplishment of serving as efficient vehicles for disbursing resources at the local level.
(c) As of January 1, 2006, there were 21 city and nine county housing trusts throughout California producing thousands of units of affordable housing, through the utilization of millions of dollars of locally generated funds, resulting in the leverage of millions more for the development of affordable housing.
(d) Housing trusts are local sources of revenue for affordable housing and very often are a direct result of local constituencies coming together around affordable housing. These relationships are often long term and include a broad set of community players that go beyond the traditional supporter of affordable housing.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 892, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 13 - Housing Trust Fund › Section 50842.2.

50842.2. There is hereby established the Local Housing Trust Fund Matching Grant Program, to be administered by the department, for the purpose of supporting local housing trust funds dedicated to the creation or preservation of affordable housing as described in this section. Local housing trust funds shall be derived on an ongoing basis from private contributions or governmental sources that are not otherwise restricted in use for housing programs.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 892, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Housing Preservation and Information Service › Section 50850.

50850. The Legislature finds and declares that within the next 20 years nearly 117,000 units of low-income housing subsidized by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development will be eligible for conversion to market rate housing. These subsidies include low-interest loan and mortgage insurance programs established pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 221 and Section 236 of the National Housing Act of 1934 (12 U.S.C. Secs. 1715 and 1715z-1), as amended, rental subsidy programs established pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437), as amended. In addition, the Farmer’s Home Administration operates a low-interest loan program established pursuant to Section 515 of the National Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1485), as amended. Federal law allows owners to convert these units at certain intervals prior to the expiration of the contracts. Should the owners of the units be allowed to prepay the federally subsidized loans or fail to renew the Section rental subsidies, these units are in danger of becoming unaffordable to lower income tenants since the owners would no longer be obligated to charge below market rate rents to the tenants. Thus, it is anticipated that there will be an enormous loss of affordable decent, safe, and sanitary housing for lower income persons.
The Legislature further finds that it is of paramount importance that prior to an owner being allowed to convert a federally subsidized building, tenants and other interested persons and organizations have access to information concerning buildings eligible for conversion and access to information concerning tenants’ rights and housing preservation alternatives when the conversion is imminent. The information and assistance can aid in the deterrence of conversion of the existing affordable housing stock. The Legislature finds that the provision of information, accessible to the citizenry of the state, would address this need.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1438, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Housing Preservation and Information Service › Section 50851.

50851. The purpose of this chapter is to ensure all of the following:
(a)  That pertinent information concerning buildings eligible for conversion is available to tenants of subsidized rental units, community organizations, local government agencies, and other interested persons.
(b)  That information concerning the legal rights, responsibilities and options of owners and tenants when the conversion of a subsidized rental unit to a market rental rate is a likelihood, is provided to tenants of subsidized rental units, community organizations, local governmental agencies, and other interested persons.
(c)  That information concerning available technical assistance is provided to tenants of subsidized rental units and community-based nonprofits interested in purchasing the properties in the event that conversion is a likelihood.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1438, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Housing Preservation and Information Service › Section 50852.

