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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:58 - Oversight of Projects.

204-C:58 Oversight of Projects. –
During the course of construction or rehabilitation of housing in any approved project, it shall be the duty of the authority to render technical assistance to the entity undertaking the project and to oversee the process so as to assure that it is completed in accordance with design specifications, on schedule and within budgetary limits. In case any such project appears to be deviating from specifications, schedule or budget, the authority shall have the option of terminating the project, continuing the project subject to such conditions as appear to the authority to be in the public interest, or condoning the deviations if the authority concludes that they are acceptable. If the authority determines that the entity in charge of the project is not competent to carry the project forward but that the project is still worth completing, it may oust the entity and complete the project through such other means and agents and under such financial conditions as it determines to be in the public interest.
Source.
1988, 240:5, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:59 - Capitalization of Fund.

204-C:59 Capitalization of Fund. –
The affordable housing fund shall be capitalized with donations, transfers, set asides, or appropriations authorized by law, including, but not limited to:
I. Fees paid to the authority from the development of qualified residential rental projects financed by bonds issued under section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including projects in operation as of July 1, 1988, provided, however, that the authority may also allocate such fees as matching funds for federal housing programs such as the Home Investment Partnership Program as established by the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990.
II. Repayment of loans made by the fund.
III. Voluntary donations from private persons and entities.
Source.
1988, 240:5. 1992, 289:32, eff. June 17, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:60 - Investments of Funds.

204-C:60 Investments of Funds. –
Moneys deposited in the fund may be invested by the authority; provided, however, that sufficient funds are made available to grant applications for emergency assistance and the routine flow of regular applications. Income earned from such investment shall be returned to the affordable housing fund; provided, however, that the authority may use up to 8.4 percent of any such investment income to defray the costs of administering this subdivision.
Source.
1988, 240:5, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:61 - Role of Authority Concerning Funds.

204-C:61 Role of Authority Concerning Funds. –
The fund shall supplement, not supplant, the responsibility of the authority to address the housing needs of persons of low and moderate income.
Source.
1988, 240:5, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:62 - Rulemaking.

204-C:62 Rulemaking. –
Pursuant to RSA 204-C:53, the authority shall adopt rules governing the affordable housing fund. Such rules shall include, but shall not be limited to:
I. Eligibility requirements for applicants.
II. Criteria for eligible projects, including, but not limited to, construction and quality standards.
III. Procedures for monitoring the implementation and management of projects.
IV. Reasonable fees to offset the cost of monitoring the operation of projects funded under this subdivision.
V. Requirements for long-term affordability of housing units in projects financed under this subdivision. Such requirements shall ensure that, at a minimum, at least 50 percent of the units in a project shall remain affordable to low and moderate income persons for the period of any loan or 20 years, whichever is longer.
VI. Requirements regarding rents and fees which may be charged for housing units funded under this subdivision.
VII. Restrictions on the ability of loan recipients to convert housing units constructed under this subdivision to uses other than those permitted by this subdivision and provisions for financial penalties and equity sharing if such conversion occurs.
VIII. [Repealed.]
IX. Any other matter necessary for the administration of this subdivision.
Source.
1988, 240:5. 1994, 386:11, eff. June 9, 1994; 386:12, eff. July 1, 1995; 386:13, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:63 - Purpose.

204-C:63 Purpose. –
The purpose of this subdivision is to assist low and moderate income persons and families to purchase, rehabilitate, and improve housing.
Source.
1988, 240:10, eff. July 1, 1988. 2014, 323:8, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:64 - Program Established.

204-C:64 Program Established. –
There is hereby established a low and moderate income housing loan program to be administered by the New Hampshire housing finance authority which shall make low interest loans to low and moderate income persons for the purpose of assisting them to make down payments on single family homes, to pay closing costs and fees associated with the purchase of such homes, and to rehabilitate and improve their homes. For purposes of this section, "low and moderate income persons" shall mean individuals and families whose gross annual income is equal to or less than 100 percent of the median income of the geographic area in which they reside as determined by the authority.
Source.
1988, 240:10. 1989, 18:1. 1995, 22:1, eff. June 17, 1995. 2014, 323:8, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:65 - Loans for Down Payments; Priority.

