{"id":873,"date":"2022-03-22T06:55:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T06:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/statutes-california-laws\/?page_id=873"},"modified":"2022-05-20T23:48:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:48:04","slug":"ab69","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/ab69\/","title":{"rendered":"AB69"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-e878f05c31dff72941bf1e49a00d9ff5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Currrent as of February 4, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l11s8lph-fa1dd68efbda7b8986d36c3712320bfd\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l11s8lph-fa1dd68efbda7b8986d36c3712320bfd .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:19px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l11s8lph-fa1dd68efbda7b8986d36c3712320bfd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Assembly Bill No. 69<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Introduced by Assembly Members Ting and Bloom<br \/>\n(Principal coauthors: Senators Hertzberg, Skinner, and Wieckowski)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><br \/>\nDecember\u00a003,\u00a02018<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">An act to add Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 51515) to Part 3 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing, and making an appropriation therefor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL&#8217;S DIGEST<\/p>\n<p>AB 69, Ting. Help Homeowners Add New Housing Program: accessory dwelling unit financing.<\/p>\n<p>Existing law provides for the creation by local ordinance, or by ministerial approval if a local agency has not adopted an ordinance, of accessory dwelling units to allow single-family or multifamily dwelling residential use in accordance with specified standards and conditions.<\/p>\n<p>This bill would require the Treasurer, within 6 months of the effective date of these provisions, to develop the Help Homeowners Add New Housing Program with the purpose of assisting homeowners, as defined, in qualifying for loans to construct additional housing units on their property, including accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units. The bill would, with regard to the development of the program, require the Treasurer to consult with the California Housing Financing Agency and the Department of Housing and Community Development and would authorize the Treasurer to consult with private lenders.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would require the program to be developed to provide partial loan guarantees and other credit enhancements for homeowners in order to induce private lenders to issue loans for the construction of additional dwelling units, as specified. The bill would require the state to partner with private lenders with a history of originating federally backed construction loans or loans for accessory dwelling units and require originating lenders to retain a specified amount of risk determined by the Treasurer. The bill would require the Treasurer to develop minimum criteria for homeowners and originating lenders to participate in the program, as specified. The bill would require the Treasurer to establish a premium, fee, and interest structure to adequately cover the risk of loan defaults and the actual operating costs of the program, and would require those moneys to be deposited into the Help Homeowners Add New Housing Account.<\/p>\n<p>Existing law establishes the California Housing Finance Fund and continuously appropriates all money in the fund to the California Housing Finance Agency for purposes of financing the various programs that it administers.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would establish the Help Homeowners Add New Housing Account within the California Housing Finance Fund and specify that the moneys in the account are continuously appropriated for purposes of the program. The bill would require the agency, in coordination with the Treasurer, to issue revenue bonds in a principal amount determined by the Treasurer to be necessary to provide sufficient funding for the purposes of the program, as specified. The bill would specify that the bonds do not constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, as specified.<\/p>\n<p>Vote:\u00a0majority\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Appropriation:\u00a0yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fiscal Committee:\u00a0yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Local Program:\u00a0no<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:<\/p>\n<h3>SECTION 1.<\/h3>\n<p>The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:<\/p>\n<p>(a)\u00a0Over the last few years, the state has lowered the regulatory barriers that have historically prevented homeowners from developing additional housing units, such as accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, on their single-family home properties. As a result, construction of these units has increased by 50 percent and added much needed housing. In the City of Los Angeles, the number of permits for accessory dwelling unit construction has soared by nearly 3,500 percent from 2016 to 2018, inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>(b)\u00a0However, the construction of these additional units remains limited in many areas of the state due to a lack of financing options for the cost of construction if a homeowner lacks significant appreciated equity within their residence to refinance or sufficient income to increase their loan balances.<\/p>\n<p>(c)\u00a0Far too many homeowners, even those with strong credit scores, documented income, and favorable loan-to-value ratios, cannot readily access federal government-backed mortgages to finance the costs of building additional units because mortgage products currently require tenants in place and a year or more of documented rental income.<\/p>\n<p>(d)\u00a0Addressing this gap in the marketplace and allowing existing mortgage lenders to offer construction bridge loans would enable homeowners to take advantage of historically low mortgage interest rates that will likely be available during the next several years.<\/p>\n<p>(e)\u00a0It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a state-backed lending mechanism to encourage banks, credit unions, and other mortgage originators to make construction loans to homeowners to bridge existing federally backed loans.