HB-6077, As Passed Senate, December 8, 2004                                 

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

    SUBSTITUTE FOR                                                              

                                                                                

    HOUSE BILL NO. 6077                                                         

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "State housing development authority act of 1966,"                          

                                                                                

    by amending sections 11, 32b, 44, and 44a (MCL 125.1411,                    

                                                                                

    125.1432b, 125.1444, and 125.1444a), section 11 as amended by               

                                                                                

    1996 PA 475 and sections 32b, 44, and 44a as amended by 2000 PA             

                                                                                

    257.                                                                        

                                                                                

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                                  

                                                                                

1       Sec. 11.  As used in this act:                                              

                                                                                

2       (a) "Authority" means the Michigan state housing development                

                                                                                

3   authority created in this act.                                              

                                                                                

4       (b) "Development costs" means the costs that have been                      

                                                                                

5   approved by the authority as appropriate expenditures, and                  

                                                                                

6   includes:                                                                   

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) Payments for options to purchase properties on the                              

                                                                                

8   proposed housing project site, deposits on contracts of purchase,           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   or, with the prior approval of the authority, payments for the              

                                                                                

2   purchases of those properties.                                              

                                                                                

3       (ii) Legal, organizational, and marketing expenses, including                

                                                                                

4   payment of attorneys' fees, project manager and clerical staff              

                                                                                

5   salaries, office rent, and other incidental expenses.                       

                                                                                

6       (iii) Payment of fees for preliminary feasibility studies,                   

                                                                                

7   advances for planning, engineering, and architectural work.                 

                                                                                

8       (iv) Expenses for surveys as to need, and market analyses.                   

                                                                                

9       (v) Necessary application and other fees to federal and other               

                                                                                

10  government agencies.                                                        

                                                                                

11      (vi) Other expenses incurred by the nonprofit housing                        

                                                                                

12  corporation, consumer housing cooperative, limited dividend                 

                                                                                

13  housing corporation, mobile home park corporation, or mobile home           

                                                                                

14  park association that the authority considers appropriate to                

                                                                                

15  effectuate the purposes of this act.                                        

                                                                                

16      (c) "Federally-aided mortgage" means any of the following:                  

                                                                                

17                                                                               (i) A below market interest rate mortgage insured, purchased,                       

                                                                                

18  or held by the secretary of the department of housing and urban             

                                                                                

19  development.                                                                

                                                                                

20      (ii) A market interest rate mortgage insured by the secretary                

                                                                                

21  of the department of housing and urban development and augmented            

                                                                                

22  by a program of rent supplements.                                           

                                                                                

23      (iii) A mortgage receiving interest reduction payments                       

                                                                                

24  provided by the secretary of the department of housing and urban            

                                                                                

25  development.                                                                

                                                                                

26      (iv) A mortgage on a housing project to which the authority                  

                                                                                

27  allocates low income housing tax credits under section 22b.                 


                                                                                

1       (v) A mortgage receiving special benefits under other federal               

                                                                                

2   law designated specifically to develop low and moderate income              

                                                                                

3   housing, consistent with this act.                                          

                                                                                

4       (d) "Fund" means the housing development fund created by this               

                                                                                

5   act.                                                                        

                                                                                

6       (e) "Project cost" means the sum total of all reasonable or                 

                                                                                

7   necessary costs incurred by the nonprofit housing corporation,              

                                                                                

8   consumer housing cooperative, limited dividend housing                      

                                                                                

9   corporation, mobile home park corporation, or mobile home park              

                                                                                

10  association for carrying out all works and undertakings for the             

                                                                                

11  completion of a housing project and approved by the authority.              

                                                                                

12  In addition to other reasonable and necessary costs, "project               

                                                                                

13  costs" includes costs for all of the following:  studies and                

                                                                                

14  surveys; plans, specifications, and architectural and engineering           

                                                                                

15  services; legal, organization, marketing, or other special                  

                                                                                

16  services; financing, acquisition, demolition, construction,                 

                                                                                

17  equipment, and site development of new and rehabilitated                    

                                                                                

18  buildings; movement of existing buildings to other sites;                   

                                                                                

19  rehabilitation, reconstruction, repair, or remodeling of existing           

                                                                                

20  buildings; carrying charges during construction; the cost of                

                                                                                

21  placement of tenants or occupants, and relocation services in               

                                                                                

22  connection with a housing project; and, to the extent not already           

                                                                                

23  included, all development costs.                                            

                                                                                

24      (f) "Housing project" means any of the following:                           

                                                                                

25                                                                               (i) Residential real property developed or to be developed or                       

                                                                                

26  receiving benefits under this act.                                          

                                                                                

27      (ii) A specific work or improvement either for rental or for                 


                                                                                

1   subsequent sale to an individual purchaser undertaken by a                  

                                                                                

2   nonprofit housing corporation, consumer housing cooperative,                

                                                                                

3   limited dividend housing corporation, mobile home park                      

                                                                                

4   corporation, or mobile home park association pursuant to or                 

                                                                                

5   receiving benefits under this act to provide dwelling                       

                                                                                

6   accommodations, including the acquisition, construction, or                 

                                                                                

7   rehabilitation of lands, buildings, and improvements.                       

                                                                                

8       (iii) Social, recreational, commercial, and communal                         

                                                                                

9   facilities that the authority finds necessary to serve and                  

                                                                                

10  improve a residential area in which housing described in                    

                                                                                

11  subparagraph (i) or (ii) is located or is planned to be located,             

                                                                                

12  thereby enhancing the viability of the housing.                             

                                                                                

13      (g) "Low income or moderate income persons" means families                  

                                                                                

14  and persons who cannot afford to pay the amounts at which private           

                                                                                

15  enterprise, without federally-aided mortgages or loans from the             

                                                                                

16  authority, is providing a substantial supply of decent, safe, and           

                                                                                

17  sanitary housing and who fall within income limitations set in              

                                                                                

18  this act or by the authority in its rules.  Among low income or             

                                                                                

19  moderate income persons, preference shall be given to the elderly           

                                                                                

20  and those displaced by urban renewal, slum clearance, or other              

                                                                                

21  governmental action.                                                        

                                                                                

22      (h) "Municipality" means a city, village, or township in this               

                                                                                

23  state.                                                                      

                                                                                

24      (i) "County" means a county within this state.                              