50852. As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the following meanings:
(a)  “Conversion” means any of the following:
(1)  The prepayment of a federally, state, or locally subsidized or insured mortgage prior to the expiration of the term of the mortgage, including mortgages of assisted housing developments as defined in paragraphs (2) and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 65863.10 of the Government Code and mortgages made pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 52075) of Part 5, Article 2 (commencing with Section 33760) of Chapter 8 of Part 1 of Division 24, Article 5 (commencing with Section 34350) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 24, and Part 3 (commencing with Section 50900).
(2)  Not renewing a contract with HUD or FmHA, which provides rent subsidies, where the contract may be unilaterally renewed by an owner, and prior to expiration of the full term of the contract, including, but not limited to, contracts entered into pursuant to the programs listed in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65863.10 of the Government Code.
(3)  Purchase by an owner or its related entity of a building following foreclosure of HUD or the FmHA, where the building included subsidized rental units immediately prior to foreclosure or sale, where the building no longer includes subsidized rental units, and where the building was owned by the same owner immediately prior to foreclosure or sale in lieu of foreclosure. For purposes of this section, “related entity” means a spouse, parent, child, or other individual who is blood related to the owner, a partnership if the owner is either a general or limited partner of the partnership, a corporation if the owner serves on the board of directors of the corporation or if the owner is a holder of 1 percent, or more, of the stock of the corporation, and any other business entity for which the owner has primary authority for management of the business.
(b)  “Converted unit” means a subsidized rental unit that was subject to conversion.
(c)  “FmHA” means the Farmers Home Administration.
(d)  “HUD” means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(e)  “Owner” means the person, partnership, or corporation that is a party to a contract with a federal, state, or local governmental agency which provides a mortgage, mortgage assistance, or rent subsidy.
(f)  “Section 8” means any rental subsidy program established pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437), as amended.
(g)  “Subsidized rental unit” means any unit with a rent that was subject to regulation by a federal, state, or local governmental agency prior to conversion.
(h)  “Tenant” means a person entitled by written or oral agreement, subtenancy approved by the owner, or sufferance, to occupy a unit to the exclusion of others.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1438, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14 - Housing Preservation and Information Service › Section 50853.

50853. The department shall provide to tenants of subsidized rental units, community organizations, local governmental agencies, and other interested persons all of the following:
(a)  To the extent that information on federally and state subsidized housing projects, eligible for conversion, is available from federal, state, or other agencies, a written inventory of information on those projects, upon demand to the public. For each project, the information shall include, but not be limited to, the project name and address, the project owner, the earliest date of eligibility for subsidy termination, the type of ownership, the number of units in the building to be affected by conversion, the federal financing program, the loan contract number, the amount and term, interest rate, endorsement date, type of Section 8 contract, Section 8 contract number, and any other information determined to be pertinent.
(b)  Written information concerning the legal rights, responsibilities and options of owners and tenants when an owner intends to convert the building.
(c)  Written information concerning available technical assistance, within the state, for tenants and community nonprofits interested in buying those properties from the owner.
(d)  Written information relating to the conversion process of federally subsidized rental units and applicable federal, state, and local laws.
(e)  Any other information or technical assistance determined by the department to further the purposes of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1438, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14.5 - Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program › Section 50860.

50860. (a) The Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods (BEGIN) Program and the Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods (BEGIN) Fund are hereby created.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, moneys in the BEGIN Fund shall be made available upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department and administered by the department pursuant to the CalHome Program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50650), to make grants to qualifying cities, counties, or cities and counties that provide incentives or reduce or remove regulatory barriers as set forth in this chapter. These grants shall, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, be used for downpayment assistance to qualifying first-time home buyers of low- and moderate-incomes purchasing newly constructed homes in a BEGIN project.
(c) Any loan repayments shall be retained by the qualifying city, county, or city and county and reused for first-time home buyer downpayment assistance, home rehabilitation, home buyer counseling, home acquisition and rehabilitation, or self-help mortgage assistance for persons and families of low- or moderate-income, as defined in Section 50093.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Note: Condition in Sec. 3 of Ch. 724 was satisfied Nov. 5, 2002, by adoption of Prop. 46.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14.5 - Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program › Section 50861.

50861. The department shall issue a notice of funding availability to all cities, counties, or cities and counties specifying when funds are available for the BEGIN Program, the terms of the program, and due date for applications. The application shall include a description of the incentives or regulatory barrier reductions or removals established pursuant to Section 50863 and a description of the incentives or barrier reductions or removals that the city, county, or city and county has provided to the identified project.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14.5 - Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program › Section 50862.

50862. A city, county, or city and county that receives a grant from the BEGIN Fund shall use the proceeds from the grant for downpayment assistance to a prospective first-time home buyer who enters into an agreement to purchase a newly constructed home, or a newly erected manufactured home placed on a permanent foundation, with the sponsor or developer of the identified newly constructed project within this city, county, or city and county provided the first-time home buyer qualifies as a person or family of low- or moderate-income, as defined in Section 50093. Any residence assisted with downpayment financing provided by the BEGIN Fund shall be continuously occupied by the home buyer as his or her principal residence for at least five years following recordation of the deed of trust. If the home buyer fails to meet this condition, the loan amount shall become immediately due and payable to the grantee city, county, or city and county.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14.5 - Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program › Section 50862.5.

