OAR 813-037-0030
Award Determination

(1) There is no maximum loan amount on LAP loans; however, LAP is not intended to cover 100 percent of site acquisition costs. The amount of any LAP loan is subject to the discretion of the Department considering factors that may include, but are not limited to:
(a) the availability of LAP funds;
(b) the availability of other funding to the applicant;
(c) the amount of affordable housing to be developed in relation to the size of the loan;
(d) the timing of the proposed development;
(e) the capacity and past performance of the applicant in developing and managing affordable housing; and
(f) the need for affordable housing in the area.
(2) The Department shall be in the first lien position on all property loan documents.
(3) Loan applications must include a proposed affordable housing development plan that indicates the number of affordable housing units intended, a description of any other facilities that are being considered for the property, and an estimated timeline for completion of the development. Additional information including, but not limited to, project readiness and land use, may be required by the Department as part of the application process.
(4) Subject to the placement of appropriate affordable housing into service on the land acquired by the LAP loan within eight years of the loan’s receipt, LAP loans will have a simple interest rate of not more than one percent if all loan terms and regulatory requirements are met. Collection costs, late fees, interest upon accelerated payments due to an event of default and post-judgment interest are not subject to the one percent limitation.
(5) Subject to the placement of appropriate affordable housing into service on the land acquired by the LAP loan within eight years of the loan’s receipt, LAP loan fees, if applicable, will not exceed the one percent if all loan terms and regulatory requirements are met. Collection costs, late fees, interest upon accelerated payments due to an event of default and post-judgment interest are not subject to the one percent limitation.
(6) All loans will include documents listing the current market rate of the loan payable in the event of a loan default.
(7) All housing developed on the property acquired with LAP funding shall be preserved as affordable housing for a minimum of 30 years. The affordability restrictions shall be documented through documents acceptable to the Department including, but not limited to, restrictive covenants, recorded at the loan recipient’s expense against the property acquired with LAP funding.
(8) Loan payments may be deferred by the Department. However, repayment shall begin no later than when the project financing has closed. Loan documents must be satisfactory to the Department in its sole discretion. Loan recipients must reimburse the Department for its legal costs in negotiating terms of applicable loan documents.

Source: Rule 813-037-0030 — Award Determination, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=813-037-0030.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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