                                                                                

25      (j) "Governing body" means in the case of a city, the council               

                                                                                

26  or commission of the city; in the case of a village, the council,           

                                                                                

27  commission, or board of trustees of the village; in the case of a           


                                                                                

1   township, the township board; and in the case of a county, the              

                                                                                

2   county board of commissioners.                                              

                                                                                

3       (k) "Nonprofit housing corporation" means a nonprofit                       

                                                                                

4   corporation incorporated under the corporation laws of this state           

                                                                                

5   and chapter 4.                                                              

                                                                                

6                                                                                (l) "Consumer housing cooperative" means a nonprofit                                

                                                                                

7   corporation incorporated pursuant to the corporation laws of this           

                                                                                

8   state and chapter 5.                                                        

                                                                                

9       (m) "Annual shelter rent" means the total collections during                

                                                                                

10  an agreed annual period from all occupants of a housing project             

                                                                                

11  representing rent or occupancy charges, exclusive of charges for            

                                                                                

12  gas, electricity, heat, or other utilities furnished to the                 

                                                                                

13  occupants.                                                                  

                                                                                

14      (n) "Taxing jurisdiction" means a municipality, county, or                  

                                                                                

15  district, including a school district or any special district               

                                                                                

16  having the power to levy or collect taxes upon real property or             

                                                                                

17  in whose behalf taxes may be levied or collected.                           

                                                                                

18      (o) "Elderly" means a single person who is 55 years of age or               

                                                                                

19  older or a household in which at least 1 member is 55 years of              

                                                                                

20  age or older and all other members are 50 years of age or older.            

                                                                                

21      (p) "Housing development" means a development that contains a               

                                                                                

22  significant element of housing for persons of low or moderate               

                                                                                

23  income and elements of other housing and commercial,                        

                                                                                

24  recreational, industrial, communal, and educational facilities              

                                                                                

25  that the authority determines improve the quality of the                    

                                                                                

26  development as it relates to housing for persons of low or                  

                                                                                

27  moderate income.                                                            


                                                                                

1       (q) "Limited dividend housing corporation" means a                          

                                                                                

2   corporation incorporated or qualified pursuant to the corporation           

                                                                                

3   laws of this state and chapter 6 and a limited dividend housing             

                                                                                

4   association organized and qualified pursuant to chapter 7.                  

                                                                                

5       (r) "Residential real property" means real property located                 

                                                                                

6   in this state, used for residential purposes, and improved or to            

                                                                                

7   be improved by a residential structure.  Residential real                   

                                                                                

8   property includes a mobile home, a mobile home park, and a mobile           

                                                                                

9   home condominium project.  When the terms "rehabilitate" or                 

                                                                                

10  "rehabilitation" are used in conjunction with residential real              

                                                                                

11  property, residential real property refers to property improved             

                                                                                

12  by a residential structure.                                                 

                                                                                

13      (s) "Rehabilitation" means all or part of those repairs and                 

                                                                                

14  improvements necessary to make residential real property safe,              

                                                                                

15  sanitary, or adequate.                                                      

                                                                                

16      (t) "Deferred payment loan" means a loan that is repayable or               

                                                                                

17  partially repayable upon the occurrence of a specified event as             

                                                                                

18  determined by the authority.                                                

                                                                                

19      (u) "Eligible distressed area" means any of the following:                  

                                                                                

20                                                                               (i) An area located in a city with a population of at least                         

                                                                                

21  10,000, which area is either designated as a "blighted area" by a           

                                                                                

22  local legislative body pursuant to  Act No. 344 of the Public               

                                                                                

23  Acts of 1945, being sections 125.71 to 125.84 of the Michigan               

                                                                                

24  Compiled Laws  1945 PA 344, MCL 125.71 to 125.84, or which area             

                                                                                

25  is determined by the authority to be blighted or largely vacant             

                                                                                

26  by reason of clearance of blight, if, with respect to the area,             

                                                                                

27  the authority determines all of the following:                              


                                                                                

1       (A) That private enterprise has failed to provide a supply of               

                                                                                

2   adequate, safe, and sanitary dwellings sufficient to meet market            

                                                                                

3   demand.                                                                     

                                                                                

4       (B) That approval of elimination of income limits applicable                

                                                                                

5   in connection with authority loans has been received from the               

                                                                                

6   city in the form of either a resolution adopted by the highest              

                                                                                

7   legislative body of the city or, if the city charter provides for           

                                                                                

8   the mayor to be elected at large with that office specifically              

                                                                                

9   designated on the ballot, provides that the office of mayor is a            

                                                                                

10  full-time position, and provides that the mayor has the power to            

                                                                                

11  veto legislative actions of the legislative body of that city, a            

                                                                                

12  written communication from the mayor of that city.                          

                                                                                

13      (ii) A municipality that meets all of the following                          

                                                                                

14  requirements:                                                               

                                                                                

15      (A) The municipality shows a negative population change from                

                                                                                

16  1970 to the date of the most recent federal decennial census.               

                                                                                

17      (B) The municipality shows an overall increase in the state                 

                                                                                

18  equalized value of real and personal property of less than the              

                                                                                

19  statewide average increase since 1972.                                      

                                                                                

20      (C) The municipality has a poverty rate, as defined by the                  

                                                                                

21  most recent federal decennial census, greater than the statewide            

                                                                                

22  average.                                                                    

                                                                                

23      (D) The municipality has had an unemployment rate higher than               

                                                                                

24  the statewide average unemployment rate for 3 of the preceding 5            

                                                                                

25  years.                                                                      

                                                                                

26      (iii) An area located in a local unit of government certified                

                                                                                

27  by the Michigan enterprise zone authority as meeting the criteria           


                                                                                

1   prescribed in section 2(d) of the neighborhood enterprise zone              

                                                                                

2   act,  Act No. 147 of the Public Acts of 1992, being section                 

                                                                                

3   207.772 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1992 PA 147, MCL 207.772.            