204-C:65 Loans for Down Payments;  Priority. –
I. Such funds as the general court may specifically appropriate from time to time to the authority may be loaned to eligible low and moderate income persons or families for the purpose of making down payments on single family homes, paying closing costs and fees associated with the purchase of such homes, and rehabilitating and improving their homes. The appropriations made for purposes of this section and loan repayments, including interest, together with any funds which the authority may allocate from time to time to this program shall constitute a continuing revolving loan fund. The state's and the authority's interest in such property shall be protected by a lien or in such other manner as is acceptable to the authority. The authority shall require the applicant to invest personal funds, to the extent available, to ensure the applicant's commitment to the property purchased.
II. The interest rate and terms of repayment for loans made under this subdivision shall be determined by rules adopted by the authority under RSA 204-C:68.
Source.
1988, 240:10. 1989, 18:2. 1995, 22:1, eff. June 17, 1995. 2014, 323:9, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:66 - Sale of Property.

204-C:66 Sale of Property. –
The authority and the low or moderate income person shall enter into a contract providing that if the property is sold, or no longer owner occupied, the loan provided under this program shall be immediately due and payable.
Source.
1988, 240:10. 1990, 187:1. 1995, 22:1, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:67 - Public Benefit.

204-C:67 Public Benefit. –
The authority shall review each request for assistance under this subdivision to objectively determine whether such request is primarily for a public purpose and benefit in accordance with RSA 204-C:20.
Source.
1988, 240:10, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:68 - Rulemaking.

204-C:68 Rulemaking. –
Pursuant to RSA 204-C:53, the authority shall adopt rules relative to:
I. Criteria for eligibility for loans made under this subdivision.
II. Application procedures for such loans.
III. Interest rates and amount of loans.
IV. Procedures for repayment of loans made under this subdivision.
V. Any other matter necessary to the administration of this subdivision.
Source.
1988, 240:10. 1990, 187:2. 1995, 22:2, eff. June 17, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:69 - Coordination with Other Programs.

204-C:69 Coordination with Other Programs. –
The authority shall establish procedures to ensure that the loan program established under this subdivision shall be coordinated with programs administered by the authority including but not limited to the other mortgage assistance programs administered by the authority.
Source.
1988, 240:10, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:70 - Investment of Funds.

204-C:70 Investment of Funds. –
Moneys appropriated under this subdivision and revenues received from interest payments or loan repayments may be invested by the authority. Income earned from such investment and any interest payments received from loan recipients shall be returned to the program; provided, however, that the authority may use up to 10 percent of any such income earned to defray the costs of administering this subdivision.
Source.
1989, 18:3, eff. June 3, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:71 - Purpose.

204-C:71 Purpose. –
The purpose of this subdivision is to assist nonprofit, for-profit, and business child care providers to develop or expand licensed quality child care centers or programs by establishing a guaranteed loan program for such purpose.
Source.
1989, 411:3, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:73 - Rulemaking.

204-C:73 Rulemaking. –
The authority shall adopt rules, pursuant to its own procedures, relative to:
I. The conduct of its business.
II. The selection and maintenance of eligible lenders.
III. The type of security it shall demand of eligible borrowers.
IV. A schedule of fees to be charged for the issuance of certificates of guarantee or other services.
V. The term of the loans guaranteed pursuant to this subdivision.
VI. Such other matters as are necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the authority under this subdivision.
Source.
1989, 411:3, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:74 - Administration; Eligibility; Demonstration.