50862.5. Downpayment assistance provided pursuant to this chapter shall be in the form of a second mortgage loan. The maximum amount of the loan shall be set in the current Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), but in no case shall the loan exceed 20 percent of the sale price of the residence. The loan shall accrue simple interest.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 596, Sec. 17.5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14.5 - Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program › Section 50863.

50863. Grants shall only be made to a qualifying city, county, or city and county that has demonstrated that it has provided incentives or reduced or removed regulatory barriers to affordable housing for an identified or specified project. The department shall establish the types of local governmental actions that it determines are appropriate and objectively measurable incentives and regulatory barrier reductions or removals. These actions may include, but are not limited to, any or all of the following measures: standards relating to housing density, project design, parking requirements, permit processing, and fee reductions.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14.5 - Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program › Section 50864.

50864. The department shall prioritize and quantify the criteria it establishes pursuant to Section 50863 by assigning points to each of the criteria. Applications of a city, county, or city and county that has a housing element that the department has found substantially complies with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code shall receive additional points, not exceeding the points granted for any one of the criteria in Section 50863. Additional points may be given for applications meeting one or more of the following objectives:
(a)  The extent to which the project is intended to serve low-income home buyers.
(b)  The location of the project on a site designated as “infill.”
(c)  The location of the project in proximity to public transit, public schools, parks, or recreational facilities.
(d)  The location of the project in any of the following job centers:
(1)  The Los Angeles and Long Beach metropolitan statistical area.
(2)  The Orange County metropolitan statistical area.
(3)  The San Diego County metropolitan statistical area.
(4)  The San Francisco metropolitan statistical area.
(5)  The Oakland metropolitan statistical area.
(6)  The San Jose metropolitan statistical area.
(7)  The Sacramento metropolitan statistical area.
(8)  The Fresno metropolitan statistical area.
(9)  The Modesto metropolitan statistical area.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14.5 - Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program › Section 50865.

50865. The department may administer the BEGIN Program through 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, following at least one consultation with the potential beneficiaries of, and participants in, the program, including, but not limited to, representatives of local governments and homebuilders.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 14.5 - Building Equity and Growth in Neighborhoods Program › Section 50866.

50866. No more than 5 percent of the funds deposited in the BEGIN Fund may be used to pay the costs of administration of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 724, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Family Housing Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Findings, Definitions, and General Provisions › Section 50881.

50881. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Families Moving to Work Program. The Families Moving to Work Program shall be operated as a component of the Multifamily Housing Program of the department (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Family Housing Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Findings, Definitions, and General Provisions › Section 50881.5.

50881.5. The definitions in this section apply to all activities conducted pursuant to this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, or unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 50050) of Part 1 and Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) also apply to this chapter.
(a)  “Community housing development” means a development of 20 or more rental or cooperative units on one or more sites, that includes the social and economic features described in this chapter.
(b)  “Congregate housing” or “congregate housing development,” means a new or rehabilitated large multibedroom structure in which more than two families share common living areas and child care, cleaning, cooking, and other household responsibilities.
(c)  “Sponsor” means any nonprofit corporation, cooperative, or local public agency, or any combination thereof, including limited partnerships in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Family Housing Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Findings, Definitions, and General Provisions › Section 50882.

