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CALIFORNIA STATUTES AND CODES
SECTIONS 50780-50786.5
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 50780-50786.5
50780. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) That manufactured housing and mobilehome parks provide a significant source of homeownership for California residents, but increasing costs of mobilehome park development and construction, combined with the costs of manufactured housing, the costs of financing and operating these parks, the low vacancy rates, and the pressures to convert mobilehome parks to other uses increasingly render mobilehome park living unaffordable, particularly to those residents most in need of affordable housing. (2) That state government can play an important role in addressing the problems confronted by mobilehome park residents by providing supplemental financing that makes it possible for mobilehome park residents to acquire the mobilehome parks in which they reside and convert them to resident ownership. (3) That a significant number of older mobilehome parks exist in California, the residents of which may collectively lack the experience or other qualifications necessary to successfully own and operate their parks; that these parks provide low-cost housing for their residents that would be difficult to replace if the parks were converted to other uses; that these parks are more likely than other parks to be threatened by physical deterioration or conversion to other uses; and that it is, therefore, appropriate to use the resources of the fund pursuant to this chapter to transfer these parks to ownership by qualified nonprofit housing sponsors or by local public entities for the purpose of preserving them as affordable housing. (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to encourage and facilitate the conversion of mobilehome parks to resident ownership or ownership by qualified nonprofit housing sponsors or by local public entities, to protect low-income mobilehome park residents from both physical and economic displacement, to obtain a high level of private and other public financing for mobilehome park conversions, and to help establish acceptance for resident-owned, nonprofit-owned, and government-owned mobilehome parks in the private market. 50781. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions given in this section shall control construction of this chapter: (a) "Affordable" means that, where feasible, low-income residents should not pay more than 30 percent of their monthly income for housing costs. (b) "Conversion costs" includes the cost of acquiring the mobilehome park, the costs of planning and processing the conversion, the costs of any needed repairs or rehabilitation, and any expenditures required by a governmental agency or lender for the project. (c) "Department" means the Department of Housing and Community Development. (d) "Fund" means the Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund created pursuant to Section 50782. (e) "Housing costs" means the total cost of owning, occupying, and maintaining a mobilehome and a lot or space in a mobilehome park. The department's regulations shall specify the factors included in these costs and may, for the purposes of calculating affordability, establish reasonable allowances. (f) "Individual interest in a mobilehome park" means any interest that is fee ownership or a lesser interest that entitles the holder to occupy a lot or space in a mobilehome park for a period of not less than either 15 years or the life of the holder. Individual interests in a mobilehome park include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Ownership of a lot or space in a mobilehome park or subdivision. (2) A membership or shares in a stock cooperative, as defined in Section 11003.2 of the Business and Professions Code, or a limited equity housing cooperative, as defined in Section 33007.5 of this code. (3) Membership in a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation that owns, operates, or owns and operates the mobilehome park. (g) "Low-income resident" means an individual or household that is a lower income household, as defined in Section 50079.5. However, personal assets shall not be considered in the calculation of income, except to the extent that they actually generate income. (h) "Low-income spaces" means those spaces in a mobilehome park operated by a resident organization, a qualified nonprofit housing sponsor, or a local public entity that are occupied by low-income residents. (i) "Mobilehome park" means a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 18214, or a manufactured home subdivision created by the conversion of a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 18214, including a senior park, to resident ownership or ownership by a qualified nonprofit housing sponsor or local public entity. (j) "Program" means the Mobilehome Park Resident Ownership Program. (k) "Qualified nonprofit housing sponsor" means a nonprofit public benefit corporation, as defined in Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of the Corporations Code, that (1) has received its tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, (2) is not affiliated with or controlled by a for-profit organization or individual, (3) has extensive experience with the development and operation of publicly subsidized affordable housing, (4) the department determines is qualified by experience and capability to own and operate a mobilehome park that provides housing affordable to low-income households, and (5) has formal arrangements for ensuring resident participation or input in the management of the park that may include, but not be limited to, membership on the board of directors. "Qualified nonprofit housing sponsor" also means a limited partnership where all of the general partners are nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporations that meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive. (l) "Resident organization" means a group of mobilehome park residents who have formed a nonprofit corporation, cooperative corporation, or other entity or organization for the purpose of acquiring the mobilehome park in which they reside and