204-C:74 Administration;  Eligibility;  Demonstration. –
I. The authority shall make a good faith effort to approve applications from both nonprofit and for-profit child care organizations and business organizations which currently provide or are planning to provide child care services for their employees, consistent with the minimum criteria established in this section. When entering into contracts for guaranteed loans pursuant to this subdivision, the authority shall require that applicants demonstrate that they, at a minimum, meet the requirements of paragraphs II and III.
II. Each applicant shall:
(a) Agree to apply for or hold a child care provider license pursuant to RSA 170-E.
(b) Register with the state as a private, nonprofit or for-profit child care organization or be a registered business organization which provides or plans to provide child care services to its employees.
(c) Address both a geographic and community need for projected service or agree to provide service to infants and toddlers.
(d) Agree to provide service to children who are eligible for Title XX assistance under Public Assistance Manual ITEM 390, sections 3980-3983.
(e) Be fiscally sound as shown in a financial statement.
(f) Agree to comply, if an applicant establishing a center or program, or comply with, if an existing child care provider, state and local public health, fire and life safety codes and zoning requirements.
III. Each applicant shall either:
(a) Seek a loan guarantee in order to renovate a facility or facilities to comply with life safety, fire, health, or other public codes, whether state or local, and shall demonstrate expected costs of such compliance; or
(b) Seek a loan guarantee in order to make capital expenditures necessary to meet licensing requirements related to planned establishment or expansion and shall demonstrate expected costs of such compliance.
IV. Loan guarantee recipients shall demonstrate to the authority the disposition of any moneys provided under the child care provider guaranteed loan program.
Source.
1989, 411:3, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:75 - Guarantee.

204-C:75 Guarantee. –
Upon application from a lender in such form as the authority may require, the authority may issue, or commit itself to issue, payable solely from the funds provided pursuant to 204-C:79, to the lender or its assigns, a certificate of guarantee equal to 50 percent of the outstanding principal due on the loan made to eligible child care agencies or organizations as defined in RSA 204-C:72. In no event shall any loan principal guaranteed under this section exceed the amount of $10,000 per recipient.
Source.
1989, 411:3, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:76 - Guarantee Certificate Conclusive.

204-C:76 Guarantee Certificate Conclusive. –
The certificate of guarantee issued by the authority, in the hands of the original lender to whom the certificate was issued, shall be conclusive evidence of its validity for the purposes of this subdivision, except for fraud.
Source.
1989, 411:3, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:77 - Subrogation and Order of Payment.

204-C:77 Subrogation and Order of Payment. –
Whenever the authority pays to a lender any sum in discharge of the state's liability as guarantor under this section, the authority shall be to that extent subrogated to the lender's right, title and interest in any security pledged to the loan. Amounts received by the authority to discharge the state's guarantee shall be returned to the treasury less any costs incurred in collection.
Source.
1989, 411:3, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:78 - Guarantee Fee.

204-C:78 Guarantee Fee. –
The authority shall collect from the lender a guarantee fee. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, such fee may be assessed by the lender against the borrower as a permitted loan charge. The authority shall segregate such fees into a special account subject to withdrawal in order to discharge any of the authority's personnel and administrative expenses.
Source.
1989, 411:3, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:79 - Guarantee; Credit of State Pledged.

204-C:79 Guarantee;  Credit of State Pledged. –
The full faith and credit of the state is pledged to support and redeem the certificates of guarantee issued by the authority. In furtherance of that pledge, the state treasurer shall advance to the authority from available cash in the treasury or from proceeds of bonds or notes of the state issued pursuant to this subdivision, such amounts as may be requested from time to time by the authority to enable it to perform all guarantee obligations punctually and in accordance with their terms. The authority shall request such advances from time to time as additional amounts are required for such purpose. The treasurer shall, subject to the approval of the governor and council, issue full faith and credit bonds of the state from time to time in amounts equal to advances made under this subdivision, and borrow in anticipation of the proceeds of such bonds. The obligation of the state under the provision of this section shall at no time exceed the amount of $300,000.
Source.
1989, 411:3, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:80 - Purpose.

204-C:80 Purpose. –
The purpose of this subdivision is to establish a homeless prevention program and a fund therefor to be used to provide housing assistance on behalf of very low income persons and families in order to help them meet their housing costs, thereby preventing homelessness resulting from their inability to meet such costs, and to maximize the opportunity for homeless families and individuals to obtain housing in the private market. This subdivision is also intended to assist persons and families who are receiving public assistance or have recently graduated from public assistance to low wage jobs and persons with disabilities to enable them to afford decent, safe housing.
Source.
1992, 12:1. 2000, 251:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:81 - Definitions.

