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<br />7E-2 <br />Page 7 <br /> <br />The unit must be made available for purchase to low or very low income households. At <br />the time of acquisition, the unit is not available at a cost to the low or very low income <br />household. The City must have agreed to pay relocation costs ifthe unit was occupied at the time <br />of sale. The unit must be decent. safe & sanitary; has long term affordability covenants and <br />restrictions that require affordability and occupancy to low or very low for not less than 55 years. <br /> <br />3. Preserved units occupied by low and very low income assisted by the City by <br />acquisition or purchase of affordability covenants requiring occupancy by low and very <br />low income for a period of at least 40 years <br /> <br />The multifamily rental must receive assistance under some other federal or local housing <br />assistance program. The City must hold a hearing and make a fmding that the unit is <br />eligible and is reasonably expected to change from affordable housing for low and very <br />low income to any other use sometimes during the next 5 years due to the termination of <br />subsidy contracts, mortgage prepayment. or expiration on restrictions on use. <br /> <br />The units must be decent, safe & sanitary at time of occupancy; unit is affordable to low <br />and very low income at time identified for preservation. Does not apply to any City that <br />has not met its regional need. <br /> <br />The City must submit an annual report that describes its progress in providing housing <br />units pursuant to the Housing Element programs cited. <br /> <br />AD 1233 (Jones) 2005: <br /> <br />If prior element failed to identify or implement adequate sites, the local government must zone or <br />rezone to address this need within one-year of up dater (in addition to new projected need) <br /> <br />SB 1087 (Florez) 2005: <br /> <br />. Requires local governments to immediately forward adopted housing element to water <br />and sewer providers. <br /> <br />. Requires water and sewer providers from denying or conditioning the approval of, or <br />reducing the amount of service for an application for development that includes housing <br />affordable to lower income households unless specific written findings are made. <br /> <br />SB575 (Torlakson) 2005: <br /> <br />. Strengthens arbitrary denials of affordable housing projects. Amends the finding that <br />allows project denial if inconsistent with zoning and general plan - This finding may no <br />longer be made if a project is on a site identified in the element as suitable to meet lower <br />or moderate-income need or ifhousing element did not identify adequate sites. <br /> <br />2 <br />