50882. (a)  The Families Moving to Work Account is hereby established in the Rental Housing Construction Fund. The account shall be organized into subaccounts as provided in this chapter. All of the following moneys shall be paid into the account:
(1)  Any moneys appropriated and made available by the Legislature for the purposes of the account.
(2)  Any moneys that the department receives in repayment or return of loans made from the account, including any interest on those loans.
(3)  Any other moneys that may be made available to the department for the purposes of this chapter from any other source or sources.
(b)  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money in the account is hereby continuously appropriated to the department and shall be utilized for the purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 50880) to Article 4 (commencing with Section 50893), inclusive, including administrative expenses of the department for the implementation and operation of the programs created by this chapter. All interest or other increment resulting from investment or deposit of moneys in the account shall be deposited in the account, notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code. Moneys in the account are not subject to transfer to any other fund, except as set forth in this chapter, pursuant to any provision of Part 2 (commencing with Section 16300) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except the Surplus Money Investment Fund.
(c)  At the time funding availability is announced by the department, the department may apportion funds available for loans between community housing developments and congregate housing developments. The plan for apportioning funds may include a priority for funding loans for new construction, acquisition and rehabilitation, or rehabilitation.
(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or after July 1, 1996, the unencumbered account balance and reserves shall be transferred out of the Family Housing Demonstration Account, but shall be retained within the Rental Housing Construction Fund.
(e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds transferred to the Rental Housing Construction Fund pursuant to Item 2240-106-0001 of the Budget Act of 1999 shall be transferred into the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund to be used only for the purposes of this chapter. Repayments shall be made to the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund and may be used for any eligible purpose of that fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 637, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Family Housing Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Findings, Definitions, and General Provisions › Section 50883.5.

50883.5. (a)  The department may deposit an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the moneys appropriated to the account in a feasibility subaccount in the account. The moneys in that account may be utilized to provide funds, as determined necessary by the department, to ensure the economic feasibility of, and to enable the development of, community housing developments or congregate housing developments assisted under this chapter.
(b)  The department may deposit an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the funds appropriated to the account in an emergency reserve subaccount established in the account. The department may expend moneys in this account to defray unanticipated cost increases or revenue shortfalls, as determined by the department, to the extent necessary to maintain the fiscal integrity of the development and maintain affordable rents for eligible households. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 53130 which limit the use of allocated bond proceeds for project operating costs, and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 53133, the department may use any amounts available in the account for the purpose of curing or avoiding a sponsor’s default on the terms of any loan or other obligation which will jeopardize the financial integrity of a housing development or the department’s security in the housing development. The payment or advance of any funds by the department pursuant to this subdivision shall be solely within the discretion of the department, and no sponsor shall be entitled to, or have any right to, payment of these funds. Funds advanced pursuant to this subdivision shall be added to the loan amount secured by the deed of trust and shall be payable to the department upon demand.
(c)  The subaccounts established by this section shall be governed by, and be subject to, all of the provisions governing the account.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1311, Sec. 6. Effective September 25, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Family Housing Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 1 - Findings, Definitions, and General Provisions › Section 50884.5.

50884.5. The department shall submit a report on or before January 1, 1990, and on or before each January 1, thereafter, to the Legislature and the Governor on the administration and implementation of the programs and account which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:
(a)  The number of assisted and nonassisted units in community housing developments and the number of congregate housing developments occupied by, or available to, each income group and the number of elderly and nonelderly households assisted.
(b)  The average and median cost of a congregate housing development and of a unit in each community housing development, and the cost of the child care center in each community housing development.
(c)  The department’s administrative costs and budget for implementation and management.
(d)  Details of the implementation and success of the various components of the community housing development or congregate housing development, if applicable.
(e)  The department’s recommendations, as needed, to improve the operation of the program and the account.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 30, Sec. 5. Effective March 14, 1988.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Family Housing Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Community Housing Developments › Section 50887.5.

50887.5. The department is encouraged, as appropriate, to enter into interagency agreements with any state department or agency to ensure close coordination and cooperation in using the funds of the other departments or agencies for the jobs component, child care component, or other components of the housing developments.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 225, Sec. 55. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Family Housing Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Community Housing Developments › Section 50888.

50888. Each community housing development shall consist of three components: a housing component, a supportive services component, and a jobs and economic development component.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 30, Sec. 5. Effective March 14, 1988.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 15 - Family Housing Demonstration Program › ARTICLE 2 - Community Housing Developments › Section 50889.