converting the mobilehome park to resident ownership. The membership of a resident organization shall include at least two-thirds of the households residing in the mobilehome park, or in each park of a combination of parks where the residents of two or more parks combine to form a single resident organization. The two-thirds of households in the resident organization at the time of funding the park need not be the same households that were residing in the park when the application for assistance was submitted to the department. A household's membership in the resident organization when the application was submitted to the department shall not be a requirement for that household to receive a loan or assistance under this chapter. (m) "Resident ownership" means, depending on the context, either the ownership by a resident organization of an interest in a mobilehome park that entitles the resident organization to control the operations of the mobilehome park for a term of no less than 15 years, or the ownership of individual interests in a mobilehome park, or both. 50782. (a) The Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code or any other law, is continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of providing loans pursuant to this chapter and for related administrative costs of the department. Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, any moneys received by the department pursuant to this chapter, and any other sources, repayments, interest, or new appropriations, shall be deposited in the fund. Except as described in subdivision (b), moneys in the fund shall not be subject to transfer to any other fund pursuant to any provision of Part 2 (commencing with Section 16300) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except the Surplus Money Investment Fund. The department may require the transfer of moneys in the fund to the Surplus Money Investment Fund for investment pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest, dividends, and pecuniary gains from the investments shall accrue to the fund. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the moneys in the Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund for loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381 of the Government Code. However, interest shall be paid on all moneys loaned to the General Fund from the Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund. Interest payable shall be computed at a rate determined by the Pooled Money Investment Board to be the current earning rate of the fund from which loaned. This subdivision does not authorize any transfer that will interfere with the carrying out of the object for which the Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund was created. 50783. (a) The department may make loans from the fund to resident organizations for the purpose of financing mobilehome park conversion costs. (b) Loans provided pursuant to this section shall be for a term of no more than three years and shall bear interest at a rate of 3 percent per annum. (c) Loans provided pursuant to this section shall be for the minimum amount necessary to enable a resident organization to acquire and convert the mobilehome park. To the extent possible, the loan amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the approved conversion costs. However, the loan amount may be for up to 95 percent of the approved conversion costs attributable to the low-income households in the park when approved by the department. (d) The department may grant approval to exceed 50 percent of the approved conversion costs only where both of the following are demonstrated: (1) That the applicant has made an effort to secure additional funds from other sources and these funds are not available. (2) That the project would not be feasible, as determined by the department, without a waiver of the 50 percent financing limitation. (e) The total secured debt in a superior position to the department's loan plus the department's loan shall not exceed the value of the collateral securing the loan. 50784. (a) The department may make loans from the fund to (1) individual low-income residents of mobilehome parks that have converted to resident ownership, (2) resident organizations that have converted or plan to convert a mobilehome park to resident ownership, or (3) qualified nonprofit housing sponsors or local public entities that plan to acquire a mobilehome park, provided that no less than 30 percent of the spaces in the park are for occupancy by manufactured homes owned by low-income residents. The purpose of providing loans pursuant to this section is to reduce the monthly housing costs for low-income residents to an affordable level. (b) (1) Any mobilehome park purchased by a local public entity with a loan pursuant to this section shall be transferred to a nonprofit housing sponsor or resident organization that has converted, or plans to convert, the park to resident ownership no later than three years from the date of loan closing, with all obligations under the loan assumed by the nonprofit organization or resident organization. (2) If a local public entity has made a good faith effort, but has not been able, to transfer the park by the end of the three-year period, the entity may apply to the department for an additional three-year extension. Upon a determination by the department that the local public entity has made a good faith effort to transfer the park in accordance with paragraph (1), it shall have an additional three years from the expiration date of the first three-year period to consummate the transfer. The three-year extension shall only be granted once by the department for each loan to a local public entity. (3) Where a local public entity fails to make a good faith effort to transfer the park within the first three-year period, as determined by the department, or fails to transfer the park by the expiration date of the extended three-year period, it shall repay the loan in full to the department. (c) Loans provided pursuant to this section shall be for a term of no more than 30 years and shall bear interest at a rate of 3 percent per annum. (d) The department may establish flexible repayment terms for loans provided