                                                                                

4       (v) "Mobile home" means a structure, transportable in 1 or                  

                                                                                

5   more sections, that is built on a chassis and is designed to be             

                                                                                

6   used as a dwelling with or without permanent foundation, when               

                                                                                

7   connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing,             

                                                                                

8   heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained in              

                                                                                

9   the structure.  Mobile home may, but need not, include the real             

                                                                                

10  property to which the mobile home may be attached.  Mobile home             

                                                                                

11  does not include a recreational vehicle.                                    

                                                                                

12      (w) "Mobile home condominium project" means a condominium                   

                                                                                

13  project in which mobile homes are intended to be located upon               

                                                                                

14  separate sites that constitute individual condominium units and             

                                                                                

15  that complies with the condominium act,  Act No. 59 of the Public           

                                                                                

16  Acts of 1978, being sections 559.101 to 559.275 of the Michigan             

                                                                                

17  Compiled Laws  1978 PA 59, MCL 559.101 to 559.276.                          

                                                                                

18      (x) "Mobile home park" means a parcel or tract of land under                

                                                                                

19  the control of a person or entity upon which 3 or more mobile               

                                                                                

20  homes are located on a continual, nonrecreational, residential              

                                                                                

21  basis and that is offered to the public for general public use              

                                                                                

22  for continual, nonrecreational, residential purposes regardless             

                                                                                

23  of whether a charge is made for that use, together with any                 

                                                                                

24  social, recreational, commercial, and communal facilities used or           

                                                                                

25  intended for use incident to the occupancy of a mobile home.                

                                                                                

26  Mobile home park does not include trailer parks and courts for              

                                                                                

27  use on a transient basis.                                                   


                                                                                

1       (y) "Mobile home park association" means a mobile home park                 

                                                                                

2   association organized and qualified in accordance with chapter              

                                                                                

3   9.                                                                          

                                                                                

4       (z) "Mobile home park corporation" means a corporation                      

                                                                                

5   incorporated pursuant to the corporation laws of this state and             

                                                                                

6   qualified in accordance with chapter 8.                                     

                                                                                

7       (aa) "Housing unit" means living accommodations that are                    

                                                                                

8   intended for occupancy by up to 4 families, with a separate                 

                                                                                

9   dwelling unit for each family, that may be site constructed or              

                                                                                

10  may be a mobile home or other form of manufactured housing, and             

                                                                                

11  with respect to which either of the following applies:                      

                                                                                

12                                                                               (i) The owner of the housing occupies at least 1 of the                             

                                                                                

13  dwelling units.                                                             

                                                                                

14      (ii) A cooperative shareholder or member has a proprietary                   

                                                                                

15  lease of the housing unit.                                                  

                                                                                

16      (bb) "Moderate cost residential rental property" means                      

                                                                                

17  dwelling units for which the rental payments are equal to or less           

                                                                                

18  than that established from time to time as the fair market rents            

                                                                                

19  for existing housing in accordance with 1 of the following:                 

                                                                                

20                                                                               (i) The section 8 leased housing program established under                          

                                                                                

21  section 8 of the United States housing act of 1937, 42  U.S.C.              

                                                                                

22  USC 1437f, and the regulations promulgated under that act, or a             

                                                                                

23  substantially equivalent successor federal program.                         

                                                                                

24      (ii) A determination made by the authority of the average                    

                                                                                

25  fair market rent for existing rental property.                              

                                                                                

26      (cc) "Area of chronic economic distress" means an area that                 

                                                                                

27  qualifies as a "qualified census tract" or an "area of chronic              


                                                                                

1   economic distress" as defined in former section 103A(k) of the              

                                                                                

2   internal revenue code, or an eligible distressed area.                      

                                                                                

3       (dd) "Mortgage lender" means a state or national bank, state                

                                                                                

4   or federal savings and loan association, mortgage company,                  

                                                                                

5   insurance company, state pension fund, or any other financial               

                                                                                

6   institution, intermediary, or entity authorized to make mortgage            

                                                                                

7   loans in this state.                                                        

                                                                                

8       (ee) "Authority-aided mortgage" means a mortgage made, held,                

                                                                                

9   purchased, or assisted by the authority.                                    

                                                                                

10      (ff) "Subsidiary nonprofit housing corporation" means an                    

                                                                                

11  entity created under section 22c.                                           

                                                                                

12      (gg) "Family income" means all income that is included in a                 

                                                                                

13  determination of family income under section 143(f) of the                  

                                                                                

14  internal revenue code, 26 USC 143(f), together with the income of           

                                                                                

15  all adults who will reside in the residence, which income might             

                                                                                

16  otherwise be excluded from consideration because the individual             

                                                                                

17  was not expected to both live in the residence and be primarily             

                                                                                

18  or secondarily liable on the mortgage note.                                 

                                                                                

19      (hh) "Statewide median gross income" means the statewide                    

                                                                                

20  median gross income as determined under section 143(f) of the               

                                                                                

21  internal revenue code, 26 USC 143(f).                                       

                                                                                

22      (ii) "Mutual housing association" means a corporation                       

                                                                                

23  organized in accordance with chapter 10.                                    

                                                                                

24      (jj) "Internal revenue code" means the United States internal               

                                                                                

25  revenue code of 1986.                                                       

                                                                                

26      (kk) "Internal revenue code of 1954" means the United States                

                                                                                

27  internal revenue code of 1954 as in effect on the day immediately           


                                                                                

1   before the effective date of the internal revenue code of 1986.             

                                                                                

2       Sec. 32b.  (1) The authority is designated as the                           

                                                                                

3   administrator of the mortgage credit certificate program for this           

                                                                                

4   state permitted under section 25 of the internal revenue code,              

                                                                                

5   of 1986  26 USC 25 The authority shall elect under section 25           

                                                                                

6   of the internal revenue code of 1986 to convert at least                    

                                                                                

7   $59,000,000.00 of 1985 federal mortgage revenue bond authority              

                                                                                

8   into mortgage credit certificate authority.                                 