50889. The community housing development shall include, to the extent feasible, financial and nonfinancial public assistance and private assistance in its development costs as well as its operating costs, as determined by the department. The department shall adopt regulations which encourage the use of other assistance as identified in this section. The categories of assistance shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a)  Direct financial grants from public and private sources including, but not limited to, Community Development Block Grants, Urban Development Assistance Grants, redevelopment agency grants, or foundation grants.
(b)  Direct loans for construction, mortgages, or operational costs from state or local issuances of revenue bonds or redevelopment bonds, or other public or private loans which result in below market rate financing.
(c)  Direct nonfinancial considerations, including those required pursuant to Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 65915) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.
(d)  Indirect financial considerations such as the waiver of local fees, the reduction or elimination of land dedications and impact fees, and the provision of infrastructure costs.
(e)  Direct financial assistance from private industry councils and service delivery areas under Division 8 (commencing with Section 15000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code, or Article 3.1 (commencing with Section 11315) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or private sector investment in support of job training, job placement, or self-employment or residents or potential residents.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1311, Sec. 8. Effective September 25, 1990.)
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50890. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a)  That in addition to the need for housing described in this chapter as community housing developments, there is an additional critical need for smaller scale congregate housing suitable to single-parent households in which families share large, multibedroom houses with common living areas and who share child care, cleaning, cooking, and other household responsibilities.
(b)  That congregate housing can be constructed or converted at little more cost than conventional housing, and at less cost than conventional apartment houses. The purposes of this housing can be achieved through a combination of innovative and traditional designs, including, but not limited to, the construction of “flexibility” houses where only the exterior walls and those around the kitchen and bathroom are permanent, or the use of large rooms with interior sliding doors or screens to provide for personal or social spaces.
(c)  That this type of housing can reduce reliance on public assistance; increase self-reliance and joint problem solving; assist single parents to obtain and keep employment; provide fulfilling activity for elderly or handicapped persons; provide for more economical use of housing stock; and ensure the use of scarce family resources in a manner which maximizes the health, safety, and development of children and younger single parents. Notwithstanding all of these benefits, there are no public programs that assist in the provision or financing of this housing, and private financing or provision of this housing is almost nonexistent.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 67, Sec. 29. Effective July 6, 1999. Operative July 6, 1999, pursuant to Sec. 45 of Ch. 67.)
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50891. In implementing this article, the department shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(a)  The department shall apply the requirements and priorities of subdivisions (a), (b), and (e) of Section 50888.3 and Sections 50887 and 50889.5 in the selection of congregate housing developments for funding.
(b)  The procedural and substantive requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 50893) shall apply to congregate housing, to the maximum extent feasible, as determined by the department, given the nature of congregate housing.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1311, Sec. 10. Effective September 25, 1990.)
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50891.5. Each congregate housing development shall, to the maximum extent feasible, as determined by the department, incorporate the design, social, and economic development components of Sections 50888.5 to 50889, inclusive, considering the size, design, and purpose of these units. These selection and occupancy criteria shall, in addition, include an agreement by the residents to undertake joint responsibility for maintenance and the social and economic components of the housing. The department may require professional management and maintenance of each project to supplement that provided by the residents of the housing development.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 30, Sec. 5. Effective March 14, 1988.)
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50893.3. (a)  The cost of development of any common portions of the development shall be allocated to the fund in the same ratio as the ratio between assisted and nonassisted units in the community housing development.
(b)  Not more than 50 percent of the cost of the child care center and related play area shall be paid for from the account, notwithstanding the ratio between assisted and nonassisted units. However, if the department finds that sufficient funding is not available to pay for the remainder of the cost, the department may pay for the balance needed from the account.
(c)  The department shall develop an inflation index reflecting the annual anticipated changes in rental housing development operating costs from a base year. The inflation index shall be used by the sponsor to adjust the initial rent of each unit occupied by an eligible household to determine the annual rent. Any sponsor may appeal to the department for a greater adjustment in rents necessary to ensure the fiscal integrity of the rental housing development. If the department does not respond within 60 days, the request shall be deemed approved. A 30-day written notice shall be given to each eligible household prior to an adjustment in the amount of rent.
(d)  The department annually may approve a reduction in the number of assisted units to less than the number agreed upon, or less than 30 percent, only if the department determines that it is necessary to maintain the fiscal integrity of the development. If the number of units occupied by eligible households in the community housing development ever falls below the number agreed to by the department and sponsor, then the next units which become available for occupancy shall be made available on a priority basis to eligible households, as required, until the number of units so occupied equals at least the number specified in the agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1311, Sec. 12. Effective September 25, 1990.)
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50894. (a)  Where loans will be used in conjunction with federal and other state housing assistance or tax credits, and a conflict exists between the other state and federal program requirements and this chapter, the requirements of this chapter may be waived only to the extent necessary to permit the federal or other state financial participation or eligibility for tax credits.
Where a conflict exists between any state or federal law or regulation regarding nondiscrimination and this chapter, the requirements of this chapter may be waived only to the extent necessary to bring this chapter in compliance with the law or regulation regarding nondiscrimination.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 100, Sec. 10. Effective July 1, 1991.)
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50895. No rule, policy, or standard of general application employed by the department in implementing this chapter shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Repealed (by Sec. 33) and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 67, Sec. 34. Effective July 6, 1999. Operative July 6, 1999, pursuant to Sec. 45 of Ch. 67.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 16 - HOME Investment Partnerships Act › Section 50896.