204-C:81 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Fund" means the homeless prevention fund.
II. "Housing assistance payments" means rent subsidies, security deposit advances, mortgage assistance payments, and any other shelter cost-related payments made on behalf of very low income households.
III. "Minor child" means a person under 18 years of age.
IV. "Severely rent burdened" means a household for which the monthly rent and utility costs exceed 50 percent of the gross monthly income.
V. "Very low income households" means individuals or families whose gross income is 50 percent or less of the median income, adjusted for household size, as published periodically by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Source.
1992, 12:1. 2000, 251:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:82 - Fund Established.

204-C:82 Fund Established. –
I. There is hereby established within the authority a homeless prevention fund. The fund shall be comprised of donations from private persons or entities, grants, set-asides, and other appropriations authorized by law. All sums from government appropriations or grants shall be credited to the fund, but such sums shall not be deemed to be money received on account of the state, and nothing in this subdivision shall be understood as pledging the faith and credit of the state.
II. The authority shall use moneys deposited in the fund for the following purposes:
(a) Direct housing assistance payments to eligible very low income persons or households.
(b) The provision and coordination of services, such as jobs, training, financial counseling, and other supportive services, which are made available to very low income households participating in the homeless prevention program.
(c) The creation of new or rehabilitated dwelling units to be made available to very low income households assisted under this subdivision.
(d) Matching grants to units of local government or local housing authorities established under RSA 203 to support homeless prevention programs for very low income households.
(e) The purchase of existing single family homes by or on behalf of low income households or to prevent the household occupants from becoming homeless.
Source.
1992, 12:1. 2000, 251:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:83 - Program Design.

204-C:83 Program Design. –
The homeless prevention fund shall be administered so as to promote the following goals and objectives:
I. Applications for the benefits provided under this subdivision shall be streamlined so as to enable the authority to provide assistance to the eligible households as quickly as practicable.
II. The program shall be as flexible as possible in order to maximize housing opportunities for very low income people.
III. Give priority to very low income persons or families who are:
(a) At households which include an employed person or a person in an employment training program.
(b) Households which include a minor child or children, and the household is homeless or at risk of homelessness due to severe rent burden.
(c) Households which are actually experiencing homelessness, and are currently residing in homeless or emergency shelters or receiving services as defined in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 204-C:85.
(d) Households which consist of one or more disabled person(s) as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 12102.
IV. Assistance shall only be provided to eligible households for dwelling units located in New Hampshire.
V. Assistance granted to a household under this subdivision shall terminate after 36 consecutive months, provided however that the authority shall extend the assistance beyond this time limit when it is necessary to:
(a) Enable a household member to complete an education, training, or vocational rehabilitation program in which he or she is currently involved when the 36-month time limit expires.
(b) Provide reasonable accommodation for the disability of a household member.
(c) Prevent an employed household member from facing a serious risk of job loss due to inability to obtain affordable housing within a reasonable distance from his or her job.
VI. All households which receive assistance under this subdivision shall, within 60 days of obtaining such assistance, make an application to their local public housing authority or the authority for federal rental assistance.
VII. No public housing authority created pursuant to RSA 203 shall reject an applicant for federal rental assistance or deny such applicant a priority on its waiting list for which such applicant would otherwise qualify, on the basis that such applicant is receiving rental assistance under this subdivision.
Source.
1992, 12:1. 2000, 251:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:84 - Investment of Funds.

204-C:84 Investment of Funds. –
Moneys deposited into the fund may be invested by the authority. Income earned from such investments shall be returned to the fund, provided, however, that the authority may use up to 10 percent of any such investment income to defray the cost of administering this subdivision.
Source.
1992, 12:1. 2000, 251:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:85 - Rulemaking.