pursuant to this section if the terms are necessary to reduce the monthly housing costs for low-income residents to an affordable level, and do not represent an unacceptable risk to the security of the fund. Flexible repayment terms may include, but are not limited to, graduated payment schedules with negative amortization. (e) Loans provided to low-income residents pursuant to this section shall be for the minimum amount necessary to reduce the borrower's monthly housing costs to an affordable level. All of the following shall apply to loans to finance individual interests pursuant to this section: (1) To the extent possible, loan amounts shall not exceed 50 percent of the acquisition costs of the individual interests in the mobilehome parks. However, the loan amounts may be for up to 100 percent of the acquisition costs of the individual interests in the mobilehome parks when approved by the department. (2) The department may grant approval to exceed 50 percent of the acquisition costs of the individual interests only where both of the following are demonstrated: (A) That the low-income resident has made an effort to secure additional funding from other sources and these funds are not available. (B) That the low-income resident would be unable to purchase an individual interest without a waiver of the 50 percent financing limitation. (3) The total indebtedness of the loan provided pursuant to this section plus any senior debt upon individual interests may not exceed 100 percent of the value of the collateral securing the loan, plus the amount of costs incidentally, but directly, related to the acquisition. (f) Loans provided to resident organizations, qualified nonprofit housing sponsors, or local public entities pursuant to this section shall be for the minimum amount necessary to reduce the monthly housing costs of low-income residents to an affordable level. All of the following shall apply to loans made to resident organizations, qualified nonprofit housing sponsors, or local public entities pursuant to this section: (1) To the extent possible, loan amounts shall not exceed 50 percent of the conversion costs attributable to the low-income spaces. However, the loan amounts may be for up to 95 percent of the conversion costs attributable to the low-income spaces when approved by the department. (2) The department may grant approval to exceed 50 percent of the conversion costs attributable to low-income spaces only where both of the following are demonstrated: (A) That the applicant has made an effort to secure additional funds from other sources and these funds are not available. (B) That the project would not be feasible as determined by the department without a waiver of the 50 percent financing limitation. (3) The total secured debt in a superior position to the department's loan plus the department's loan shall not exceed the value of the collateral securing the loan plus the amount of costs incidentally, but directly, related to the acquisition and, if applicable, rehabilitation of the park. (g) Funds provided pursuant to this section shall not be used to (1) assist residents who are not of low income, (2) reduce monthly housing costs for low-income residents to less than 30 percent of their monthly income, or (3) facilitate the purchase of a park by a qualified nonprofit corporation or local public entity from a public entity that had acquired the park prior to the commitment of the loan from the program. (h) Subject to the restrictions of this subdivision, funds provided pursuant to this section may be used to finance the costs of relocating a mobilehome park to a more suitable site within the same jurisdiction if the department determines that the cost of the relocation, including any and all relocation costs to the affected households, is a more prudent expenditure of funds than the costs of needed or repetitive repairs to the existing park. Funds provided pursuant to this section shall not be used to relieve a park owner of any responsibility for covering the costs of mitigating the impacts of a park closure as may be provided for by local ordinance or pursuant to Section 65863.7 or 66427.4 of the Government Code. 50785. (a) In determining the eligibility for and amount of loans pursuant to Sections 50783 and 50784, the department shall take into consideration, among other factors, all of the following: (1) The reasonableness of the conversion costs relating to repairs, rehabilitation, construction, or other costs. (2) Any administrative and security factors affecting the department's program operation and administration. (3) Whether or not the projects complement the implementation of a local housing program to preserve or increase the supply of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. (4) Whether or not state funds are utilized in the most efficient and effective manner. (5) In the case of a loan to a qualified nonprofit housing sponsor or to a local public entity, evidence of resident participation in the conversion and management of the park, in the form of either resident participation on the board of directors of the entity that acquires ownership of the park, or the establishment of, and consultation with, a permanent resident advisory board. (b) To the extent consistent with requests for assistance, the department shall allocate funds available for the purposes of this chapter throughout the state in accordance with identified housing needs, including seeking to allocate not less than 20 percent to rural areas. 