Section 33760.5 - Financing for residential construction of multifamily rental units outside of redevelopment project area(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 33760, agencies which operate within a jurisdiction, the population of which is in excess of 600,000 persons, as determined by the Department of Finance, may additionally provide financing for residential construction of multifamily rental units outside of a redevelopment project area as set forth in and subject to the limitations of this section.(b) Within its territorial jurisdiction, an agency may determine the location and character of any residential construction to be financed under this chapter and may make mortgage or construction loans to participating parties through qualified mortgage lenders, or purchase mortgage or construction loans without premium made by qualified mortgage lenders to participating parties for financing residential construction of multifamily rental units.(c) Not less than 20 percent (15 percent in target areas) of the units in each project financed pursuant to this section shall be occupied by, or made available to, individuals of low and moderate income, as defined in Section 103(b)(12)(C) of Title 26 of the United States Code. If the sponsor elects to establish a base rent for units reserved for lower income households, the base rents shall be adjusted for household size, as determined pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f), or its successor, for a family of one person in the case of a studio unit, two persons in the case of a one-bedroom unit, three persons in the case of a two-bedroom unit, four persons in the case of a three-bedroom unit, and five persons in the case of a four-bedroom unit.(d) Not less than one-half of the low- and moderate-income units described in subdivision (c) shall be occupied by, or made available to, very low income households, as defined in Section 50105. The rental payments for those units paid by the persons occupying the units (excluding any supplemental rental assistance from the state, the federal government, or any other public agency to those persons or on behalf of those units) shall not exceed the amount derived by multiplying 30 percent times 50 percent of the median adjusted gross income for the area, adjusted for family size, as determined pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f), or its successor, for a family of one person in the case of a studio unit, two persons in the case of a one-bedroom unit, three persons in the case of a two-bedroom unit, four persons in the case of a three-bedroom unit, and five persons in the case of a four-bedroom unit.(e) No agency may issue any bonds on or after January 1, 1986, until the information required to be filed pursuant to Section 8855.5 of the Government Code has been filed with the California Debt Advisory Commission and the Treasurer certifies to the Legislature that the agency has filed that information.(f) Units required to be reserved for occupancy by subdivisions (c) and (d) and financed with the proceeds of bonds issued on or after January 1, 1986, shall remain occupied by, or made available to, those persons until the bonds are retired.(g) This section shall become operative January 1, 1996.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 33760.5
Amended (as amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 324) by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1440, Sec. 3. Note: Subdivision (g) (inserted by this amendment) made this section inoperative from Jan. 1, 1991, until Jan. 1, 1996, during temporary operation of the Section 33760.5 added by Sec. 4 of Ch. 1440.