204-C:85 Rulemaking. –
The authority shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 204-C:53, governing the homeless prevention fund. Such rules shall include:
I. The nature and extent of the rent subsidy authorized under this subdivision.
II. Qualifications of households eligible to receive direct housing assistance payments.
III. The nature and extent of ancillary payments on behalf of eligible households to prevent homelessness.
IV. The types of supportive services which may be eligible for payment from the fund.
V. The application process for benefits under this subdivision.
VI. The method of distribution of program funds.
VII. Any other matters necessary for the administration of this subdivision.
Source.
1992, 12:1. 2000, 251:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:86 - Coordination with Other Programs.

204-C:86 Coordination with Other Programs. –
The authority shall ensure that the homeless prevention program supported through the fund is coordinated with other housing assistance programs administered by the authority, the federal government, state agencies, local public authorities, and local governments.
Source.
2000, 251:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:87 - Assistance to Applicants.

204-C:87 Assistance to Applicants. –
When an individual applies for rental assistance, the authority shall provide the individual with application forms and information about the Link-Up New Hampshire and Lifeline Telephone Assistance programs, shall offer to assist the individual to apply for these programs, and shall provide such assistance.
Source.
2007, 263:172, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:88 - Definitions.

204-C:88 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Multi-unit" means more than one dwelling unit.
II. "Property" means a rental or owner-occupied residential property, or a child care facility licensed under RSA 170-E.
III. "Unit" means a single dwelling unit within a structure that contains more than one dwelling unit. "Unit" may also include any dwelling unit within a structure that is otherwise used for non-residential purposes.
Source.
2019, 346:376, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:89 - Lead Paint Hazard Remediation Fund Established.

204-C:89 Lead Paint Hazard Remediation Fund Established. –
I. There is hereby established within the authority a fund to be used for the purposes of remediating lead paint hazards in housing, to be known as the lead paint hazard remediation fund. The lead paint hazard remediation fund shall be composed of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other moneys from any public or private source, but such revenues shall not be deemed to be money received from the state, and nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as pledging the faith and credit of the state.
II. The authority may use the lead paint hazard remediation fund to make loans to owners of properties for the costs of remediation of lead paint hazards. The authority may also make loans to owners of licensed child care facilities for remediation of lead in water. Loans may be made provided that such remediation is conducted in accordance with lead-safe practices under applicable laws and regulations.
III. The authority may use up to 5 percent of any funds deposited in the lead paint hazard remediation fund for program administration.
Source.
2019, 346:376, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:90 - Eligibility.

204-C:90 Eligibility. –
For a property to be eligible to use the funding under this subdivision, the property shall be:
I. An owner-occupied single family home occupied by a household with a child under 6 years or a pregnant woman and where household income is no more than 100 percent of the median income adjusted for household size for the metropolitan area or county in which the housing is located as published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
II. A unit in a multi-unit residential property or a renter-occupied single family home where household income is no more than 90 percent of the median income adjusted for household size for the metropolitan area or county in which the housing is located as published annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or
III. A child care facility licensed under RSA 170-E.
Source.
2019, 346:376, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:91 - Use of Federal Funds.

204-C:91 Use of Federal Funds. –
The lead paint hazard remediation fund shall only be used to supplement, but not supplant, existing federal resources. If a property or unit is eligible for federal funding from a program in operation by the authority, or by any state agency or political subdivision, the owner of the property shall first apply to that program before applying to the lead paint hazard remediation fund.
Source.
2019, 346:376, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-C - Housing Finance Authority › Section 204-C:92 - Rulemaking.

204-C:92 Rulemaking. –
Pursuant to RSA 204-C:53, the authority shall adopt rules governing the distribution the lead paint hazard remediation fund.
Source.
2019, 346:376, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program › Section 204-D:1 - Definitions.