50896. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-625) was enacted to reaffirm the long-established national commitment to decent, safe, and sanitary housing for every American.
(b) Title II of that law establishes the HOME Investment Partnership Act, otherwise referred to as HOME, to do all of the following:
(1) Expand the supply of decent, safe, and affordable housing with primary attention to low-income rental housing.
(2) Strengthen the abilities of states and local governments to design and implement affordable housing strategies.
(3) Provide both federal financial and technical assistance to support state and local efforts.
(c) HOME, as administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, allocates funds by formula among the eligible states and units of local government that shall use HOME funds to carry out multiyear housing strategies through acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction of housing and tenant-based rental assistance.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to complement federal law and regulations by prescribing more precisely state priorities and procedures for expending the state’s allocation under the HOME program, providing technical assistance and coordination of HOME activities within the State of California, and maximizing and fully utilizing all financial resources for housing.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 409. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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50896.1. The Department of Housing and Community Development shall be the state agency responsible for both of the following:
(a) The administration of the state’s allocation of HOME funds in accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, federal regulations, and this chapter.
(b) The provision of technical assistance and coordination of the HOME activities as may be requested by local governments or community housing development organizations receiving allocations of HOME funds.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 410. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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50896.2. As used in this chapter:
(a) “HOME” means the HOME Investment Partnership Act as enacted in Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
(b) “Local agency,” as defined in Section 50077, shall also mean “units of local government,” as defined in Section 92.2, Subpart A of Part 92 of Subtitle A of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) “Community housing development organizations” means the nonprofit organizations described in Section 92.300, Subpart G of Part 92 of Subtitle A of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(d) “Housing sponsor” shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 50074.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 411. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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50896.3. (a)  All HOME funds made available to the state shall be allocated by the department for the purposes specified in HOME in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)  The department may allocate state HOME funds to local agencies that do not meet the threshold entitlement in an amount not to exceed the difference between the computed entitlement and the threshold.
(2)  The department may allocate HOME funds, in an amount determined by the department, to any local agency that does not receive a formula allocation.
(3)  The department may allocate HOME funds to housing sponsors who are eligible to participate and meet the standards required in the housing programs authorized by Part 2 (commencing with Section 50400) of this division.
(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the department may adopt guidelines, rules, policies, or standards of general application to implement this section. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of any guidelines, rules, policies, or standards of general application employed by the department in implementing this chapter is hereby exempt from the requirements of the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The department shall convene a stakeholder process to inform the development of these guidelines, rules, policies, or standards of general application for the implementation of the program pursuant to this chapter no later than September 1, 2023. Until guidelines, rules, policies, or standards of general application are adopted, the department shall administer the program pursuant to state regulations adopted as of January 1, 2022. Upon adoption of guidelines, rules, policies, or standards of general application, existing previously adopted state regulations shall be repealed. The repeal of existing state regulations pursuant to this section is hereby exempted from the requirements of the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 70, Sec. 35. (SB 197) Effective June 30, 2022.)