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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.355 - Definitions for ORS 456.355 to 456.370.

As used in ORS 456.355 to 456.370, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Governing body" means the governing body of any city or county.
(2) "Housing project" means any work or undertaking of a nonprofit sponsor, limited-dividend housing corporation or a for-profit developer meeting the requirements of subsection (5) of this section for the purpose of operating, rehabilitating or constructing decent, safe and sanitary housing for families and individuals who cannot obtain such shelter in the open market for 25 percent of the gross family income.
(3) "Nonprofit housing sponsor" means any corporation not for profit organized under the provisions of ORS chapter 65 for the purpose of undertaking, constructing or operating a housing project, or authorized by its charter to undertake, construct or operate a housing project.
(4) "Limited-dividend housing corporation" means any corporation that qualifies as such under the federal Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.
(5) "For-profit developer" means a developer who agrees to rent housing units at below-market rent over a substantial period of time to households with income limits stipulated by the city or county.
(a) Proposals for such projects shall be solicited by appropriate direct and indirect invitation.
(b) Proposals received shall be measured against stated criteria, and reasons for the choices made shall be recorded.
(c) The financial stability of the developer shall be established to the satisfaction of the city or county.
(d) The Housing and Community Services Department shall review the documentation for paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection for procedural compliance. The department may comment on the issue of benefits received against the benefits conferred, but it is not the intent of the legislature that the department shall substitute its judgment for that of the city or county in determining whether these benefits are in balance. [1969 c.185 §2; 1975 c.138 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.360 - Purpose; additional powers.

(1) It hereby is found and declared:
(a) That the assistance provided by ORS 456.365 for the remedying of the conditions set forth in the Housing Authorities Law is a matter of state concern and constitutes a public use and purpose and an essential governmental function for which public moneys may be spent and other aid given.
(b) That it is a proper public purpose for any city or county to aid any housing project as defined in ORS 456.355 (2) operating within its boundaries or jurisdiction, as the city or county derives immediate benefits and advantages from such an authority or project.
(c) That ORS 456.355 to 456.370 are necessary in the public interest.
(2) The powers conferred by ORS 456.355 to 456.370 are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. [1969 c.185 §3; 1975 c.138 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.365 - Powers of city or county in aiding or cooperating on housing projects.

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects as defined in ORS 456.355 and located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any city or county may upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:
(1) Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its property.
(2) Cause park, playground, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it may otherwise undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects.
(3) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan public streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places which it may otherwise undertake.
(4) Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of the area within such city or county and make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances. Any city also may change its map.
(5) Enter into agreements respecting action to be taken by such city or county pursuant to any of the powers granted by ORS 456.355 to 456.370.
(6) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of such housing projects.
(7) In connection with any public improvements made by it in exercising the powers granted by this section, incur the entire expense thereof. [1969 c.185 §4; 1975 c.138 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.370 - Exercise of powers; authorization by ordinance.

The exercise by a city or county of the powers granted by ORS 456.355 to 456.370 may be authorized by ordinance of the governing body of the city or county adopted by a majority of the members of its governing body present at a meeting of the governing body. Persons particularly interested, and the general public, shall be given an opportunity to be heard at that meeting, and notice to the public of the time and place of said meeting and of the subject of the ordinance proposed for enactment shall be published in the same manner as required prior to final enactment of a zoning ordinance. The ordinance may be adopted or amended and adopted at such meeting, and if adopted shall take effect immediately and need not be laid over or published or posted. [1969 c.185 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.375 - Definitions for ORS 456.375 to 456.390.

As used in ORS 456.375 to 456.390:
(1) "Housing Choice Voucher Program" means the federal tenant-based assistance program established under 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o).
(2) "Landlord" and "tenant" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 90.100. [2013 c.740 §2; 2021 c.57 §1; 2023 c.344 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.378 - Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program; application; deadlines; rules.