204-D:1 Definitions. –
As used in this chapter:
I. "Authority" means the New Hampshire housing finance authority established under RSA 204-C.
II. "Committee" means the long range capital planning and utilization committee established under RSA 17-M.
III. "Persons of low income" means individuals or families whose gross annual income is equal to 80 percent or less of the median income of the geographic area in which they reside as determined by the authority.
IV. "Persons of moderate income" means individuals or families whose gross annual income is equal to 120 percent or less of the median income of the geographic area in which they reside as determined by the authority.
V. "State owned property" means real property owned by the state of New Hampshire and under the jurisdiction of any department, agency, or institution of state government.
Source.
1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program › Section 204-D:2 - Transfer of Property.

204-D:2 Transfer of Property. –
The provisions of RSA 4:40 notwithstanding, the governor and council may transfer surplus state owned property to the authority for use as sites for low and moderate income housing. Transfer of property for this purpose shall occur under the following procedure:
I. The authority shall petition the head of any department having jurisdiction over property the authority determines to be suitable for use as housing sites to declare such property surplus.
II. The department head shall notify the authority and the committee in writing whether or not the department considers the property surplus.
III. If the department considers the property surplus, the committee shall review the property to determine if it is suitable for uses permitted by this chapter.
IV. If the committee determines that the property is suitable for such uses, the authority shall request that the governor and council transfer the property, without consideration, to the authority.
Source.
1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program › Section 204-D:3 - Highway Fund.

204-D:3 Highway Fund. –
I. Surplus property held by the department of transportation which was acquired with highway fund moneys shall be transferred to the authority under the procedures set out in RSA 204-D:2, provided, however, that the authority shall compensate the department for such land in an amount acceptable to the department and the authority. Such amount shall not exceed the original expenditure for the property from the highway fund.
II. Surplus property held by the department of transportation which was acquired, in whole or in part, with federal or turnpike funds shall be transferred to the authority for the minimum compensation required by federal law or controlling turnpike revenue bond resolution.
Source.
1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program › Section 204-D:4 - Housing Construction.

204-D:4 Housing Construction. –
I. The authority may construct multi-family or single family housing on property transferred under this chapter.
II. The authority shall, where reasonably possible given regulatory, economic, and geographic factors, give preference to the construction of multi-family rental housing units on property transferred under this chapter.
III. At least 50 percent of the rental housing units constructed on property transferred under this program shall be designed for occupancy by low income persons.
IV. All single family units constructed under this chapter shall be designed for occupancy by persons of low or moderate income.
V. The authority may sell or otherwise transfer land transferred to the authority pursuant to this chapter upon which affordable housing has been constructed only if the authority has established controls to ensure that the housing shall remain affordable to persons of low or moderate income for a period of at least 30 years after such sale or transfer. The authority may sell or otherwise transfer undeveloped land transferred to the authority under this chapter if the purchaser or transferee enters into an agreement with the authority that the property will be used substantially for affordable housing purposes. If any property so sold or transferred ceases to be used for such purposes, ownership and or control of the property shall revert to the authority. Without an assurance that the property will be used substantially for affordable housing purposes, the authority may sell or otherwise transfer undeveloped land transferred to the authority under this chapter only after receiving approval from the long range capital planning and utilization committee, with advice from the council on resources and development established in RSA 162-C and final approval by the governor and council. The authority may lease land which is transferred to the authority under this chapter.
Source.
1988, 250:2. 1998, 228:1. 2006, 307:5, eff. July 1, 2006. 2014, 323:6, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program › Section 204-D:5 - Limitation on Resale Value.

204-D:5 Limitation on Resale Value. –
The authority shall provide for the continued affordability of housing units constructed on state land transferred under this chapter by contracting with the developer or individual mortgagor of such units pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 204-D:6.
Source.
1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program › Section 204-D:6 - Rulemaking.

204-D:6 Rulemaking. –
The authority shall adopt rules under RSA 204-C:53 relative to:
I. Eligibility requirements for access to housing units constructed under this chapter.
II. Application procedures.
III. Requirements related to occupancy, resale, and continued affordability of housing units constructed under this chapter.
IV. Such other matters necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.
Source.
1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 204-D - Surplus Lands Housing Program › Section 204-D:7 - Coordination with Other Programs.

