Home Table of Contents

§ 8303. Site Control Requirements and Scattered Site Projects.

25 CA ADC § 8303Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 25. Housing and Community Development
Division 1. Housing and Community Development
Chapter 7. Department of Housing and Community Development Programs
Subchapter 19. Uniform Multifamily Regulations
25 CCR § 8303
§ 8303. Site Control Requirements and Scattered Site Projects.
(a) At the time of application, a Sponsor must have site control of the of the proposed Project property, in the name of the Sponsor or an entity controlled by the Sponsor, by one of the following means:
(1) fee title, which, for tribal trust land, may be evidenced by a title status report or an attorney's opinion regarding chain of title and current title status;
(2) a leasehold interest on the Project property with provisions that enable the lessee to make improvements on and encumber the property provided that the terms and conditions of any proposed lease shall permit, prior to loan closing, compliance with all Program requirements, including compliance with Section 8316;
(3) an enforceable option to purchase or lease which shall extend through the anticipated date of the Program award as specified in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA);
(4) a disposition and development agreement with a public agency;
(5) an agreement with a public agency that gives the Sponsor exclusive rights to negotiate with that agency for acquisition of the site, provided that the major terms of the acquisition have been agreed to by both parties; or
(6) a land sales contract, or other enforceable agreement for the acquisition of the property.
(b) If the Project has multiple contiguous or non-contiguous sites, the configuration of those sites must satisfy all provisions of the statutes governing the applicable Department funding program or programs, and meet the following additional requirements:
(1) all of the developments on the various sites must have a single owner and property manager at the time of the closing of the Department loan, with the exception of any non-residential condominium units;
(2) the debt and associated security instruments of all lenders senior to the Department must be the same for all sites, and multiple senior lenders shall not be allowed;
(3) there must be a single annual report, schedule of rental income, and annual audit of project operations covering all sites;
(4) the Department must be secured against all sites, with lien priority relative to local public agency lenders and use of cash flow available for residual receipt loan payments determined in accordance with Section 8314(a)(2)(A) and (B) of these regulations (with each lender's share of residual receipts proportionate to their share of total Department and local government assistance for the entire multi-site project); and
(5) the Department must be named on applicable insurance policies subject to the Department's approval covering all sites, including but not limited to title insurance policies and other policies with coverage for hazard and liability insurance for the Rental Housing Development, including flood insurance, if applicable. The Department shall be named as a loss payee or an additional insured on all such policies. Such policies also shall provide for notice to the Department in the event of any lapse of coverage and in the event of any claim thereunder. Insurance must be obtained and maintained for the term of the Department's program loan.

Credits

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(d)(4)(A), 50675.6, 50675.7(c)(3) and 50896.1(a), Health and Safety Code; 42 U.S.C. Section 5304(b); and 24 CFR Section 92.35(a).
History
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 heading, section and Note filed 11-8-2017; operative 11-15-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 45).
3. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-66-20 (2019 CA EO 66-20), dated May 29, 2020, relating to accommodations from the Department of Housing and Community Development for projects adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 25, § 8303, 25 CA ADC § 8303
End of Document