Cal. Code Regs. tit. 25 § 8312

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 8312 - Developer Fee
(a) For Projects not utilizing low income housing tax credits, Developer Fee shall not exceed the amount calculated in accordance with subsections (1), (2) or (3) below. The per unit amounts will be adjusted in thousand dollar increments in accordance with changes in the CPI when, following the year 2016, the CPI has indicated the next full thousand dollar increment has been reached.
(1) For new construction Projects and Projects where the contract for the rehabilitation work equals or exceeds $35,000 per Unit:
(A) For the first 30 Units, $26,000 per Unit.
(B) For each Unit in excess of 30, $10,500 per Unit.
(2) For other Projects involving acquisition and rehabilitation where the contract amount for the rehabilitation work, excluding contractor profit and overhead, equals or exceeds $10,500 per Unit and is less than $35,000 per Unit:
(A) For the first 30 Units, $12,000 per Unit.
(B) For each Unit in excess of 30, $5,500 per Unit.
(3) For all other Projects, $2,000 per Unit.
(b) For Projects utilizing 9% competitive low income housing tax credits, Developer Fee payments shall not exceed the amount that may be included in project costs pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 4, Section 10327.
(c) For Projects utilizing 4% percent tax credits, Developer Fee payments shall not exceed the lesser of $3,500,000 or the sum of:
(1) the amount that could be included in project costs pursuant to Title 4, California Code of Regulations, Section 10327 if the project was receiving 9% competitive credits; plus
(2) any remaining deferred Developer Fee (payable exclusively from operating income) that is allowed in eligible basis under Title 4, California Code of Regulations, Section 10327 of the TCAC regulations.

(Subsection (c) limits Developer Fee paid from development funding sources.)

(d) The dollar value of any capital contribution of funds or real property made by the Sponsor or an affiliate, as approved by the Department, for Project development costs shall increase the Developer Fee limit by the dollar value of the capital contribution.
(e) The limits set forth in this section shall apply to each Project pursuant to the terms of a program standard agreement, as memorialized in Department loan or grant documents entered into pursuant thereto (the "Original Award"). For any future work performed for the benefit of the Project, to the extent such work was not captured, set forth, or otherwise contemplated in any of the legal documents memorializing terms related to the Original Award, the fees for such new developer work benefiting the Project shall be recalculated in accordance with this section, treating that new work as if it were a separate project.
(f) For projects where less than 25 percent of total units are counted in the determination of maximum Department loan or grant amounts, the Department may defer to the limits on Developer Fees applicable to other public agency project funding sources, to the extent it deems necessary to attract sufficient applications to utilize available Department funding.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 8312

1. New section filed 9-29-2003; operative 9-29-2003 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 40).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 11-8-2017; operative 11-15-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 45).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 50406(n), 50517.5(a)(1), 50517.5(a)(3), 50675.1(d), 50675.11, 50896.1(a) and 50896.3(b), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 50517.5(a)(1), 50517.5(c)(2), 50517.5(e)(2), 50675.5(b)(5), 50675.8(a)(5) and 50896.1(a), Health and Safety Code.

1. New section filed 9-29-2003; operative 9-29-2003 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2003, No. 40).
2. Amendment of section and Note filed 11-8-2017; operative 11/15/2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 45).