                                                                                

9       (2) The authority shall prepare guidelines that would allow                 

                                                                                

10  for the implementation of a mortgage credit certificate program             

                                                                                

11  through mortgage lenders.                                                   

                                                                                

12      (3) To qualify for receipt of a mortgage credit certificate                 

                                                                                

13  with respect to the acquisition of  an  a new or existing housing           

                                                                                

14  unit, including a residential condominium or mobile home, both of           

                                                                                

15  the following apply:                                                        

                                                                                

16      (a) The purchase price with respect to the unit shall not                   

                                                                                

17  exceed the following:                                                       

                                                                                

18                                                                               (i) $99,000.00 until November 1, 2001.                                              

                                                                                

19      (ii) $102,000.00 until November 1, 2002.                                     

                                                                                

20      (iii) On and after November 1, 2002, $105,000.00.                            

                                                                                

21      (b) The borrower's family income does not exceed either of                  

                                                                                

22  the following:                                                              

                                                                                

23                                                                               (i) If the housing unit is located in a metropolitan area,                          

                                                                                

24  $52,900.00 on or before November 1, 2001, $54,750.00 from                   

                                                                                

25  November 2, 2001 until November 1, 2002, and $56,650.00 on and              

                                                                                

26  after November 1, 2002.                                                     

                                                                                

27      (ii) If the housing unit is located in a nonmetropolitan                     


                                                                                

1   area, $43,575.00 on or before November 1, 2002.  After November             

                                                                                

2   1, 2002, the family income limit increases to the lesser of the             

                                                                                

3   HUD nonmetropolitan median income or $44,000.00.                            

                                                                                

4       (4) To qualify for receipt of a mortgage credit certificate                 

                                                                                

5   with respect to the acquisition of a new housing unit, including            

                                                                                

6   a residential condominium or mobile home, both of the following             

                                                                                

7   apply:                                                                      

                                                                                

8       (a) The purchase price with respect to the unit shall not                   

                                                                                

9   exceed the following:                                                       

                                                                                

10                                                                               (i) $120,000.00 until November 1, 2001.                                             

                                                                                

11      (ii) $124,000.00 until November 1, 2002.                                     

                                                                                

12      (iii) On and after November 1, 2002, $128,000.00.                            

                                                                                

13      (b) The borrower's family income does not exceed either of                  

                                                                                

14  the following:                                                              

                                                                                

15                                                                               (i) If the housing unit is located in a metropolitan area,                          

                                                                                

16  $52,900.00 on or before November 1, 2001, $54,750.00 from                   

                                                                                

17  November 2, 2001 until November 1, 2002, and $56,650.00 on and              

                                                                                

18  after November 1, 2002.                                                     

                                                                                

19      (ii) If the housing unit is located in a nonmetropolitan                     

                                                                                

20  area, $43,575.00 on or before November 1, 2002.                             

                                                                                

21      (iii) After November 1, 2002, the family income limit                        

                                                                                

22  increases to the lesser of the HUD nonmetropolitan median income            

                                                                                

23  or $44,000.00.                                                              

                                                                                

24      (a) The purchase price with respect to the new or existing                  

                                                                                

25  unit shall not exceed 3 times the income limit, as established              

                                                                                

26  pursuant to subdivision (b), subsection (5)(a), or subsection               

                                                                                

27  (5)(b).                                                                     


                                                                                

1       (b) The borrower's family income does not exceed the                        

                                                                                

2   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

3                                                                                (i) For eligible distressed areas, $69,800.00 until June 1,                         

                                                                                

4   2006, $72,250.00 until November 1, 2007, and $74,750.00 on and              

                                                                                

5   after November 1, 2007.                                                     

                                                                                

6       (ii) For any other area, $60,700.00 until June 1, 2006,                      

                                                                                

7   $62,800.00 until November 1, 2007, and $65,000.00 on and after              

                                                                                

8   November 1, 2007.                                                           

                                                                                

9       (4)  (5)  The authority may increase the purchase price limit               

                                                                                

10  in subsection (3) to cover the cost of improvements to adapt the            

                                                                                

11  property for use by disabled individuals or unexpected cost                 

                                                                                

12  increases during construction.  The amount of the increase shall            

                                                                                

13  be the amount of the costs described in this subsection or the              

                                                                                

14  sum of $3,500.00, whichever is less.                                        

                                                                                

15      (5)  (6)  To qualify for receipt of a mortgage credit                       

                                                                                

16  certificate with respect to the improvement or rehabilitation of            

                                                                                

17  an existing housing unit, including a residential condominium or            

                                                                                

18  mobile home, the borrower's family income shall not exceed the              

                                                                                

19  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

20      (a) For a unit located in a metropolitan county, $52,900.00                 

                                                                                

21  on or before November 1, 2001, $54,750.00 from November 2, 2001             

                                                                                

22  until November 1, 2002, and $56,650.00 on and after November 1,             

                                                                                

23  2002.                                                                       

                                                                                

24      (b) For a unit located in a nonmetropolitan county,                         

                                                                                

25  $43,575.00 on or before November 1, 2002.  After November 1,                

                                                                                

26  2002, the family income limit increases to the lesser of the HUD            

                                                                                

27  nonmetropolitan median income or $44,000.00.                                


                                                                                

1       (a) For eligible distressed areas, $69,800.00 until June 1,                 

                                                                                

2   2006, $72,250.00 until November 1, 2007, and $74,750.00 on and              

                                                                                

3   after November 1, 2007.                                                     

                                                                                

4       (b) For any other area, $60,700.00 until June 1, 2006,                      

                                                                                

5   $62,800.00 until November 1, 2007, and $65,000.00 on and after              

                                                                                

6   November 1, 2007.                                                           

                                                                                

7       (6)  (7)  If an income or purchase price limit prescribed by                

                                                                                

8   subsection (3), (4), or (5)  , or (6)  exceeds an applicable                

                                                                                

9   limit prescribed by the internal revenue code,  of 1986  26 USC 1           

                                                                                

10  to 9833, the internal revenue code  of 1986  limit applies.                 

                                                                                

11  Except with respect to newly constructed housing units, the                 

                                                                                

12  authority may at any time by resolution establish, for a length             

                                                                                

13  of time it considers appropriate, maximum borrower income or                

                                                                                

14  purchase price limits more restrictive than those maximum                   

                                                                                

15  limitations set forth in this section.  The authority shall                 

                                                                                

16  advise the appropriate house and senate standing committees 5               

                                                                                

17  days prior to the adoption of a resolution establishing more                

                                                                                

18  restrictive income or purchase price limits.                                