50786. (a) The department shall adopt regulations for the administration and implementation of this chapter. (b) The department shall obtain the best available security for loans made pursuant to this chapter. The security may include a note, deed of trust, assignment of lease, or other form of security on real or personal property which the department determines is adequate to protect the interests of the state. To the extent applicable, these documents and any regulatory provisions shall be recorded or referenced in a recorded document in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the mobilehome park is located. (c) The degree of continuing regulatory control with respect to park operations and resident loans exercised by the department in making loans pursuant to this chapter shall be commensurate with the level of financial assistance provided and in all cases shall be adequate to protect the state's security interest and ensure the accomplishment of the purposes of the program authorized by this chapter. The regulatory requirements shall be set forth in a regulatory agreement, deed of trust, or other lien, and any violation of these requirements shall be considered a violation of a security document. Where loans are made to a qualifying nonprofit housing sponsor or local public entity, a regulatory agreement shall be recorded against the mobilehome park. This regulatory agreement shall contain provisions limiting occupancy, rents, and park operation for the original loan term. The department may release individual spaces from the regulatory agreement only if they are purchased by residents who occupy them. (d) Before providing financing pursuant to this chapter, the department shall require provision of, and approve, at least all of the following: (1) Verification at the time of application and prior to funding that at least two-thirds of the households residing in the mobilehome park support the plans for acquisition and conversion of the park. (2) Verification that either no park residents shall be involuntarily displaced as a result of the park conversion or the impacts of the displacement shall be mitigated as required under state and local law. For purposes of this requirement, compliance with Section 66427.5 of the Government Code shall be conclusively presumed to have mitigated economic displacement. (3) Verification that the conversion is consistent with local zoning and land use requirements, other applicable state and local laws, and regulations and ordinances. (4) Projected costs and sources of funds for all conversion activities. (5) Projected operating budget for the park during and after the conversion. (6) A management plan for the conversion and operation of the park. (7) If necessary, a relocation plan for residents not participating that is in compliance with Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (e) The department shall, to the greatest extent feasible, do all of the following: (1) Require participation by cities and counties in loan applications submitted pursuant to this chapter. (2) Contract with private lenders or local public entities to provide program administration and to service loans made pursuant to this chapter. (3) Give priority to applications for resident-owned parks. 50786.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, where a city, county, or other local governmental entity has acquired a mobilehome park for the purpose of converting the park to resident ownership, and the department has entered into a binding agreement for the commitment of funds to the project, the department shall not require that more than a simple majority of households residing in the park actually purchase, or have opened escrow to purchase, interests or spaces in the park as a condition of disbursement of funds for loans made pursuant to Section 50784 to qualified individual households.
SECTION 50780-50786.5
50780. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) That manufactured housing and mobilehome parks provide a significant source of homeownership for California residents, but increasing costs of mobilehome park development and construction, combined with the costs of manufactured housing, the costs of financing and operating these parks, the low vacancy rates, and the pressures to convert mobilehome parks to other uses increasingly render mobilehome park living unaffordable, particularly to those residents most in need of affordable housing. (2) That state government can play an important role in addressing the problems confronted by mobilehome park residents by providing supplemental financing that makes it possible for mobilehome park residents to acquire the mobilehome parks in which they reside and convert them to resident ownership. (3) That a significant number of older mobilehome parks exist in California, the residents of which may collectively lack the experience or other qualifications necessary to successfully own and operate their parks; that these parks provide low-cost housing for their residents that would be difficult to replace if the parks were converted to other uses; that these parks are more likely than other parks to be threatened by physical deterioration or conversion to other uses; and that it is, therefore, appropriate to use the resources of the fund pursuant to this chapter to transfer these parks to ownership by qualified nonprofit housing sponsors or by local public entities for the purpose of preserving them as affordable housing. (b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to encourage and facilitate the conversion of mobilehome parks to resident ownership or ownership by qualified nonprofit housing sponsors or by local public entities, to protect low-income mobilehome park residents from both physical and economic displacement, to obtain a high level of private and other public financing for mobilehome park conversions, and to help establish acceptance for resident-owned, nonprofit-owned, and government-owned mobilehome parks in the private market. 50781. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions given in this section shall control construction of this chapter: (a) "Affordable" means that, where feasible, low-income residents should not pay more than 30 percent of their monthly income for housing costs. (b) "Conversion costs" includes the cost of acquiring the mobilehome park, the costs of planning and processing the conversion, the costs of any needed repairs or rehabilitation, and any expenditures required by a governmental agency or lender for the project. (c) "Department" means the Department of Housing and Community Development. (d) "Fund" means the Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund created pursuant to Section 50782. (e) "Housing costs" means the total cost of owning, occupying, and maintaining a mobilehome and a lot or space in a mobilehome park. The department's regulations shall specify the factors included in these costs and may, for the purposes of calculating affordability, establish reasonable allowances. (f) "Individual interest in a mobilehome park" means any interest that is fee ownership or a lesser interest that entitles the holder to occupy a lot or space in a mobilehome park for a period of not less than either 15 years or the life of the holder. Individual interests in a mobilehome park include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Ownership of a lot or space in a mobilehome park or subdivision. (2) A membership or shares in a stock cooperative, as defined in Section 11003.2 of the Business and Professions Code, or a limited equity housing cooperative, as defined in Section 33007.5 of this code. (3) Membership in a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation that owns, operates, or owns and operates the mobilehome park. (g) "Low-income resident" means an individual or household that is a lower income household, as defined in Section 50079.5. However, personal assets shall not be considered in the calculation of income, except to the extent that they actually generate income. (h) "Low-income spaces" means those spaces in a mobilehome park operated by a resident organization, a qualified nonprofit housing sponsor, or a local public entity that are occupied by low-income residents. (i) "Mobilehome park" means a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 18214, or a manufactured home subdivision created by the conversion of a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 18214, including a senior park, to resident ownership or ownership by a qualified nonprofit housing sponsor or local public entity. (j) "Program" means the Mobilehome Park Resident Ownership Program. (k) "Qualified nonprofit housing sponsor" means a nonprofit public benefit corporation, as defined in Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of the Corporations Code, that (1) has received its tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, (2) is not affiliated with or controlled by a for-profit organization or individual, (3) has extensive experience with the development and operation of publicly subsidized affordable housing, (4) the department determines is qualified by experience and capability to own and operate a mobilehome park that provides housing affordable to low-income households, and (5) has formal arrangements for ensuring resident participation or input in the management of the park that may include, but not be limited to, membership on the board of directors. "Qualified nonprofit housing sponsor" also means a limited partnership where all of the general partners are nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporations that meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive. (l) "Resident organization" means a group of mobilehome park residents who have formed a nonprofit corporation, cooperative corporation, or other entity or organization for the purpose of acquiring the mobilehome park in which they reside and converting the mobilehome park to resident ownership. The membership of a resident organization shall include at least two-thirds of the households residing in the mobilehome park, or in each park of a combination of parks where the residents of two or more parks combine to form a single resident organization. The two-thirds of households in the resident organization at the time of funding the park need not be the same households that were residing in the park when the application for assistance was submitted to the department. A household's membership in the resident organization when the application was submitted to the department shall not be a requirement for that household to receive a loan or assistance under this chapter. (m) "Resident ownership" means, depending on the context, either the ownership by a resident organization of an interest in a mobilehome park that entitles the resident organization to control the operations of the mobilehome park for a term of no less than 15 years, or the ownership of individual interests in a mobilehome park, or both. 50782. (a) The Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code or any other law, is continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of providing loans pursuant to this chapter and for related administrative costs of the department. Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, any moneys received by the department pursuant to this chapter, and any other sources, repayments, interest, or new appropriations, shall be deposited in the fund. Except as described in subdivision (b), moneys in the fund shall not be subject to transfer to any other fund pursuant to any provision of Part 2 (commencing with Section 16300) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except the Surplus Money Investment Fund. The department may require the transfer of moneys in the fund to the Surplus Money Investment Fund for investment pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest, dividends, and pecuniary gains from the investments shall accrue to the fund. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the moneys in the Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund for loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381 of the Government Code. However, interest shall be paid on all moneys loaned to the General Fund from the Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund. Interest payable shall be computed at a rate determined by the Pooled Money Investment Board to be the current earning rate of the fund from which loaned. This subdivision does not authorize any transfer that will interfere with the carrying out of the object for which the Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund was created. 