Section 50563 Of Chapter 3.9. Portfolio Restructuring From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 31. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3.9.
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. (a) Sections 50560 and 50562 shall apply to the
restructuring of loans for group homes, except as modified in this
section.
(b) The department may approve an extension of a department loan
at the end of the current loan term to an existing owner of a group
home, or the reinstatement of a qualifying unpaid matured loan to an
existing owner of a group home, as long as the group home is being
operated in a manner consistent with the regulatory agreement and the
group home requires an extension in order to operate in a manner
consistent with this chapter. The extension may be for a period of no
less than 10 years and up to 30 years.
(c) The guidelines adopted by the department pursuant to
subdivision (h) of Section 50560 may simplify requirements as
appropriate to group homes and may include a limitation on occupancy
of vacant units or rooms to extremely low-income households, rent
limitations appropriate to required income levels, requirements that
property be maintained, financial reporting, and other provisions as
determined necessary by the department.
(d) Loan terms contained in the existing promissory note shall
apply during the period of the loan extension. All unpaid principal
and interest shall be due at the end of the extension. However, the
department may require periodic payments of principal or interest, or
both, during the extension period. If the borrower repays the loan
prior to the end of the extension, regulatory requirements shall be
removed. As necessary to generate sufficient revenue to cover the
cost of processing loan transactions and long-term monitoring of
program requirements, the department may also assess loan processing
and monitoring fees. This subdivision shall not authorize a rent
increase that exceeds 30 percent of the household's actual income,
based upon the most recent income certification.
(e) Rent increases for tenants living in assisted units at the
time of restructuring pursuant to this chapter shall be limited as
follows:
(1) For existing tenants with incomes not exceeding 30 percent of
area median income, rent increases shall be limited to 5 percent per
year until rents reach the levels for targeted income levels
specified in the regulatory agreement.
(2) For existing tenants with incomes exceeding 30 percent of area
median income, rent increases shall be limited to 10 percent per
year until rents reach the levels for targeted income levels
specified in the regulatory agreement.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter
that the department shall manage its reserves for the original Rental
Housing Construction Program in a manner that will allow for the
continuation of benefits to current low-income tenants for the
longest period of time possible up to the term of the original
regulatory agreement or the depletion of the annuity funds.
Accordingly, rent subsidies shall be continued only for units
occupied by lower income tenants who were in residence at the time of
the extension authorized under this section and rents for those
households shall be increased to 30 percent of household income.