                                                                                

19      (7)  (8)  The changes made by 1995 PA 186 to purchase price                 

                                                                                

20  limits in the subsections that at the time were designated                  

                                                                                

21  subsections (3) and (4) were retroactive, effective as of                   

                                                                                

22  October 29, 1993.                                                           

                                                                                

23      Sec. 44.  (1) (a) The authority may make loans to a                         

                                                                                

24  nonprofit housing corporation, consumer housing cooperative,                

                                                                                

25  limited dividend housing corporation, limited dividend housing              

                                                                                

26  association, mobile home park corporation, or mobile home park              

                                                                                

27  association or to a public body or agency for the construction or           


                                                                                

1   rehabilitation, and for the long-term financing, of the                     

                                                                                

2   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

3                                                                                (i) Housing for low income or moderate income persons.                              

                                                                                

4       (ii) For the period of time beginning May 1, 1984, and ending                

                                                                                

5   November 1, 1987, housing projects in which not less than 20% of            

                                                                                

6   the dwelling units are allotted to individuals of low or moderate           

                                                                                

7   income within the meaning of former section 103(b)(4)(A) of the             

                                                                                

8   internal revenue code of  1986  1954; not less than 60% of the              

                                                                                

9   dwelling units are available to persons and families whose gross            

                                                                                

10  household income does not exceed 125% of the higher of either the           

                                                                                

11  median income for a family in this state or the median income for           

                                                                                

12  a family within the nonmetropolitan county or metropolitan                  

                                                                                

13  statistical area in which the housing project is located, as                

                                                                                

14  determined by the authority; and not more than 20% of the                   

                                                                                

15  dwelling units are available for occupancy without regard to                

                                                                                

16  income.  The enactment of this subparagraph or the expiration of            

                                                                                

17  the authority granted by it does not affect rules in effect                 

                                                                                

18  before July 10, 1984, or promulgated after July 9, 1984, to                 

                                                                                

19  define low or moderate income persons.                                      

                                                                                

20      (iii) For the period of time beginning May 1, 1984, and                      

                                                                                

21  ending November 1, 1987, housing projects in eligible distressed            

                                                                                

22  areas in which housing projects not less than 20% of the dwelling           

                                                                                

23  units are allotted to individuals of low or moderate income                 

                                                                                

24  within the meaning of former section 103(b)(4)(A) of the internal           

                                                                                

25  revenue code of  1986  1954; not less than 60% of the dwelling              

                                                                                

26  units are available to persons and families whose gross household           

                                                                                

27  income does not exceed 150% of the higher of either the median              


                                                                                

1   income for a family in this state or the median income for a                

                                                                                

2   family within the nonmetropolitan county or metropolitan                    

                                                                                

3   statistical area in which the housing project is located, as                

                                                                                

4   determined by the authority, and not more than 20% of the                   

                                                                                

5   dwelling units are available for occupancy without regard to                

                                                                                

6   income.                                                                     

                                                                                

7       (iv) Beginning November 1, 1987, multifamily housing                         

                                                                                

8   projects that meet the 20-50 or 40-60 test established in section           

                                                                                

9   142 of the internal revenue code of 1986 and, in addition, in               

                                                                                

10  which not less than 15% of the dwelling units are allotted to               

                                                                                

11  persons and families whose gross household income does not exceed           

                                                                                

12  125% of the higher of either the median income for a family in              

                                                                                

13  this state or the median income for a family within the                     

                                                                                

14  nonmetropolitan county or metropolitan statistical area in which            

                                                                                

15  the housing project is located, as determined by the authority,             

                                                                                

16  or to the elderly; not less than 15% of the dwelling units are              

                                                                                

17  allotted to persons and families whose gross household income               

                                                                                

18  does not exceed 150% of the median income for a family in this              

                                                                                

19  state or the median income for a family within the                          

                                                                                

20  nonmetropolitan county or metropolitan statistical area in which            

                                                                                

21  the housing project is located, as determined by the authority,             

                                                                                

22  or to the elderly; and not more than 50% of the dwelling units              

                                                                                

23  are available for occupancy without regard to income.                       

                                                                                

24      (iv)  (v)  Beginning November 1, 1987, multifamily housing                   

                                                                                

25  projects  in eligible distressed areas  that meet the 20-50 or              

                                                                                

26  40-60 test established in section 142 of the internal revenue               

                                                                                

27  code,  of 1986  26 USC 142, and, in addition, in which the                  


                                                                                

1   remaining dwelling units are available for occupancy without                

                                                                                

2   regard to income.                                                           

                                                                                

3       (v)  (vi)  Social, recreational, commercial, or communal                     

                                                                                

4   facilities necessary to serve and improve the residential area in           

                                                                                

5   which an authority-financed housing project is located or is                

                                                                                

6   planned to be located thereby enhancing the viability of the                

                                                                                

7   housing.                                                                    

                                                                                

8       (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the                     

                                                                                

9   authority may establish by resolution higher income limits that             

                                                                                

10  it considers necessary to achieve sustained occupancy of a                  

                                                                                

11  housing project financed under subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), (iii),              

                                                                                

12  (iv), or (v) if the authority determines both of the following:              

                                                                                

13                                                                               (i) The owner of the housing project exercised reasonable                           

                                                                                

14  efforts to rent the dwelling units to persons and families whose            

                                                                                

15  incomes did not exceed the income limitations originally                    

                                                                                

16  applicable.                                                                 

                                                                                

17      (ii) For an annual period after the first tenant has occupied                

                                                                                

18  the housing project, the owner of the housing project has been              

                                                                                

19  unable to attain and sustain at least a 95% occupancy level at              

                                                                                

20  the housing project.                                                        

                                                                                

21      (c) A loan under this section may be in an amount not to                    

                                                                                

22  exceed 90% of the project cost as approved by the authority.  For           

                                                                                

23  purposes of this section, the term "project cost" includes all              

                                                                                

24  items included in the definition of a project cost in section 11            

                                                                                

25  and also includes a builder's fee equal to an amount up to 5% of            

                                                                                

26  the amount of the construction contract, developer overhead                 

                                                                                

27  allowance and fee of 5% of the amount of the project cost, the              


                                                                                

1   cost of furnishings, and a sponsor's risk allowance equal to 10%            

                                                                                

2   of the project cost.  A loan shall not be made under this section           

                                                                                

3   unless a market analysis has been conducted that demonstrates a             

                                                                                

4   sufficient market exists for the housing project.                           