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall develop and implement the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program for the purpose of providing financial assistance to landlords to mitigate damages caused by tenants who have received rental assistance:
(a) Under the Housing Choice Voucher Program; or
(b) From a rehousing initiative under section 4, 5 or 11, chapter 15, Oregon Laws 2023.
(2) Landlords that are eligible for assistance under the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program must submit an application in the form and format prescribed by the department. Assistance is limited to reimbursement for only those amounts that are related to property damage, unpaid rent or other damages:
(a) Caused by tenants described in subsection (1) of this section;
(b) That exceed normal wear and tear; and
(c) That are in excess of $500 but not more than $5,000 per tenancy.
(3) A landlord must submit an application for assistance to the department within one year following the later of the date that:
(a) The tenancy terminates;
(b) The landlord obtains possession of the dwelling unit; or
(c) Payments from the Housing Choice Voucher Program to the landlord terminate.
(4) The department may contract with a public or private provider for the administration of the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program. The department is not subject to the provisions of ORS chapter 279A or 279B in awarding a contract under the provisions of this subsection. The department shall establish by rule procedures for inviting proposals and awarding contracts under this subsection.
(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section, including but not limited to prescribing additional qualifications and requirements that must be met by landlords and the form of application that must be submitted to the department to receive assistance under the program. [2013 c.740 §3; 2017 c.271 §2; 2021 c.57 §2; 2023 c.344 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.385 - Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program Fund.

(1) There is created within the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program Fund. Interest earned by the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program Fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program Fund shall consist of:
(a) Amounts donated to the fund;
(b) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly;
(c) Investment earnings received on moneys in the fund; and
(d) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source.
(3) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Housing and Community Services Department to carry out the provisions of ORS 456.375 to 456.390.
(4) The department may use moneys in the fund to pay the administrative costs associated with the fund and with processing applications, making payments to landlords and administering repayment agreements under ORS 456.375 to 456.390. [2013 c.740 §5; 2017 c.271 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.390 - Annual report regarding participation of housing authorities in Housing Choice Voucher Program; annual review; Statewide Housing Choice Advisory Committee.

(1) Housing authorities shall report annually to the Housing and Community Services Department regarding information required to be provided to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding each housing authority’s participation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
(2) Housing authorities shall annually review internal procedures and processes so as to coordinate the length of the rental and lease terms with market standards for the purpose of achieving the maximum use and benefit in the best interests of tenants and landlords from tenant-based assistance payments under the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
(3) Consistent with federal law, housing authorities shall facilitate participation of landlords in the Housing Choice Voucher Program by:
(a) Ensuring timely inspection of dwelling units and prompt processing of tenant applications and tenant-based assistance payments to landlords;
(b) Establishing leases with terms that match the lease length that is standard and customary for the dwelling units involved;
(c) Assisting tenants and landlords with service referrals; and
(d) Establishing a process that allows landlords to provide regular input to housing authorities.
(4)(a) There is created the Statewide Housing Choice Advisory Committee to be appointed by the Director of the Housing and Community Services Department. The director shall have discretion to determine the number of committee members and the duration of membership. The committee membership must be geographically representative of all regions of this state and shall include an equal number of representatives for each of the following:
(A) Housing authorities or their representatives;
(B) Landlords of single and multiple dwelling units or their advocates; and
(C) Tenants or their advocates.
(b) The committee shall:
(A) Advise the department with respect to matters of interest and concern regarding the Housing Choice Voucher Program;
(B) Discuss and share best practices for maximizing participation by landlords and tenants in the Housing Choice Voucher Program; and
(C) Develop strategies and outcome measures for gauging the effectiveness of the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
(c) The committee shall prepare and submit a report to the committees of the Legislative Assembly that have authority over the subject area of housing on the date of the convening of each regular session of the Legislative Assembly regarding participation in and the effectiveness of the Housing Choice Voucher Program in this state. [2013 c.740 §6; 2021 c.57 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.395 - Department and council assistance to housing authorities.