50783. (a) The department may make loans from the fund to resident organizations for the purpose of financing mobilehome park conversion costs. (b) Loans provided pursuant to this section shall be for a term of no more than three years and shall bear interest at a rate of 3 percent per annum. (c) Loans provided pursuant to this section shall be for the minimum amount necessary to enable a resident organization to acquire and convert the mobilehome park. To the extent possible, the loan amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the approved conversion costs. However, the loan amount may be for up to 95 percent of the approved conversion costs attributable to the low-income households in the park when approved by the department. (d) The department may grant approval to exceed 50 percent of the approved conversion costs only where both of the following are demonstrated: (1) That the applicant has made an effort to secure additional funds from other sources and these funds are not available. (2) That the project would not be feasible, as determined by the department, without a waiver of the 50 percent financing limitation. (e) The total secured debt in a superior position to the department's loan plus the department's loan shall not exceed the value of the collateral securing the loan. 50784. (a) The department may make loans from the fund to (1) individual low-income residents of mobilehome parks that have converted to resident ownership, (2) resident organizations that have converted or plan to convert a mobilehome park to resident ownership, or (3) qualified nonprofit housing sponsors or local public entities that plan to acquire a mobilehome park, provided that no less than 30 percent of the spaces in the park are for occupancy by manufactured homes owned by low-income residents. The purpose of providing loans pursuant to this section is to reduce the monthly housing costs for low-income residents to an affordable level. (b) (1) Any mobilehome park purchased by a local public entity with a loan pursuant to this section shall be transferred to a nonprofit housing sponsor or resident organization that has converted, or plans to convert, the park to resident ownership no later than three years from the date of loan closing, with all obligations under the loan assumed by the nonprofit organization or resident organization. (2) If a local public entity has made a good faith effort, but has not been able, to transfer the park by the end of the three-year period, the entity may apply to the department for an additional three-year extension. Upon a determination by the department that the local public entity has made a good faith effort to transfer the park in accordance with paragraph (1), it shall have an additional three years from the expiration date of the first three-year period to consummate the transfer. The three-year extension shall only be granted once by the department for each loan to a local public entity. (3) Where a local public entity fails to make a good faith effort to transfer the park within the first three-year period, as determined by the department, or fails to transfer the park by the expiration date of the extended three-year period, it shall repay the loan in full to the department. (c) Loans provided pursuant to this section shall be for a term of no more than 30 years and shall bear interest at a rate of 3 percent per annum. (d) The department may establish flexible repayment terms for loans provided pursuant to this section if the terms are necessary to reduce the monthly housing costs for low-income residents to an affordable level, and do not represent an unacceptable risk to the security of the fund. Flexible repayment terms may include, but are not limited to, graduated payment schedules with negative amortization. (e) Loans provided to low-income residents pursuant to this section shall be for the minimum amount necessary to reduce the borrower's monthly housing costs to an affordable level. All of the following shall apply to loans to finance individual interests pursuant to this section: (1) To the extent possible, loan amounts shall not exceed 50 percent of the acquisition costs of the individual interests in the mobilehome parks. However, the loan amounts may be for up to 100 percent of the acquisition costs of the individual interests in the mobilehome parks when approved by the department. (2) The department may grant approval to exceed 50 percent of the acquisition costs of the individual interests only where both of the following are demonstrated: (A) That the low-income resident has made an effort to secure additional funding from other sources and these funds are not available. (B) That the low-income resident would be unable to purchase an individual interest without a waiver of the 50 percent financing limitation. (3) The total indebtedness of the loan provided pursuant to this section plus any senior debt upon individual interests may not exceed 100 percent of the value of the collateral securing the loan, plus the amount of costs incidentally, but directly, related to the acquisition. (f) Loans provided to resident organizations, qualified nonprofit housing sponsors, or local public entities pursuant to this section shall be for the minimum amount necessary to reduce the monthly housing costs of low-income residents to an affordable level. All of the following shall apply to loans made to resident organizations, qualified nonprofit housing sponsors, or local public entities pursuant to this section: (1) To the extent possible, loan amounts shall not exceed 50 percent of the conversion costs attributable to the low-income spaces. However, the loan amounts may be for up to 95 percent of the conversion costs attributable to the low-income spaces when approved by the department. (2) The department may grant approval to exceed 50 percent of the conversion costs attributable to low-income spaces only where both of the following are demonstrated: (A) That the applicant has made an effort to secure additional funds from other sources and these funds are not available. (B) That the project would not be feasible as determined by the department without a waiver of the 50 percent financing limitation. (3) The total secured debt in a superior position to the department's loan plus the department's loan shall not exceed the value of the collateral securing the loan plus the amount of costs incidentally, but directly, related to the acquisition and, if applicable, rehabilitation of the park. (g) Funds provided pursuant to this section shall not be used to (1) assist residents who are not of low income, (2) reduce monthly housing costs for low-income residents to less than 