                                                                                

5       (d) After November 1, 1987, the authority may continue to                   

                                                                                

6   finance multifamily housing projects for families or persons                

                                                                                

7   whose incomes do not exceed the limits provided in subsection               

                                                                                

8   (1)(a)(ii) or (iii) or (1)(b), until funds derived from the                    

                                                                                

9   proceeds of bonds or notes issued before November 2, 1987, for              

                                                                                

10  that purpose, including the proceeds of prepayments or recovery             

                                                                                

11  payments with respect to these multifamily housing projects, have           

                                                                                

12  been expended.  Multifamily housing projects or single family               

                                                                                

13  housing units in an eligible distressed area that are financed by           

                                                                                

14  proceeds of notes or bonds issued before June 30, 1984, and that            

                                                                                

15  the authority has designated for occupancy by persons and                   

                                                                                

16  families without regard to income pursuant to this act shall                

                                                                                

17  remain eligible for occupancy by families and persons without               

                                                                                

18  regard to income until the authority's mortgage loan issued with            

                                                                                

19  respect to these multifamily housing projects is fully repaid.              

                                                                                

20      (e) Notwithstanding the expiration of lending authority under               

                                                                                

21  subsection (1)(a)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v), multifamily housing                 

                                                                                

22  projects financed under those subparagraphs may continue to                 

                                                                                

23  remain eligible for occupancy by persons and families whose                 

                                                                                

24  incomes do not exceed the limits provided in those subparagraphs            

                                                                                

25  or subsection (1)(b).                                                       

                                                                                

26      (f) For purposes of this subsection:                                        

                                                                                

27                                                                               (i) "Gross household income" means gross income of a                                


                                                                                

1   household as those terms are defined in rules of the authority.             

                                                                                

2       (ii) "Median income for a family in this state" and "median                  

                                                                                

3   income for a family within the nonmetropolitan county or                    

                                                                                

4   metropolitan statistical area" mean those income levels as                  

                                                                                

5   determined by the authority.                                                

                                                                                

6       (2) (a) The authority may make loans to a nonprofit housing                 

                                                                                

7   corporation, limited dividend housing corporation, mobile home              

                                                                                

8   park corporation, or mobile home park association for the                   

                                                                                

9   construction or rehabilitation of housing units, including                  

                                                                                

10  residential condominium units as defined in section 4 of the                

                                                                                

11  condominium act, 1978 PA 59, MCL 559.104, for sale to individual            

                                                                                

12  purchasers of low or moderate income or to individual purchasers            

                                                                                

13  without regard to income when the housing units are located in an           

                                                                                

14  eligible distressed area.  A loan under this section may be in an           

                                                                                

15  amount not to exceed 100% of the project cost as approved by the            

                                                                                

16  authority in the case of a nonprofit housing corporation or                 

                                                                                

17  individual purchaser, and in an amount not to exceed 90% of the             

                                                                                

18  project cost as approved by the authority in the case of a                  

                                                                                

19  limited dividend housing corporation, mobile home park                      

                                                                                

20  corporation, or mobile home park association.                               

                                                                                

21      (b) While a loan under this subsection is outstanding, a sale               

                                                                                

22  by a nonprofit housing corporation or limited dividend housing              

                                                                                

23  corporation or a subsequent resale is subject to approval by the            

                                                                                

24  authority.  The authority  shall  may provide in its rules                  

                                                                                

25  concerning these sales and resales that the price of the housing            

                                                                                

26  unit sold, the method of making payments after the sale, the                

                                                                                

27  security afforded, and the interest rate, fees, and charges to be           


                                                                                

1   paid shall at all times be sufficient to permit the authority to            

                                                                                

2   make the payments on its bonds and notes and to meet                        

                                                                                

3   administrative or other costs of the authority in connection with           

                                                                                

4   the transactions.  Housing units shall be sold under terms that             

                                                                                

5   provide for monthly payments including principal, interest,                 

                                                                                

6   taxes, and insurance.                                                       

                                                                                

7       (c) While a loan under this subsection is outstanding, the                  

                                                                                

8   authority, before the approval of sale by a nonprofit housing               

                                                                                

9   corporation, limited dividend housing corporation, mobile home              

                                                                                

10  park corporation, or mobile home park association, shall satisfy            

                                                                                

11  itself that the sale is to persons of low or moderate income if             

                                                                                

12  the housing unit is not located in an eligible distressed area,             

                                                                                

13  or to persons without regard to income if the housing unit is               

                                                                                

14  located in an eligible distressed area.                                     

                                                                                

15      (d) Upon the sale by a nonprofit housing corporation,                       

                                                                                

16  limited dividend housing corporation, mobile home park                      

                                                                                

17  corporation, or mobile home park association of a housing unit to           

                                                                                

18  an individual purchaser of low or moderate income or to an                  

                                                                                

19  individual purchaser without regard to income if the unit is                

                                                                                

20  located in an eligible distressed area under this subsection to             

                                                                                

21  whom a loan is being made by the authority, the housing unit                

                                                                                

22  shall be released from the mortgage running from the nonprofit              

                                                                                

23  housing corporation, limited dividend housing corporation, mobile           

                                                                                

24  home park corporation, or mobile home park association to the               

                                                                                

25  authority, and the mortgage shall be replaced as to the housing             

                                                                                

26  unit by a mortgage running from the individual purchaser to the             

                                                                                

27  authority.                                                                  


                                                                                

1       (e) The authority shall encourage nonprofit housing                         

                                                                                

2   corporations and limited dividend housing corporations engaged in           

                                                                                

3   construction or rehabilitation under this subsection to utilize             

                                                                                

4   the labor of prospective individual purchasers of low or moderate           

                                                                                

5   income in the construction or rehabilitation of the housing units           

                                                                                

6   involved.  The value of the labor of the prospective purchasers             

                                                                                

7   so utilized shall be used to reduce the project costs of the                

                                                                                

8   housing units involved.                                                     

                                                                                

9       (f) In the construction of housing units to be sold to the                  

                                                                                

10  individual purchasers of low or moderate income at a price not to           

                                                                                

11  exceed $12,000.00, the individual purchasers may be required to             

                                                                                

12  perform, in a manner and under conditions to be specified by the            

                                                                                

13  authority in its rules, a minimum number of hours of labor.  The            

                                                                                

14  value of the labor shall be credited to the purchase price.                 