The Housing and Community Services Department and the Oregon Housing Stability Council shall cooperate with and assist housing authorities to obtain federal approval, renewal of an existing waiver of federal requirements or a new waiver of federal requirements, as necessary to make the use and distribution of federal rent subsidy and assistance payments under 42 U.S.C. 1437f as efficient and beneficial as possible to increase the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing for persons of low income and very low income in this state. [2013 c.740 §7; 2015 c.180 §1; 2021 c.57 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.400 - Definitions for ORS 456.400 to 456.433.

As used in ORS 456.400 to 456.433, "facility," "manufactured dwelling," "manufactured dwelling park" and "marina" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 90.100. [2019 c.625 §14a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.403 - Housing and Community Services Department support for manufactured dwelling parks and marinas.

The Housing and Community Services Department shall:
(1) Undertake, participate in or cooperate with persons and agencies in such conferences, inquiries, meetings or studies as might lead to improvements in manufactured dwelling park and marina landlord and tenant relationships;
(2) Develop and implement a centralized resource referral program for tenants and landlords to encourage the voluntary resolution of disputes;
(3) Maintain a current list of manufactured dwelling parks and marinas in the state, indicating the total number of spaces;
(4) Take other actions or perform such other duties as necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to coordinating or conducting tenant resource fairs, providing tenant counseling and service referrals related to park closures and providing outreach services to educate tenants regarding tenant rights and responsibilities and the availability of services; and
(5) Adopt rules to administer ORS 90.645 and 90.655. [Formerly 446.543]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.414 - Manufactured and Marina Communities Account.

There hereby is established separate and distinct from the General Fund the Manufactured and Marina Communities Account. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Housing and Community Services Department to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the department under ORS 90.505 to 90.850 and 456.400 to 456.433. Interest earned on the account is credited to the account. [Formerly 446.533]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.418 - Special assessment; lien; collection.

(1) Except as provided in ORS 308.250 (2)(b) and (3)(a)(A) and (B), a special assessment is levied annually upon each manufactured dwelling or floating home that is assessed for ad valorem property tax purposes as personal property. The amount of the assessment is $10.
(2) On or before July 15 of each year, the county assessor shall determine and list the manufactured dwellings and floating homes in the county that are assessed for the current assessment year as personal property. Upon making a determination and list, the county assessor shall cause the special assessment levied under subsection (1) of this section to be entered on the general assessment and tax roll prepared for the current assessment year as a charge against each manufactured dwelling and floating home so listed. Upon entry, the special assessment shall become a lien, be assessed and be collected in the same manner and with the same interest, penalty and cost charges as apply to ad valorem property taxes in this state.
(3) Moneys collected pursuant to subsection (2) of this section are deposited in the county treasury, paid over by the county treasurer to the State Treasury and credited to the Manufactured and Marina Communities Account.
(4) The Housing and Community Services Department shall pay to a county $1.50 for each special assessment account that the county bills under subsection (2) of this section.
(5) In lieu of the procedures under subsection (2) of this section, the department may make a direct billing of the special assessment to the owners of manufactured dwellings and floating homes and receive payment of the special assessment from those owners. If any owner fails to make payment, the unpaid special assessment becomes a lien against the manufactured dwelling or floating home and may be collected under contract or other agreement by a collection agency or may be collected under ORS 293.250, or the lien may be foreclosed by suit as provided under ORS chapter 88 or as provided under ORS 87.272 to 87.306. Moneys collected under this subsection are deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Manufactured and Marina Communities Account. [Formerly 446.525]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.422 - Information concerning available manufactured dwelling park rental spaces.

The Housing and Community Services Department shall encourage manufactured dwelling park landlords to inform the department of manufactured dwelling park spaces that become available for rent and to provide the department with descriptions and other relevant information regarding those spaces. The department shall take reasonable means to make the descriptions of available manufactured dwelling park rental spaces accessible by the public, including, but not limited to, placing the information on an Internet website. The department shall make reasonable efforts to increase public awareness of the department as a source for information concerning available manufactured dwelling park rental spaces. [Formerly 446.392]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.426 - Functions of manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse.

