Minnesota § 12A.09 HOUSING FINANCE

Minnesota Statutes

§ 12A.09 — HOUSING FINANCE

Minnesota § 12A.09

PartGOVERNMENT MISCELLANY

Ch. 12ANATURAL DISASTER; STATE ASSISTANCE

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Minn. Stat. § 12A.09 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Economic development and housing challenge.
The economic development and housing challenge program under section462A.33may provide for housing assistance in the disaster area as provided in this section.

Subd. 2.Assistance.
Within the limits of state appropriations, assistance is provided to homeowners and rental property owners as forgivable loans up to a maximum set in law. Loans may be used for capital improvements to housing damaged by the disaster, including rehabilitation, replacement on the owner's site, or replacement on a different site within the disaster area. Loans are forgiven for owner-occupied housing if the home remains the borrower's primary residence for a period of time determined by the Housing Finance Agency to encourage continued residence in the commu

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Subdivision 1.Economic development and housing challenge.
The economic development and housing challenge program under section462A.33may provide for housing assistance in the disaster area as provided in this section.

Subd. 2.Assistance.
Within the limits of state appropriations, assistance is provided to homeowners and rental property owners as forgivable loans up to a maximum set in law. Loans may be used for capital improvements to housing damaged by the disaster, including rehabilitation, replacement on the owner's site, or replacement on a different site within the disaster area. Loans are forgiven for owner-occupied housing if the home remains the borrower's primary residence for a period of time determined by the Housing Finance Agency to encourage continued residence in the community after the date of the loan. Loans are forgiven for rental properties if the rents remain affordable to the local work force for at least ten years after the date of the loan. The Housing Finance Agency may set income limits in excess of the limits established in section462A.33, subdivision 5. Eligible applicants for assistance under this subdivision must apply for and accept assistance from federal programs.

Subd. 3.Capacity building grants.
Grants may be made under section462A.21, subdivision 3b:
(1) to local units of government, including regional consortia, in the disaster area;
(2) to nonprofit organizations; and
(3) to federally recognized American Indian Tribes or subdivisions located in Minnesota, and Tribal housing corporations
working in the disaster area to assess housing and related needs, develop and implement community or regional plans to meet those needs, and provide capacity to implement recovery plans.

Subd. 4.Waivers authorized.
For assistance under subdivision 2, the requirements of section462A.33, subdivision 3, and Minnesota Rules, parts4900.3632and4900.3634, subpart 4, are waived.

Subd. 5.Repayments.
Any repayments of loans made under this section must be deposited in the Housing Finance Agency's disaster relief contingency fund established in section462A.21, subdivision 29.