                                                                                

15      (3) The authority may make,  or  purchase, or participate in                

                                                                                

16  loans made to  an  individual  purchaser  purchasers for                    

                                                                                

17  acquisition and long-term financing of  a  newly rehabilitated,             

                                                                                

18  newly constructed, or existing 1- to 4-unit housing  unit  units,           

                                                                                

19  including a residential condominium unit as defined in section 4            

                                                                                

20  of the condominium act, 1978 PA 59, MCL 559.104.  To qualify, all           

                                                                                

21  of the following apply:                                                     

                                                                                

22      (a) The borrower's family income shall not exceed either of                 

                                                                                

23  the following:                                                              

                                                                                

24                                                                               (i) If the housing unit is located in a metropolitan area,                          

                                                                                

25  $52,900.00 on or before November 1, 2001, $54,750.00 from                   

                                                                                

26  November 2, 2001 until November 1, 2002, and $56,650.00 on and              

                                                                                

27  after November 1, 2002.                                                     


                                                                                

1       (ii) If the housing unit is located in a nonmetropolitan                     

                                                                                

2   area, $43,575.00 on or before November 1, 2002.  After November             

                                                                                

3   1, 2002, the family income limit increases to the lesser of the             

                                                                                

4   HUD nonmetropolitan median income or $44,000.00.                            

                                                                                

5       (b) The purchase price with respect to the unit does not                    

                                                                                

6   exceed the following:                                                       

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) For an existing housing unit, $99,000.00 on or before                           

                                                                                

8   November 1, 2001, $102,000.00 from November 2, 2001 until                   

                                                                                

9   November 1, 2002, and $105,000.00 on and after November 1, 2002.            

                                                                                

10      (ii) For a newly rehabilitated or a newly constructed housing                

                                                                                

11  unit, $120,000.00 on or before November 1, 2001, $124,000.00 from           

                                                                                

12  November 2, 2001 until November 1, 2002, and $128,000.00 on and             

                                                                                

13  after November 1, 2002.                                                     

                                                                                

14      (a) The borrower's family income shall not exceed the                       

                                                                                

15  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

16                                                                               (i) For eligible distressed areas, $69,800.00 until June 1,                         

                                                                                

17  2006, $72,250.00 until November 1, 2007, and $74,750.00 on and              

                                                                                

18  after November 1, 2007.                                                     

                                                                                

19      (ii) For any other area, $60,700.00 until June 1, 2006,                      

                                                                                

20  $62,800.00 until November 1, 2007, and $65,000.00 on and after              

                                                                                

21  November 1, 2007.                                                           

                                                                                

22      (b) The purchase price does not exceed the following:                       

                                                                                

23                                                                               (i) With respect to a 1- or 2-family unit, 3 times the income                       

                                                                                

24  limit, as established pursuant to subdivision (a).                          

                                                                                

25      (ii) With respect to a 3-family unit, 3-1/2 times the income                 

                                                                                

26  limit, as established pursuant to subdivision (a).                          

                                                                                

27      (iii) With respect to a 4-family unit, 4 times the income                    


                                                                                

1   limit, as established pursuant to subdivision (a).                          

                                                                                

2       (c) For unexpected cost increases during construction or                    

                                                                                

3   improvements to adapt new or existing property for use by                   

                                                                                

4   disabled individuals, the authority may increase the purchase               

                                                                                

5   price limit by an amount sufficient to cover these cost                     

                                                                                

6   increases, but not to exceed $3,500.00.                                     

                                                                                

7       (d) If an income or purchase price limit prescribed by this                 

                                                                                

8   subsection exceeds an application limit prescribed by the                   

                                                                                

9   internal revenue code,  of 1986,  the internal revenue code  of             

                                                                                

10  1986  limit applies.                                                        

                                                                                

11      (e) Except with respect to newly constructed housing units,                 

                                                                                

12  the authority may by resolution establish, for a length of time             

                                                                                

13  the authority considers appropriate, maximum borrower income or             

                                                                                

14  purchase price limits more restrictive than those maximum                   

                                                                                

15  limitations set forth in this section.  The authority shall                 

                                                                                

16  advise the appropriate house and senate standing committees 5               

                                                                                

17  days prior to adopting a resolution establishing more restrictive           

                                                                                

18  maximum borrower income or purchase price limits.                           

                                                                                

19      (f) Before making a loan under this section, authority staff                

                                                                                

20  shall determine that the borrower has the ability to repay the              

                                                                                

21  loan.                                                                       

                                                                                

22      (g) A loan made or purchased to finance the acquisition of an               

                                                                                

23  existing housing unit may include funds for rehabilitation.                 

                                                                                

24      (4) A loan shall be secured in a manner and be repaid in a                  

                                                                                

25  period, not exceeding 50 years, as may be determined by the                 

                                                                                

26  authority.  A loan shall bear interest at a rate determined by              

                                                                                

27  the authority.                                                              


                                                                                

1       (5) A person who, for purposes of securing a loan under this                

                                                                                

2   act, misrepresents his or her income, including taking a leave of           

                                                                                

3   absence from his or her employment for purposes of diminishing              

                                                                                

4   his or her income, is not to be eligible for a loan under this              

                                                                                

5   act.                                                                        

                                                                                

6       Sec. 44a.  (1) The authority may make, purchase, or                         

                                                                                

7   participate in loans, grants, or deferred payment loans to                  

                                                                                

8   persons and families of low and moderate income to finance the              

                                                                                

9   rehabilitation of residential real property designed for                    

                                                                                

10  occupancy by not more than  11  24 families that is owned or is             

                                                                                

11  being purchased by 1 or more persons or families of low and                 

                                                                                

12  moderate income and that is for occupancy by persons or families            

                                                                                

13  of low and moderate income.                                                 

                                                                                

14      (2) The authority, without regard to the income of the owners               

                                                                                

15  or occupants of residential rental property, may make, purchase,            

                                                                                

16  or participate in loans, grants, or deferred payment loans for              

                                                                                

17  the rehabilitation of residential rental property to persons or             

                                                                                

18  entities owning residential rental property located in areas of             

                                                                                

19  chronic economic distress and moderate cost residential rental              

                                                                                

20  property located elsewhere in this state.                                   