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall develop and administer or contract for the management of a voluntary collection of information to be known as the state’s manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse. The manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse shall collect, coordinate and prepare information for distribution in response to telephone or written requests.
(2) The information the manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse collects, coordinates and distributes shall:
(a) Be voluntary;
(b) Be available to manufactured dwelling site residents, owners, managers and the public; and
(c) Concern the information described in ORS 456.429. [Formerly 446.380]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.429 - Scope of information collected.

The Housing and Community Services Department may decide the scope of the information the manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse collects, coordinates and distributes. This information may include, but is not limited to:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the owners, operators and managers of all mobile home or manufactured dwelling parks in the state.
(2) A list of spaces available to aid the public who wish to locate or relocate in a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park in the state. [Formerly 446.385]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.433 - Funding of clearinghouse.

Costs to operate the manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse shall be collected from:
(1) A registration fee;
(2) A user fee; or
(3) Any other available federal, state, local or private funding source designed to support the formation or operation of a manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse. [Formerly 446.390]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.506 - Findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) People with disabilities and senior citizens over 85 years of age are the fastest growing population in Oregon. The second fastest growing population in Oregon are the members of the massive baby boom generation, who will, as they age, demand services and accommodations at an unprecedented rate.
(2) The policy of this state is to encourage the design and construction of dwellings that enable easy access by individuals with mobility impairments and that are adaptable to allow continued use by aging occupants. [2003 c.431 §1]
Note:
456.506 to 456.514 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 456 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.508 - Definitions for ORS 456.510 and 456.513.

As used in ORS 456.510 and 456.513:
(1) "Accessible" means that housing complies with federal accessibility guidelines implementing the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., as amended and in effect on January 1, 2004.
(2) "Common living space" means a living room, family room, dining room or kitchen.
(3) "Contiguous units" means units that are on the same tax lot or on contiguous tax lots that have a common boundary. Tax lots that are separated by a public road are contiguous tax lots for purposes of this subsection.
(4) "New" means that the housing being constructed did not previously exist in residential or nonresidential form. "New" does not include the acquisition, alteration, renovation or remodeling of an existing structure.
(5) "Powder room" means a room containing at least a toilet and sink.
(6) "Rental housing" means a dwelling unit designed for nonowner occupancy under a tenancy typically lasting six months or longer.
(7) "Subsidized development" means housing that receives one or more of the following development subsidies from the Housing and Community Services Department:
(a) The federal low-income housing tax credit under 26 U.S.C. 42(a), if no part of the eligible basis prior to the application of 26 U.S.C. 42(i)(2)(B) was financed with an obligation described in 26 U.S.C. 42(h)(4)(A), all as amended and in effect on January 1, 2004;
(b) An agriculture workforce housing tax credit, as described in ORS 315.164;
(c) A loan that qualifies the lending institution for a subsidized housing loan tax credit, as described in ORS 317.097;
(d) Funding under the federal HOME Investment Partnerships Act, 42 U.S.C. 12721 to 12839, as amended and in effect on January 1, 2004;
(e) Moneys from the Oregon Housing Fund created under ORS 458.620; or
(f) Moneys from other grant or tax incentive programs administered by the Housing and Community Services Department under ORS 456.559.
(8) "Visitable" means capable of being approached, entered and used by individuals with mobility impairments, including but not limited to individuals using wheelchairs. [2003 c.431 §2; 2013 c.750 §27]
Note:
See note under 456.506.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.510 - Visitability requirements.