204-D:7 Coordination with Other Programs. –
The authority shall establish procedures to ensure that the housing construction program established under this chapter shall be coordinated with other housing assistance programs administered by the authority.
Source.
1988, 250:2, eff. April 30, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 205 - Redevelopment Projects › Section 205:1 - Finding and Declaration of Necessity.

205:1 Finding and Declaration of Necessity. –
It is hereby found and declared (a) that there exist in many communities within this state blighted areas for the reasons set forth in RSA 205:2-b; (b) that such areas impair economic values and tax revenues; that such areas cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health and safety of the residents of the state, that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities; (c) that the clearance, replanning and preparation for rebuilding of these areas, and the prevention or the reduction of blight and its causes, are public purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired, consistent with this chapter, and are governmental functions of state concern; (d) that there are also certain areas where the condition of the title, the diverse ownership of the real property to be assembled, the street or lot layouts, or other conditions prevent a proper development of the real property, and that it is in the public interest that such areas, as well as blighted areas, be acquired by eminent domain, consistent with this chapter, and made available for sound and wholesome development in accordance with a redevelopment plan, and that the exercise of the power of eminent domain and the financing of the acquisition and preparation of real property by a public agency for such redevelopment is likewise a public use justifying the use of the powers of eminent domain when exercised consistent with RSA 205:3-b and a public purpose for which public money may be expended and such other powers authorized; (e) that redevelopment activities will stimulate residential construction which is closely correlated with general economic activity; and that such undertakings authorized by this chapter will aid the production of better housing and more desirable neighborhoods and community development at lower costs and will make possible a more stable and larger volume of residential construction, which will assist materially in achieving and maintaining full employment; and (f) that it is in the public interest that advance preparation for such projects and activities be made now, and that the necessity in the public interest for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.
Source.
1947, 210:1. 2006, 324:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 205 - Redevelopment Projects › Section 205:1-a - Findings and Declaration of Necessity.

205:1-a Findings and Declaration of Necessity. –
It is hereby found and declared that (a) certain of the blighted areas may, through the means provided herein, be susceptible of conservation or rehabilitation in such manner that the conditions of blight may be eliminated, remedied or prevented and, to the extent feasible, the salvable blighted areas should be conserved and rehabilitated through voluntary action and the regulatory process, and (b) all powers conferred in this chapter are for public uses justifying the use of the powers of eminent domain when exercised consistent with RSA 205:3-b and public purposes for which public money may be expended and such other powers exercised, and the necessity in the public interest for these provisions is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.
Source.
1959, 52:1. 2006, 324:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 205 - Redevelopment Projects › Section 205:1-b - Findings and Declaration of Necessity.

205:1-b Findings and Declaration of Necessity. –
It is hereby found and declared that there exist in many communities within this state areas of vacant or predominantly vacant real property which are substandard or blighted for the reasons set forth in RSA 205:2-b; that such areas constitute a serious and growing menace to the safety and health of the communities of this state; that such areas are not being used at all or are being used in an unplanned, haphazard and piecemeal manner; that such areas impair economic values, retard the provision of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational buildings and other improvements, impair the tax revenues in these communities and threaten the sources of public revenue and the financial stability of these communities, thus preventing the sound growth of these communities and the provision of new places of residence or employment for their citizens; that the development or redevelopment of such areas in these communities in accordance with a comprehensive redevelopment plan is necessary to improve economic values, return important tax revenues, and provide additional places of residence or employment; that the development or redevelopment of such areas cannot be achieved by the ordinary operations of private enterprise without the aids herein provided; that the development or redevelopment of such areas are public purposes for which public monies may be expended and public uses for which the power of eminent domain and other governmental powers may be exercised, consistent with RSA 205:3-b; that the development or redevelopment of such areas in accordance with an approved redevelopment plan will stimulate the investment of private capital, the construction of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational buildings and the provision of new sources of employment and will eliminate and prevent the recurrence of the existing substandard and blighted and blighting conditions now existing in such areas; and the necessity in the public interest for these provisions is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.
Source.
1963, 134:1. 2006, 324:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 205 - Redevelopment Projects › Section 205:2 - Redevelopment Project.

