Section 50530.5 Of Chapter 3.5. Predevelopment Loans From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 31. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3.5.
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. As used in this chapter:
(a) "Housing" includes, but is not limited to, manufactured
housing.
(b) "Predevelopment loan" means a loan for required expenses,
other than administrative and construction, which are incurred by
eligible sponsors in the process of, and prior to, securing long-term
financing for construction, conversion, preservation, or
rehabilitation of assisted housing, and which are recoverable once
long-term financing is obtained. The purposes for which
predevelopment loans may be made include, but are not limited to, the
costs of, or the costs associated with, land purchase or options to
buy land; options or deposits to buy or preserve existing
government-assisted rental housing for the purpose of preserving the
affordability of the units; professional services such as
architectural, engineering, or legal services; permit or application
fees; and bonding, site preparation, related water or sewer
development, or material expenses. In addition, the loans may be made
for the purpose of extending the time for exercising an option or
extending the time period for repayment of an advance previously
obtained. These loan funds may be deposited in banks as compensating
balances to establish lines of credit for participating nonprofit
corporations.
(c) "Fund" means the Predevelopment Loan Fund which is replenished
continuously by repayments of principal on loans made from the fund.
(d) "Land purchase loan" means a loan for the costs incurred by an
eligible sponsor in obtaining an option on, or purchasing suitable
land for, the future development of assisted housing, including, but
not limited to, costs associated with transfer of title, appraisals,
payment of property taxes, surveys, and necessary maintenance of the
land.
(e) "Eligible sponsors" means local governmental agencies,
nonprofit corporations, including cooperative housing corporations,
limited liability companies where all of the members are nonprofit
public benefit corporations, and limited partnerships, as defined in
subdivision (f).
(f) "Limited partnerships" means limited partnerships where all of
the general partners are either nonprofit public benefit
corporations, limited liability companies where all of the members
are nonprofit public benefit corporations, or a combination of
nonprofit public benefit corporations and limited liability companies
where all of the members are nonprofit public benefit corporations.