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LOUISIANA HOUSING CORPORATION Housing Production Department www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
HOME Investment Partnership Program Largest federal block grant to state and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low- income households 40% of HOME funds go to states and 60% to local participating jurisdictions (PJ) www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
HOME Investment Partnership Program Entitlement Areas: City of Baton Rouge and the unincorporated areas of EBR Parish, City of Lafayette and the unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish, Houma-Terrebonne, Cities of Alexandria, Lake Charles, Monroe, New Orleans, Shreveport and the Jefferson Parish Consortia HUD publishes annually the allocated amounts for each jurisdiction. Participating jurisdictions must have a current and approved consolidated plan describing how the HOME funds will be utilized. www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
HOME Investment Partnership Program Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO) At least 15% of the HOME allocation must go to fund housing to be owned, developed or sponsored by experienced, community driven non-profit organizations designated as CHDOs LHC designates CHDOs and they must have the following: Organization and Capacity A CHDO must have organizational and staff capacity relative to the role of owning, developing or sponsoring a housing development www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Percent of Funds to CHDOs 45.00% 40.00% 35.00% 30.00% 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% MISSISSIPPI OHIO RHODE ISLAND ALASKA WASHINGTON GEORGIA OREGON HAWAII NEW YORK UTAH SOUTH DAKOTA WYOMING ILLINOIS KANSAS MICHIGAN OKLAHOMA VERMONT MASSACHUSETTS MONTANA MISSOURI ALABAMA COLORADO IDAHO NEBRASKA KENTUCKY CALIFORNIA ARIZONA DELAWARE NEW HAMPSHIRE INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA NEW JERSEY MINNESOTA NEVADA WISCONSIN Florida CONNECTICUT IOWA NEW MEXICO MAINE LOUISIANA NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA VIRGINIA MARYLAND ARKANSAS TENNESSEE TEXAS WEST VIRGINIA SOUTH CAROLINA www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Eligible Activities Affordable Homeownership Activity down payment assistance and closing costs assistance New Construction rental and homebuyer Acquisition/Rehabilitation rental, homebuyer units and owner-occupied units Tenant-based Rental Assistance www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Eligible Beneficiaries Rental housing and rental assistance at least 90% of households at or below 60% AMI 5 or more assisted rental units at least 20% of households at or below 50% AMI Incomes of households receiving assistance must not exceed 80% AMI www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Low Mod Population Distribution Low Mod Population 800,295.00, 42% 1,087,510.00, 58% Entitlement Low Mod Population Nonentitlement Per Low Mod Population www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Funds Available for Low Mod Population Funding Per Low Mod Person $6.34, 46% $7.58, 54% Entitlement Funding Per Low Mod Nonentitlement Funding Per Low Mod www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Funds Available for Low Mod Population by PJ Dollars Per Low Mod Person Houma-Terrebonne, LA, $5.24 New Orleans, LA, $11.25 Lafayette, LA, $5.94 Jefferson Parish, LA, $6.12 Monroe, LA, $8.64 Louisiana Non Entitlement Area, $6.34 Alexandria, LA, $7.84 Lake Charles, LA, $6.46 Shreveport, LA, $7.12 Baton Rouge, LA, $6.97 www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Overall Production HOME ASSISTED UNITS ALL PROGRAMS 900 771 800 700 600 473 500 400 298 300 231 200 61 100 42 22 19 11 11 0 Rental Units Homeownership Development UnitsHomebuyer Assistance (Number Tenant Based Rental Assistance (Number of Person Assisted of Persons Assisted) Total State PJ Non-PJ www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
HOME Investment Partnership Program NOAH CHAAP Entry track for non-profits interested in starting work in affordable housing production. To provide ongoing source of funding for CHDO set-aside projects. Purpose Total Funding $6,000,000.00 $2,000,000.00 Per Project Funding $400,000.00 $600,000.00 Funds Remaining $2,000,000.00 $2,000,000.00 No set limit but practically 2 Minimum Number of Units No set limit but practically 2 Maximum Number of Units 4 (Total Units) None All 501 (c) (3) non-profit organizations with a housing mission Only State (LHC) Certified Community Housing Development Organizations Eligible Applicant Homeownership; Rental New Construction or Rehab Homeownership; Rental New Construction or Rehab Eligible Projects www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
HOME Investment Partnership Program NOAH CHAAP Minimum Leverage 15% 15% Qualifying Project? Yes Yes Initial Implementation Year is for non- entitlement only. Schedule to allow for entitlement projects beginning in January 2019. Eligible Area Primarily Non-Entitlement Non-Entitlement only period is from June to December 31 each year. Open application period is from January 1 to May 31 each year. None. Continuously open until funds are exhausted. Application Time Period www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Rental Development Initial Considerations Market Primary Question is Does a Market Exist for your project? Market Study Pros : Timely, Profession, Reliable, Independent Cons : Costly Alternative Market Analysis Pros: Cheep, Sized for Your Project Cons: May take longer, Not as reliable, Information may be difficult to obtain www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Alternative Market Study Requirements Number of prospective low income (80% of AMI and less) current rental households in the Market Area; Household size of eligible prospective renters; Vacancy Rate of Comparable projects; Rents of comparable projects; Capture rate; Number of rent burden households in the market area www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Affordability Affordability The 30% at 65% Rule HOME Rents High HOME Acceptable for incomes above 50% AMI Low HOME Must be used for units set-aside for 50% and less AMI households When are Low HOME rents required? The Project Rule must be at or below the Low HOME rents and the units must be occupied by households at that income level. HOME requires that when a project has more than 5 HOME assisted units that 20% www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
Affordability Period of Affordability Long Term Affordability Required Rental Housing Activity Minimum Period of Affordability in Years Rehabilitation or acquisition of existing housing per unit amount of HOME funds: Under $15,000 $15,000 to $40,000 5 10 Over $40,000 or rehabilitation involving refinancing 15 New construction or acquisition of newly constructed housing 20 www.lhc.la.gov LouisianaHousingCorp @lahousingcorp Louisiana-housing-corporation
