1194.81
. Domestic incorporated insurers may invest in notes or
bonds secured by a mortgage or other first lien upon unencumbered
real property meeting the criteria of subdivision (e), if the secured
obligation meets the conditions of subdivisions (a) and (b), as
follows:
(a) There exists no condition or right of reentry or of forfeiture
under which the lien can be cut off, subordinated, or otherwise
disturbed.
(b) The secured obligation satisfies the conditions of paragraph
(1), (2), (3), or (4), as follows:
(1) The principal so loaned or the entire note or bond issue so
secured, plus the amount of the liens of any public bond, assessment,
or tax assessed upon the property loaned upon, does not exceed 80
percent of the market value of that real property, together with
improvements which are taken as security at the date of investment.
(2) Where the loan is insured by an admitted mortgage guaranty
insurer conforming to the provisions of Chapter 2A (commencing with
Section 12640.01) of Part 6 of Division 2, the unguaranteed portion
of the loan, plus the amount of the liens of any public bond,
assessment, or tax assessed upon the property loaned upon, does not
exceed 80 percent of the market value of that real property, together
with improvements which are taken as security at the date of
investment.
(3) Where the loan is made or the notes or bonds are issued for a
building loan on real property, the principal so loaned, or the
entire outstanding notes or bonds so issued, plus the amount of the
lien of any public bond, assessment, or tax assessed upon the
property loaned upon, at no time exceeds 80 percent of the market
value of the real property together with the actual cost of the
improvements thereon taken as security.
(4) Where the loan is secured by a first mortgage or other first
lien upon real property primarily improved with a residential
building, or buildings, which for the purposes of this paragraph
includes a condominium unit, designed for occupancy by not more than
four families, the terms of the loan provide for monthly payments of
principal and interest sufficient to effect full repayment of the
loan within the remaining useful life of the building as estimated in
the appraisal for the loan, or 40 years, whichever is less, and the
principal so loaned or the entire note or bond issue so secured, plus
the amount of the liens of any public bond, assessment, or tax
assessed upon the property loaned, does not exceed 90 percent of the
market value of that real property, or of that real property together
with improvements which are taken as security on the date of
investment.
(c) Real property is not encumbered within the meaning of this
section if subject only to one or more of the following:
(1) The lien of taxes and assessments not delinquent at the time
of investment.
(2) The lien for delinquent taxes or assessments delinquent at the
time of investment, which are being contested by any legal
proceedings, if indemnity has been given pursuant to the indenture
under which the bonds and notes are issued, or otherwise, for the
payment of any amount which may be found to be due upon the final
adjudication of that contest.
(3) The lien of taxes and assessments becoming delinquent
subsequent to the time of investment.
(4) Outstanding mineral, oil or timber rights.
(5) Easements or rights-of-way.
(6) Sewer rights.
(7) Rights in walls.
(8) Building restrictions or other restrictive covenants, or
conditions or regulations of use, or leases under which rents or
profits are reserved to the owner.
(d) For the purposes of this section, delinquent taxes funded on
any deferred payment plan shall be deemed delinquent.
(e) Only real property meeting the following criteria of paragraph
(1), (2), or (3) may secure notes or bonds eligible for investment
under this section:
(1) There is an improvement on the real property with a value that
is substantial in relation to the total value of the property.
(2) There is no improvement on the real property, but the funds
loaned on account of the secured obligation, which meets the criteria
of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), are used to construct an
improvement on real property and the value of the improvement
constructed on the real property is at all times substantial in
relation to the amount of the construction loan funds advanced by the
insurer and drawn down by or on account of the borrower.
(3) There is no improvement on the real property, but the property
is revenue producing and is used primarily as agricultural,
horticultural, farm, or ranch property.
(4) There is no improvement on the real property, but the note or
bond secured by that real property is held in conjunction with
another note or bond held by the insurer that is secured by other
real property on which there exists a substantial improvement.
However, the value of the unimproved real property may not exceed 20
percent of the total value of all real property taken as security for
all those notes or bonds.