Number
001702
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. HENNINGSEN
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing and directing the Commissioners of Public Debt to issue and sell Housing Rehabilitation Revenue Bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for the purpose of creating a Housing Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Fund.
Analysis
This Resolution authorizes and directs the Commissioners of Public Debt to issue and sell Housing Rehabilitation Revenue Bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for the purpose of creating a Housing Rehabilitation Revolving Loan Fund to make home rehabilitation loans to credit-worthy homeowners, residing within the Community Development Block Grant area or any housing built before 1946, who are not eligible for participation in existing home rehabilitation loan programs because their income exceeds the program limits and who do not qualify for conventional home-equity loans from private lending institutions because they have not built up enough equity in their property or have too high a loan-to-value ratio.
Body
Whereas, Existing home rehabilitation loan programs serve to assist and encourage eligible homeowners to reinvest in residential property within the Community Development Block Grant area as part of an overall neighborhood economic stabilization strategy; and
Whereas, Eligibility for participation in existing home rehabilitation loan programs is subject to residency within the Community Development Block Grant area and income limits and the interest rate and terms of the loan are dependent upon the income and family size of the applicant; and
Whereas, Homeowners, who are not eligible for participation in existing home rehabilitation loan programs because they do not reside within the Community Development Block Grant area or because their income exceeds the program limits, may also find that, although they may be credit-worthy, they do not qualify for conventional home-equit...
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