(1) Except as provided in this section and ORS 456.513, the Housing and Community Services Department may not provide funding for the development of new rental housing that is a subsidized development unless:
(a) Each dwelling unit of the housing meets the following requirements:
(A) At least one visitable exterior route leading to a dwelling unit entrance that is stepless and has a minimum clearance of 32 inches.
(B) One or more visitable routes between the visitable dwelling unit entrance and a visitable common living space.
(C) At least one visitable common living space.
(D) One or more visitable routes between the dwelling unit entrance and a powder room.
(E) A powder room doorway that is stepless and has a minimum clearance of 32 inches.
(F) A powder room with walls that are reinforced in a manner suitable for handrail installation.
(G) Light switches, electrical outlets and environmental controls that are at a reachable height.
(b) For a development that has a shared community room or that has 20 or more contiguous units, there is at least one powder room available for all tenants and guests that is accessible.
(2) For a multistory structure without an elevator, this section applies only to dwelling units on the ground floor of the structure.
(3) This section does not apply to agriculture workforce housing as defined in ORS 315.163 that is located on a farm. [2003 c.431 §3; 2013 c.750 §28]
Note:
See note under 456.506.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.513 - Exemption from visitability requirements.

The Housing and Community Services Department shall exempt new rental housing that is a subsidized development from compliance with the requirements of ORS 456.510 if the department determines that the exemption is warranted by:
(1) The topography at the construction site;
(2) Community and design standards;
(3) Undue costs or constraints; or
(4) Conflicting funding requirements of another government agency if the agency contributes a significant amount of financial aid for the housing. [2003 c.431 §4]
Note:
See note under 456.506.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.514 - Rules.

The Housing and Community Services Department shall adopt rules for implementing, administering and enforcing ORS 456.510 and 456.513. The department shall consult with advocacy groups representing affordable housing interests and advocacy groups representing individuals with mobility impairments prior to adopting rules under this section. [2003 c.431 §5]
Note:
See note under 456.506.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.515 - Definitions for ORS 456.515 to 456.725 and ORS chapter 458.

As used in ORS 456.515 to 456.725 and ORS chapter 458 unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Accessible unit" means a dwelling unit designed and constructed for accessibility as defined by the Housing and Community Services Department by rule in consultation with the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
(2) "Community Action Partnership of Oregon" means an organization described in ORS 458.505.
(3) "Construction" includes, but is not limited to, new construction or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of existing structures or facilities.
(4) "Council" means the Oregon Housing Stability Council established under ORS 456.567.
(5) "Department" means the Housing and Community Services Department established under ORS 456.555.
(6) "Director" means the Director of the Housing and Community Services Department.
(7) "Elderly household" means a household whose head is over the age of 55, residing in this state.
(8) "Major life activity" includes but is not limited to self-care, ambulation, communication, transportation, education, socialization, employment and ability to acquire, rent or maintain property.
(9)(a) "Multifamily housing" means a structure or facility established primarily to provide housing that provides more than one living unit, and may also provide facilities that are functionally related and subordinate to the living units for use by the occupants in social, health, educational or recreational activities:
(A) For the elderly, including but not limited to individual living units within such structures, mobile home and manufactured dwelling parks and residential facilities licensed under ORS 443.400 to 443.455 and other congregate care facilities with or without domiciliary care.
(B) For persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, individual living units within such structures, mobile home and manufactured dwelling parks and residential facilities licensed under ORS 443.400 to 443.455 and other congregate care facilities with or without domiciliary care.
(b) "Multifamily housing" does not include nursing homes, hospitals, places primarily engaged in recreational activities and single-family, detached dwellings, except manufactured dwellings situated in a mobile home and manufactured dwelling park.
(10) "Person with a disability" means a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(11) "Target population" means:
(a) Elderly households; or
(b) Persons with disabilities. [1977 c.485 §1; 1981 c.504 §1; 1981 c.695 §2; 1987 c.414 §14; 1989 c.224 §120; 1991 c.402 §3; 1991 c.739 §3; 1993 c.511 §1; 1995 c.79 §238; 1997 c.45 §1; 1999 c.59 §129; 2007 c.70 §258; 2007 c.607 §10; 2009 c.64 §1; 2015 c.180 §2; 2023 c.540 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.519 - General obligation bonds authorized.

In order to provide funds for the purposes specified in Article XI-I(2) of the Oregon Constitution, including those specified in ORS 456.539, the Director of the Housing and Community Services Department may request the State Treasurer to issue bonds in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 286A. [1977 c.485 §2; 1981 c.660 §38; 1993 c.511 §2; 2007 c.783 §196]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.530 - Willingness to make residential loans factor in selecting depositaries.

