Or. Admin. Code § 813-138-0035

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 813-138-0035 - Allocation of Rental Assistance and Comprehensive Tenancy Support Services Funding

(1) The Department may, to the extent of its authority, allocate resources for Rental Assistance and Comprehensive Tenancy Support Services to Projects awarded funding by the Housing Stability Council.

(2) The Department shall allocate the funds in compliance with the the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Affordable Rental Housing Division (ARH) Centralized Appllication Processes, as described in OAR 813-002-0005 through OAR 813-002-0055, and Frameworks and the rules of this division.

(3) The Department may choose whether to allocate all available funds.

(4) The Department retains flexibility regarding how Rental Assistance and Comprehensive Tenancy Support Services funding are assigned.

(5) If Rental Assistance or Comprehensive Tenancy Support Services funding for a Project are no longer available and replacement funding for these resources is not found within a reasonable time, in order to keep the Project viable and avoid foreclosure, the Department may elect to waive the requirement that the Project house Chronically Homeless Households. If the project goes into default or foreclosure or for any reason cannot meet its debt obligation, OHCS should be notified immediately by the project owner and a cure period should be established to enable the sponsor to work in good faith toward implementing a remedy or cure for the default. If the default cannot be cured or a remedy cannot be put in place within the agreed upon cure period and needed rent assistance and supportive services funding is no longer available, then OHCS may waive the requirement for the project to house chronically homeless residents.

Or. Admin. Code § 813-138-0035

OHCS 6-2023, adopt filed 04/10/2023, effective 4/12/2023; OHCS 16-2024, temporary amend filed 05/29/2024, effective 5/29/2024 through 11/24/2024; OHCS 26-2024, amend filed 08/27/2024, effective 9/2/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 456.612, ORS 456.620 & ORS 456.625

Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 5505 (2021), SB 5506 (2021), HB 5005 & HB 5050 (Section 26)