30 percent of their monthly income, or (3) facilitate the purchase of a park by a qualified nonprofit corporation or local public entity from a public entity that had acquired the park prior to the commitment of the loan from the program. (h) Subject to the restrictions of this subdivision, funds provided pursuant to this section may be used to finance the costs of relocating a mobilehome park to a more suitable site within the same jurisdiction if the department determines that the cost of the relocation, including any and all relocation costs to the affected households, is a more prudent expenditure of funds than the costs of needed or repetitive repairs to the existing park. Funds provided pursuant to this section shall not be used to relieve a park owner of any responsibility for covering the costs of mitigating the impacts of a park closure as may be provided for by local ordinance or pursuant to Section 65863.7 or 66427.4 of the Government Code. 50785. (a) In determining the eligibility for and amount of loans pursuant to Sections 50783 and 50784, the department shall take into consideration, among other factors, all of the following: (1) The reasonableness of the conversion costs relating to repairs, rehabilitation, construction, or other costs. (2) Any administrative and security factors affecting the department's program operation and administration. (3) Whether or not the projects complement the implementation of a local housing program to preserve or increase the supply of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. (4) Whether or not state funds are utilized in the most efficient and effective manner. (5) In the case of a loan to a qualified nonprofit housing sponsor or to a local public entity, evidence of resident participation in the conversion and management of the park, in the form of either resident participation on the board of directors of the entity that acquires ownership of the park, or the establishment of, and consultation with, a permanent resident advisory board. (b) To the extent consistent with requests for assistance, the department shall allocate funds available for the purposes of this chapter throughout the state in accordance with identified housing needs, including seeking to allocate not less than 20 percent to rural areas. 50786. (a) The department shall adopt regulations for the administration and implementation of this chapter. (b) The department shall obtain the best available security for loans made pursuant to this chapter. The security may include a note, deed of trust, assignment of lease, or other form of security on real or personal property which the department determines is adequate to protect the interests of the state. To the extent applicable, these documents and any regulatory provisions shall be recorded or referenced in a recorded document in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the mobilehome park is located. (c) The degree of continuing regulatory control with respect to park operations and resident loans exercised by the department in making loans pursuant to this chapter shall be commensurate with the level of financial assistance provided and in all cases shall be adequate to protect the state's security interest and ensure the accomplishment of the purposes of the program authorized by this chapter. The regulatory requirements shall be set forth in a regulatory agreement, deed of trust, or other lien, and any violation of these requirements shall be considered a violation of a security document. Where loans are made to a qualifying nonprofit housing sponsor or local public entity, a regulatory agreement shall be recorded against the mobilehome park. This regulatory agreement shall contain provisions limiting occupancy, rents, and park operation for the original loan term. The department may release individual spaces from the regulatory agreement only if they are purchased by residents who occupy them. (d) Before providing financing pursuant to this chapter, the department shall require provision of, and approve, at least all of the following: (1) Verification at the time of application and prior to funding that at least two-thirds of the households residing in the mobilehome park support the plans for acquisition and conversion of the park. (2) Verification that either no park residents shall be involuntarily displaced as a result of the park conversion or the impacts of the displacement shall be mitigated as required under state and local law. For purposes of this requirement, compliance with Section 66427.5 of the Government Code shall be conclusively presumed to have mitigated economic displacement. (3) Verification that the conversion is consistent with local zoning and land use requirements, other applicable state and local laws, and regulations and ordinances. (4) Projected costs and sources of funds for all conversion activities. (5) Projected operating budget for the park during and after the conversion. (6) A management plan for the conversion and operation of the park. (7) If necessary, a relocation plan for residents not participating that is in compliance with Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (e) The department shall, to the greatest extent feasible, do all of the following: (1) Require participation by cities and counties in loan applications submitted pursuant to this chapter. (2) Contract with private lenders or local public entities to provide program administration and to service loans made pursuant to this chapter. (3) Give priority to applications for resident-owned parks. 50786.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, where a city, county, or other local governmental entity has acquired a mobilehome park for the purpose of converting the park to resident ownership, and the department has entered into a binding agreement for the commitment of funds to the project, the department shall not require that more than a simple majority of households residing in the park actually purchase, or have opened escrow to purchase, interests or spaces in the park as a condition of disbursement of funds for loans made pursuant to Section 50784 to qualified individual households.
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