2019 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment
Chapter 458 - Housing and Community Services Programs; Individual Development Accounts
Section 458.356 - Manufactured dwelling replacement loans; eligibility; rules.
(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall establish a program to provide loans to individuals to buy and site manufactured dwellings that replace older and less energy efficient manufactured dwellings.
(2) The department may make loans under the program only to individual borrowers who:
(a) Are members of households with income that complies with income restrictions determined at the advice and consent of the Oregon Housing Stability Council, but not to exceed the greater of 100 percent of the statewide or local area median income adjusted for household size as determined annually by the Housing and Community Services Department using United States Department of Housing and Urban Development information; and
(b) Will purchase a manufactured dwelling that:
(A) Meets energy efficiency standards as prescribed by the Housing and Community Services Department;
(B)(i) Will be sited in a manufactured dwelling park that has registered with the department and either has entered into a regulatory agreement with the department or is negotiating a regulatory agreement that is at least partially conditioned upon the replacement of the dwelling; or
(ii) Will be sited on land owned or purchased under a land sale contract by the individual borrower; and
(C) Will be the primary residence of the borrower throughout the term of the loan.
(3) A loan under this section may not exceed $35,000 per individual. The department shall prescribe by rule lending requirements and terms for loans made under this program, including:
(a) Interest rates charged to borrowers, if any;
(b) Repayment requirements, if any;
(c) Loan forgiveness opportunities, if any;
(d) Affordability requirements; and
(e) Remedies upon transfer or default.
(4) In servicing loans under the program, the department shall deposit all moneys received into the Manufactured Home Preservation Fund established in ORS 458.366.
(5) The council may establish priorities for evaluating loan applications and shall give consideration to prioritizing loans to borrowers who are:
(a) From low income households; and
(b) Decommissioning and replacing manufactured dwellings that are older or less resource or energy efficient. [2019 c.595 §6]