Notwithstanding ORS 293.721 and 293.726 and subject to the provisions of any agreement with holders of bonds issued pursuant to ORS 456.519 or 456.524 (1979 Replacement Part), the Housing and Community Services Department may consider the willingness or commitment of a lending institution as defined in ORS 456.548 to make loans for residential housing as a factor in selecting depositaries and otherwise investing funds held under ORS 456.515 to 456.725 in or through such lending institutions. [1981 c.504 §3; 1995 c.79 §239]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.535 - Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund.

The money realized from the sale of each issue of bonds shall be credited to a special fund in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, to be designated the Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund. Moneys in the Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund are continuously appropriated to the Housing and Community Services Department for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 456.515 to 456.725. Moneys in the fund may not be used for any other purpose, except that the moneys, with the approval of the State Treasurer, may be invested as provided by ORS 293.701 to 293.857 and the earnings from the investments shall be deposited into the Elderly and Disabled Housing Sinking Fund maintained under ORS 456.543. [1977 c.485 §6; 1981 c.695 §3; 1995 c.79 §240; 2005 c.755 §41]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.540 - Requirements for elderly housing project upon retirement of bond obligations.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Elderly household" has the meaning given that term in ORS 456.515.
(b) "Elderly housing project" means a residential care facility as defined in ORS 443.400, including but not limited to an assisted living facility, or an independent living community, that is:
(A) Financed through a Housing and Community Services Department housing program under ORS 456.515 to 456.725 or ORS chapter 458 or another department program; and
(B) Composed of more than one living unit for elderly households, but does not provide continuous nursing care.
(c)(A) "Independent living community" means a facility that is organized to provide housing and services to elderly households.
(B) "Independent living community" does not mean:
(i) A residential care facility as defined in ORS 443.400.
(ii) A nursing facility.
(2) If an elderly housing project has repaid the financing received through a Housing and Community Services Department housing program under ORS 456.515 to 456.725 in full and retired any bond obligations related to the project, the department may not require the project, or a management company that is owned by or hired by the project to perform property management duties with respect to the project, to hire, retain or otherwise engage a real estate property manager, real estate broker or principal real estate broker licensed under ORS 696.022. [2018 c.92 §2]
Note:
456.540 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 456 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.541 - Project applications for housing serving persons with disabilities.

The Housing and Community Services Department shall and the Oregon Housing Stability Council may consult generally with the Department of Human Services and such other persons as the council or Housing and Community Services Department may consider appropriate concerning project applications for housing for disabled households. The Housing and Community Services Department shall seek comment on such project applications concerning:
(1) The need for and design of the project generally, considering the proposed location of the housing;
(2) The means proposed for screening eligibility for occupancy to assure that priority will be given to members of the target populations of persons with disabilities; and
(3) The adequacy of the provisions for assuring the availability of health, mental health and other supportive services necessary to maintain disabled households in the housing. [1981 c.695 §6; 1991 c.739 §10; 2001 c.900 §201; 2007 c.70 §260; 2015 c.180 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.545 - Report to Legislative Assembly on accessibility of housing funded by department.

On or before September 15 of each year, the Housing and Community Services Department shall provide a report to an appropriate interim committee of the Legislative Assembly in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 that includes, of the dwelling units that the department provided loans, grants or other funding awards to, the number and percentage that include accessibility features of an accessibility category recognized under a state building code established under ORS 455.030, disaggregated by category. [2023 c.540 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.547 - Assistance, grants and gifts to department for housing purposes.

The Housing and Community Services Department may accept assistance, grants and gifts, in the form of money, land, services or any other thing of value from the United States or any of its agencies, or from other persons, for any of the purposes contemplated by Article XI-I(2) of the Oregon Constitution and by ORS 456.515 to 456.725 and ORS chapter 458. Unless enjoined by the terms and conditions of any such gift or grant, the department may convert the same or any of them into money through sale or other disposal thereof. [1977 c.485 §9; 1995 c.79 §243]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.561 - Loans, grants and funding awards; review.

