Section 2306.805 - Housing Preservation Incentives Program(a) The department shall establish and administer a housing preservation incentives program to provide incentives through loan guarantees, loans, and grants to political subdivisions, housing finance corporations, public housing authorities, for-profit organizations, and nonprofit organizations for the acquisition and rehabilitation of multifamily housing developments assigned a Class A or Class B priority under Section 2306.803.(b) A loan issued by a lender participating in the program must be fully underwritten by the department.(c) Consistent with the requirements of federal law, the department may guarantee loans issued under the program by obtaining a Section 108 loan guarantee from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5308) .(d) Grants under this program may include direct subsidies offered as an equity contribution to enable an owner to acquire and rehabilitate a Class A or Class B priority property described by Section 2306.802. Grants may also be offered to provide consultation and technical assistance services to a nonprofit organization seeking to acquire and rehabilitate a Class A or Class B priority property.(e) A housing development that benefits from the incentive program under this section is subject to the requirements concerning:(1) long-term affordability and safety prescribed by Section 2306.185; and(2) tenant and manager selection prescribed by Section 2306.269.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2306.805
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 3.05, eff. 9/1/2001.