Section 52053.5 Of Chapter 5. Miscellaneous Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 31. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 5.
52053.5
. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 52053 or any of
the limitations of this part:
(a) A charter city having seven community development districts
established for purposes of Section 105(a)(8) of Public Law 93-383,
as amended, and which, prior to February 1, 1980, issued revenue
bonds to finance mortgage loans on homes, may issue not more than
thirty-three million dollars ($33,000,000) of additional revenue
bonds pursuant to local ordinance to make or purchase mortgage loans
on homes as defined in Section 52012, subject to the following
conditions:
(1) For mortgage loans on homes located within such a community
development district, the income of a purchaser shall not exceed 150
percent of the median income within the city.
(2) For a home located outside of a community development
district, the income of a purchaser shall not exceed 120 percent of
the city's area median income.
(3) The maximum loan amount for homes undergoing rehabilitation in
connection with financing pursuant to this subdivision shall not
exceed the median purchase price of a home in the city.
(b) A city and county may issue not more than sixty million
dollars ($60,000,000) of revenue bonds pursuant to local ordinance
for the purpose of financing the purchase of residential housing
units under the following conditions:
(1) The proceeds of the bonds will be used in combination with
subsidy moneys made available through grant programs such as the
Urban Development Action Grant, the Community Development Block Grant
or other federal, state, local, or private moneys to finance the
purchase of residential housing under an ownership or financing
arrangement which provides for the sharing of equity appreciation
between one or more occupants of each property and the city and
county (or an entity acting on its behalf).
(2) The revenue bonds and subsidy moneys shall provide for the
following:
(A) At least 50 percent of the participants of the program shall
be lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5, unless
after the date six months after the date of issuance of the bonds the
city and county makes a written finding that this requirement cannot
be achieved in spite of the diligent efforts of the city and county
and because of the limited availability of subsidy moneys, in which
case at least 25 percent of the participants of the program shall be
lower-income households.
(B) In no case shall participants of the program be persons and
families whose incomes are more than 150 percent of the area medium
income.
(C) Not less than 30 percent of the residential housing units
financed pursuant to this subdivision shall be units where the
participant in the program is the first occupant or units which are
being substantially rehabilitated. As used in this subparagraph,
"substantial rehabilitation" means rehabilitation in which the costs
of rehabilitation equal or exceed 20 percent of the value of the
structure after rehabilitation.
However, the requirements of this paragraph may be modified by the
city and county, as necessary to meet the conditions of approval of
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, bonds issued
pursuant to this section shall be legal investments for all trust
funds, insurance companies, savings and loan associations, investment
companies and banks, both savings and commercial, and shall be legal
investments for executors, administrators, trustees and all other
fiduciaries. Such bonds shall be legal investments for state school
funds and for any funds which may be invested in county, municipal,
or school district bonds, and such bonds shall be deemed to be
securities which may properly and legally be deposited with, and
received by, any state or municipal officer or by any agency or
political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the
deposit of bonds or obligations of the state is now, or may hereafter
be authorized by law, including deposits to secure public funds.
(d) It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this
section to change the provisions of this part, but only to continue
programs relating to the goals of this part and to prevent loss of
commitments for Urban Development Action Grants.