                                                                                

21      (3) A loan under this section may be secured or unsecured as                

                                                                                

22  determined by the authority.  If the loan is unsecured, it shall            

                                                                                

23  be accepted for insurance under title 1 of the national housing             

                                                                                

24  act,  chapter 847, 48 Stat. 1246,  12  U.S.C.  USC 1702, 1703,              

                                                                                

25  1705, and 1706b to 1706d, or another federal or private insurance           

                                                                                

26  program providing coverage at least equal to that provided by               

                                                                                

27  that title, or the authority shall establish a reserve for losses           


                                                                                

1   on uninsured loans made under this section and shall deposit into           

                                                                                

2   that reserve an amount equal to 5% of the principal amount of               

                                                                                

3   each such uninsured loan on or before the making of the loan.               

                                                                                

4   Money may be withdrawn by the authority from this reserve for               

                                                                                

5   application as loan repayments in connection with loans that are            

                                                                                

6   delinquent.  In addition, upon repayment of a loan made,                    

                                                                                

7   purchased, or participated in under this section, the authority             

                                                                                

8   may withdraw the amount deposited in the reserve in connection              

                                                                                

9   with that loan, reduced by amounts withdrawn as loan repayments             

                                                                                

10  in connection with the loan, and may apply the amounts to any of            

                                                                                

11  the authority's programs and purposes.  Income or interest earned           

                                                                                

12  by or increment to the reserve due to the investment of the money           

                                                                                

13  in the reserve may, at the times determined by the authority, be            

                                                                                

14  transferred by the authority to other funds or accounts of the              

                                                                                

15  authority and applied to any of the corporate purposes of the               

                                                                                

16  authority.  A loan under this section shall bear interest at a              

                                                                                

17  rate and be repaid in the period, not exceeding 20 years, as                

                                                                                

18  determined by the authority and under additional terms and                  

                                                                                

19  conditions as determined by the authority.                                  

                                                                                

20      (4) A deferred payment loan or grant may be secured or                      

                                                                                

21  unsecured as determined by the authority, and shall be made under           

                                                                                

22  additional terms and conditions determined by the authority.                

                                                                                

23      (5) In recognition of the need for rehabilitation loans,                    

                                                                                

24  grants, and deferred payment loans in all geographic areas of the           

                                                                                

25  state, the authority shall promulgate rules that provide for the            

                                                                                

26  availability of loans, grants, and deferred payment loans on an             

                                                                                

27  equitable basis to qualified applicants in all geographic areas             


                                                                                

1   of this state.  With respect to loans, grants, and deferred                 

                                                                                

2   payment loans made pursuant to this section that are not based on           

                                                                                

3   residency in a neighborhood selected under section 22a(5),                  

                                                                                

4   eligibility for loans, grants, or deferred payment loans shall              

                                                                                

5   not be based upon the number of qualified applicants in the                 

                                                                                

6   geographic area in which the individual resides.                            

                                                                                

7       (6) For purposes of this section, persons and families of low               

                                                                                

8   and moderate income means persons and families whose family                 

                                                                                

9   income does not exceed  either of  the following:                           

                                                                                

10      (a) If the housing unit is located in a metropolitan area,                  

                                                                                

11  $52,900.00 on or before November 1, 2001, $54,750.00 from                   

                                                                                

12  November 2, 2001 until November 1, 2002, and $56,650.00 on and              

                                                                                

13  after November 1, 2002.                                                     

                                                                                

14      (b) If the housing unit is located in a nonmetropolitan area,               

                                                                                

15  $43,575.00 on or before November 1, 2002.  After November 1,                

                                                                                

16  2002, the family income limit increases to the lesser of the HUD            

                                                                                

17  nonmetropolitan median income or $44,000.00.  The authority may             

                                                                                

18  by resolution establish, for a length of time it considers                  

                                                                                

19  appropriate, maximum family income limits more restrictive than             

                                                                                

20  those maximum limitations set forth in this section.  The                   

                                                                                

21  authority shall advise the appropriate house and senate standing            

                                                                                

22  committees 5 days prior to the adoption of a resolution                     

                                                                                

23  establishing more restrictive maximum family income limits.                 

                                                                                

24      (a) For eligible distressed areas, $69,800.00 until June 1,                 

                                                                                

25  2006, $72,250.00 until November 1, 2007, and $74,750.00 on and              

                                                                                

26  after November 1, 2007.                                                     

                                                                                

27      (b) For any other area, $60,700.00 until June 1, 2006,                      


                                                                                

1   $62,800.00 until November 1, 2007, and $65,000.00 on and after              

                                                                                

2   November 1, 2007.                                                           

                                                                                

3       (7) The maximum principal loan amounts for home improvement                 

                                                                                

4   loans, exclusive of finance charges, are as follows:                        

                                                                                

5       (a)  $25,000.00  $50,000.00 for a residential structure                     

                                                                                

6   containing 1 dwelling unit, unless the loan is made in                      

                                                                                

7   conjunction with additional money provided by a municipality or             

                                                                                

8   nonprofit community-based organization, in which case a loan for            

                                                                                

9   a residential structure containing 1 dwelling unit is                       

                                                                                

10  $35,000.00.                                                                 

                                                                                

11      (b)  $15,000.00  $25,000.00 per dwelling unit for a                         

                                                                                

12  residential structure containing 2 to  11  24 dwelling units.               

                                                                                

13      (8) A structure is not required to be of a minimum age to be                

                                                                                

14  eligible for rehabilitation under this section.                             

                                                                                

15      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

16  effect unless Senate Bill No. 1341 of the 92nd Legislature is               

                                                                                

17  enacted into law.