Montana § 90-6-137 Alternate Funding Source For Housing Loans -- Use Of Montana Housing Trust Within Montana Growth And Opportunity Trust

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§ 90-6-137 — Alternate Funding Source For Housing Loans -- Use Of Montana Housing Trust Within Montana Growth And Opportunity Trust

Montana·Title 90 PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT·Ch. 6 COMMUNITY IMPACT -- PLANNING AND ABATEMENT·Part 1 Financing of Housing

90-6-137 . Alternate funding source for housing loans -- use of Montana housing trust within Montana growth and opportunity trust.

(1)The board of housing shall administer $65 million or more of funds from the Montana housing trust provided for in 90-6-150 for the purpose of providing loans for the development and preservation of homes and apartments to assist eligible low-income and moderate-income applicants. Until the board uses money in the Montana housing trust to loan to a qualified applicant pursuant to this part, the money under the administration of the board must remain invested by the board of investments.

(2)While a loan made from the Montana housing trust pursuant to this section is repaid, the principal payments on the loan must be deposited in the Montana housing trust unt

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90-6-137 . Alternate funding source for housing loans -- use of Montana housing trust within Montana growth and opportunity trust. (1) The board of housing shall administer $65 million or more of funds from the Montana housing trust provided for in 90-6-150 for the purpose of providing loans for the development and preservation of homes and apartments to assist eligible low-income and moderate-income applicants. Until the board uses money in the Montana housing trust to loan to a qualified applicant pursuant to this part, the money under the administration of the board must remain invested by the board of investments.
(2) While a loan made from the Montana housing trust pursuant to this section is repaid, the principal payments on the loan must be deposited in the Montana housing trust until all of the principal of the loan is repaid. Interest received on a loan may be used by the board, in amounts determined by the board in accordance with 90-6-136 , to pay for the servicing of a loan and for reasonable costs of the board for administering the program. After payment of associated expenses, interest received on the loan must be deposited in the Montana housing trust.
(3) (a) Money from the Montana housing trust must be used for the purposes identified in 90-6-134 (3) and (4).
(b) Loans made pursuant to this section must meet the following requirements:
(i) Projects funded with the loans must be multifamily rental housing projects that provide low-income and moderate-income housing.
(ii) The loan must be in the first lien position and may not exceed 95% of total development costs.
(iii) The board and the loan recipient shall each pay half of loan servicing fees.
(iv) Projects funded with the loans must be subject to property taxes, except those located on tribal lands.
(4) Money from the Montana housing trust may not be used to replace existing or available sources of funding for eligible activities.
(5) Funds administered by the board from the Montana housing trust may not be used to pay the expenses of any other program or service administered by the board.
(6) A multifamily rental housing project eligible to receive a loan under this section may include the development or preservation of a mobile home park as defined in 70-33-103 .

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