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department may effect loans, grants and other funding awards to accomplish department housing programs, subject to any requirement under this section for review and approval by the Oregon Housing Stability Council of proposals for loans, grants or other funding awards.
(2) The department shall submit a loan, grant or other funding award proposal arising under ORS 456.515 to 456.725 programs to the council for review if the proposal is for:
(a) A housing loan on property that has a purchase price in excess of an applicable threshold property purchase price established by rule under ORS 456.555 (10); or
(b) A housing grant or other housing funding award in excess of an applicable threshold amount established by rule under ORS 456.555 (11).
(3) The council shall review each loan, grant or other funding award proposal submitted by the department under this section and approve or disapprove the loan, grant or other funding award proposal.
(4) Council review of loan, grant or other funding award proposals under this section shall be held at a public hearing of the council. The council meeting notice required by ORS 192.640 shall include notice of the loan, grant or other funding award proposal review, the names of the applicants and the subject of the loan, grant or funding award proposal. The council shall provide notice of a loan, grant or other funding award proposal review to the loan, grant or other funding award applicant not less than five days before the review hearing. [2005 c.74 §2; 2009 c.61 §2; 2015 c.180 §8; 2021 c.448 §6]
Note:
456.561 was added to and made a part of 456.515 to 456.725 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.562 - Department intellectual property; fees.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Intellectual property" means computer programs, software, software tools and data.
(b) "Person" means a person as defined in ORS 174.100, a federal, state or local government body, a Native American tribe or an agent or representative of a tribe.
(2) Subject to any superior patent rights or copyrights, the Housing and Community Services Department may license, share or otherwise provide for the use by a person of intellectual property acquired or developed by the department.
(3) Except as provided in this subsection, the department may charge reasonable fees for licensing, sharing or otherwise providing for the use of intellectual property under subsection (2) of this section. The department may not charge a fee under this subsection to a federal, state or local government body. Moneys from the fees are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of acquiring, developing or providing for the use of intellectual property.
(4) The department may take actions that the department deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the authority granted under this section, including but not limited to applying for patents or copyright registration to perfect or preserve the department’s rights in intellectual property.
(5) ORS 291.042 does not apply to intellectual property or fees described in this section. [2003 c.605 §1]
Note:
456.562 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 456 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.565 - Powers of director.

The Director of the Housing and Community Services Department, in addition to the director’s other powers, shall have the power, subject to the applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law, to appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the Housing and Community Services Department and prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. [1991 c.739 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.567 - Oregon Housing Stability Council; appointment; term; officers; compensation; staff; budget duties.

(1) The Oregon Housing Stability Council is established. The council shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate under ORS 171.562 and 171.565. In appointing members, the Governor shall seek to appoint persons from all geographic regions of the state and with expertise in housing programs and related services to persons experiencing poverty.
(2) The term of office of each member is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to be immediately effective for the unexpired term.
(3) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson of the council.
(4) The members of the council are entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
(5) The Director of the Housing and Community Services Department shall provide clerical and other necessary support services to the council.
(6) The council shall advise the Housing and Community Services Department regarding the department’s biennial budget proposal prior to its submittal to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. [Formerly 456.590; 1987 c.414 §16; 1989 c.307 §4; 1991 c.739 §5; 2015 c.180 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.569 - Authority of Housing and Community Services Department to require fingerprints.