<\/p>\n<h3>SEC. 2.<\/h3>\n<p>Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 51515) is added to Part 3 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:<\/p>\n<h5>CHAPTER \u00a012.\u00a0Help Homeowners Add New Housing Program<\/h5>\n<h6>51515.<\/h6>\n<p>This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Help Homeowners Add New Housing Program.<\/p>\n<h6>51516.<\/h6>\n<p>For purposes of this chapter:<\/p>\n<p>(a)\u00a0\u201cHomeowner\u201d means an owner of a single-family residential property that does not own more than three residential properties that consist of one to four units.<\/p>\n<p>(b)\u00a0\u201cProgram\u201d means the program established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 51517.<\/p>\n<h6>51517.<\/h6>\n<p>(a)\u00a0The Treasurer\u2019s office shall, within six months of the effective date of this chapter, establish and administer the Help Homeowners Add New Housing Program pursuant to this chapter. The purpose of the program is to assist homeowners in qualifying for loans to construct additional housing units on their property, including accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.<\/p>\n<p>(b)\u00a0The Treasurer shall consult with the Department of Housing and Community Development and the California Housing Financing Agency in establishing and administering the program. The Treasurer may also consult with private lenders in developing the program.<\/p>\n<h6>51518.<\/h6>\n<p>(a)\u00a0The Treasurer shall develop the program in a manner that complies with all of the following:<\/p>\n<p>(1)\u00a0The program shall provide partial loan guarantees and other credit enhancements for residential property owners in order to induce private lenders to issue loans for the construction of additional dwelling units, which will then be rented out to tenants.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0The program shall require the state to partner with private lenders that have a history of originating federally backed construction loans or loans for accessory dwelling units.<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0The program shall require that originating lenders retain a percentage of risk in the amount determined by the Treasurer.<\/p>\n<p>(4)\u00a0The program shall charge premiums, fees, and interest sufficient to cover the administrative costs of the program and the risk of defaults associated with the program.<\/p>\n<p>(5)\u00a0The program shall require an applicant to be the owner and occupant of the existing primary residence.<\/p>\n<p>(6)\u00a0The program shall be designed to add 50,000 additional housing units of single-family properties within five years.<\/p>\n<p>(b)\u00a0In developing the program the Treasurer shall establish all of the following:<\/p>\n<p>(1)\u00a0Minimum criteria for a homeowner to participate in the program based on income, credit worthiness, home equity, potential rental income of the proposed dwelling unit, and any other criteria deemed relevant by the Treasurer.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0Minimum criteria for an originating lender to participate in the program based on the lender\u2019s history of originating federally backed construction loans or loans for accessory dwelling units.<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0The maximum percentage of the actual loss guaranteed by the state under the program.<\/p>\n<p>(4)\u00a0A premium structure to adequately cover the administrative costs of the program and the risk of defaults associated with the program.<\/p>\n<h6>51519.<\/h6>\n<p>(a)\u00a0The Help Homeowners Add New Housing Account is hereby established within the California Housing Finance Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the account are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, for purposes of this chapter. The Treasurer may pledge any or all of the moneys in the account as security for payment of the principal of, and interest on, and redemption premiums on, any debt issued pursuant to this chapter. All moneys accruing pursuant to this chapter from whatever source shall be deposited in the account.<\/p>\n<p>(b)\u00a0(1)\u00a0The agency, in coordination with the Treasurer, shall issue revenue bonds in a principal amount determined by the Treasurer to be necessary to provide sufficient funding for the purposes of this chapter.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0Except as otherwise provided in this section, the revenue bonds issued shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 7.<\/p>\n<p>(c)\u00a0(1)\u00a0Notwithstanding Sections 51352 and 51374, bonds issued under this chapter do not constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof and do not constitute a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state or any of its political subdivisions, but are payable solely from the funds provided therefor under this chapter. This subdivision shall in no way preclude bond guarantees or enhancements pursuant to this chapter. All the bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the following effect:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of California is pledged to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, this bond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0The issuance of bonds under this chapter shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. Nothing in this section shall prevent, or be construed to prevent, the agency from pledging the full faith and credit of the Help Homeowners Add New Housing Account to the payment of bonds or issuance of bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter.<\/p>\n<p>(d)\u00a0The limitation set forth in Section 51350 on the amount of the agency\u2019s bonds which may be concurrently outstanding, including any changes to, expansions of, or additions to, such limitations, shall not apply to bonds issued pursuant to this section. Bonds specified in this section shall not be included or considered when applying the limitation on amount of bonds specified in subdivision (c) of Section 51350.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>AB69<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2019,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-873","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AB69 - California Statutes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/ab69\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AB69 - 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