205:2 Redevelopment Project. –
Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203, may carry out any work or undertaking (hereafter called a "redevelopment project"): (1) to acquire blighted areas, which are hereby defined as areas (including slum areas) with buildings or improvements which, by reason of dilapidation, obsolescence, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, excessive land coverage, deleterious land use or obsolete layout, or any combination of these or other factors, are detrimental to the safety, health, morals, or welfare of the community; (2) to acquire other real property for the purpose of removing, preventing, or reducing blight, blighting factors or the causes of blight; (3) to acquire real property where the condition of the title, the diverse ownership of the real property to be assembled, the street or lot layouts, or other conditions prevent a proper development of the property and where the acquisition of the area by the authority is necessary to carry out a redevelopment plan; (4) to clear any areas acquired and install, construct, or reconstruct streets, utilities, and site improvements essential to the preparation of sites for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan; (5) to sell or lease land so acquired for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan; or (6) to accomplish a combination of the foregoing to carry out a redevelopment plan.
Source.
1947, 210:2, eff. June 19, 1947.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 205 - Redevelopment Projects › Section 205:2-a - Rehabilitation Work.

205:2-a Rehabilitation Work. –
Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203 may carry out as a redevelopment project or as a part of a redevelopment project, any work or undertaking to remove, prevent or reduce blight, blighting factors, or the cause of blight in blighted areas and in areas in the process of becoming blighted, or in portions thereof, by the planning and performance of rehabilitation or conservation work, which may include the making and carrying out of plans for a program of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements; the installation, construction or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds and other improvements; and the work and undertakings under other provisions of this chapter or any combination of such work or undertakings.
Source.
1959, 52:2, eff. April 9, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVII - Housing and Redevelopment › Chapter 205 - Redevelopment Projects › Section 205:2-b - Development Authorized.

205:2-b Development Authorized. –
Any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to RSA 203 may carry out as a redevelopment project or as a part of a redevelopment project in any area in which a redevelopment project is determined to be necessary by a housing authority, any work or undertaking to develop or redevelop an area of vacant or predominantly vacant land which is substandard or blighted or in the process of becoming blighted (1) because it is unduly costly to develop or redevelop such an area through the ordinary operations of private enterprise (a) by reason of the existence of ledge, rock, unsuitable soil or other physical conditions or because of the necessity for unduly expensive excavation, fill or grading, or (b) by reason of the need for unduly expensive foundations, retaining walls or unduly expensive measures for waterproofing structures or for draining the area or for the prevention of the flooding thereof or for the protection of adjacent properties and the water table therein or for unduly expensive measures incident to building around or over rights-of-way through the area or for otherwise making the area appropriate for sound development, or (2) because obsolete, inappropriate or otherwise faulty platting or subdivision, division of the area by rights-of-way, diversity of ownership of plots, inadequacy of transportation facilities or other utilities, inadequacy of access to the area, tax and special assessment delinquencies, a substantial change in business or economic conditions or practices, a deterioration of site improvements or facilities, an abandonment or cessation of a previous use or of work on improvements begun but not feasible to complete without the aids provided by this chapter or any combination of the foregoing or other conditions in any such area which are not being remedied by the ordinary operations of private enterprise, result in any such area not being used at all or result in any such area being used in an unplanned, haphazard, or piecemeal manner with building on small parcels or sections of any such area without any overall plan or design, so that in essence any such area is detrimental to the safety, health, morals, welfare or sound growth of the community in which it is situated. The powers granted in this section are in amplification of and in addition to the powers granted in RSA 205:2 and 2-a, with respect to the inclusion of areas of vacant or predominantly vacant land in a redevelopment project. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph VI of RSA 203:3, the authority conferred by this section shall be exercised only within the territorial limits of the municipality for which the housing authority is created.
Source.
1963, 134:2, eff. Aug. 17, 1963.