For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195, the Housing and Community Services Department may require the fingerprints of a person who:
(1)(a) Is employed or applying for employment by the department; or
(b) Provides services or seeks to provide services to the department as a contractor, vendor or volunteer; and
(2) Is, or will be, working or providing services in a position:
(a) In which the person is providing information technology services and has control over, or access to, information technology systems that would allow the person to harm the information technology systems or the information contained in the systems;
(b) In which the person has access to information that state or federal laws, rules or regulations prohibit disclosing or define as confidential;
(c) That has payroll functions or in which the person has responsibility for receiving, receipting or depositing money or negotiable instruments, for billing, collections or other financial transactions or for purchasing or selling property or has access to property held in trust or to private property in the temporary custody of the state;
(d) That has mailroom duties as a primary duty or job function;
(e) In which the person has responsibility for auditing the department or other business entities;
(f) That has personnel or human resources functions as a primary responsibility;
(g) In which the person has access to Social Security numbers, dates of birth or criminal background information of employees or members of the public; or
(h) In which the person has access to tax or financial information about individuals or business entities or processes tax credits. [2007 c.619 §7]
Note:
456.569 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 456 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.572 - State housing plan; contents; annual update.

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall develop a comprehensive state plan for responding to the needs of very low income, low income and moderate income Oregonians for housing and services, with the goal of providing affordable housing. The department shall ensure that the development, annual updating and implementation of the state housing plan involve substantial interagency coordination among appropriate federal, state and local entities. The department shall provide the Oregon Housing Stability Council with adequate opportunity to review and provide input on the state housing plan to the department prior to the development, annual updating and implementation of the state housing plan.
(2) The state housing plan shall contain, at a minimum:
(a) Information on market and inventory conditions including, but not limited to, population trends, household composition, housing conditions and an inventory of assisted housing and public housing;
(b) A needs assessment that summarizes data on the housing needs of homeless and income-eligible families and includes a five-year projection;
(c) Strategies for a five-year period based upon a review of need and conditions including, but not limited to, investment priorities, local and state policies, local institutional structure and local activities for public housing resident management and ownership;
(d) A review of resources including, but not limited to, private, federal and nonfederal resources, tax credits and a summary table of anticipated funding from each federal program and any state or local resources available to meet matching requirements;
(e) A plan for coordination of resources reviewed under paragraph (d) of this subsection; and
(f) An implementation program translating the five-year strategy and resource review into plans and goals for the number of families to be assisted each year, specifying plans for homeless assistance and setting forth details on monitoring, fair housing and relocation.
(3) Before issuing the state housing plan, and before each annual update of that plan, the Housing and Community Services Department shall hold at least one public hearing to receive comments from public and private interests. [1991 c.600 §3; 2015 c.180 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.578 - Use of funds; petty cash fund.

(1) Subject to other applicable laws and agreements entered into with bondholders, amounts received by, or appropriated to, the Housing and Community Services Department may be applied to funds and accounts as the Director of the Housing and Community Services Department determines necessary or appropriate for the payment of expenses of programs administered by the department and to provide reserves against losses and security for bonds. All amounts deposited in the funds or accounts administered by the department under ORS 456.515 to 456.725 and ORS chapter 458, are continuously appropriated for the purposes of ORS 456.515 to 456.725 and ORS chapter 458.
(2) The Housing and Community Services Department may establish and maintain a petty cash fund, in an amount not to exceed $300, for the purpose of paying minor incidental expenses in the administration of the department. [1979 c.327 §25; subsection (2) enacted as 1993 c.512 §7; 1995 c.79 §248; 2001 c.738 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 456 - Housing › Section 456.579 - Manufactured Dwelling Parks Account; restrictions; other moneys.

(1) There is established separate and distinct from the General Fund an account to be known as the Manufactured Dwelling Parks Account. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Housing and Community Services Department for the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities imposed upon the department under ORS 90.800 to 90.850 and 456.581 and this section. Interest earned on the account is credited to the account.
(2) Except for loans provided in ORS 90.840, moneys in the account described in subsection (1) of this section may not be connected to or commingled in any way with the moneys in the Housing Finance Fund established in ORS 456.720.
(3) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 90.800 to 90.850 and 456.581 and this section, the department may seek moneys from any lawful source. Moneys obtained by the department pursuant to this subsection must be credited to the account. [1989 c.919 §4; 1995 c.559 §55; 2007 c.217 §4; 2014 c.89 §14; 2017 c.315 §32; 2019 c.595 §15; 2023 c.193 §23]