Rental assistance program

HRS §201H-125, under Chapter 201H.

HRS §201H-125

[§201H-125] Rental assistance program. (a) Prior to the execution of a rental assistance contract and annually thereafter, the owner shall submit a proposed rental schedule to the corporation for approval. The schedule shall list every rental unit in the project and shall designate which units are to be maintained for eligible tenants.

(b) The corporation shall establish procedures for evaluating the rental schedules submitted pursuant to this section, and may consider the following:

(c) Annually, following the approval of the rental schedule submitted pursuant to subsection (a), the corporation shall determine the amount of rental assistance payments payable to the owner for the forthcoming year; provided that the amount shall not exceed the maximum annual rental assistance payment amount determined in accordance with section 201H-124. The amount determined pursuant to this subsection shall take into account the estimated amount to be derived by the owner from rentals to be charged for the forthcoming year and the limited rate of return on equity permitted in accordance with section 201H-124(d)(6).

(d) The corporation shall establish standards and requirements for:

(e) The corporation shall establish procedures for:

(f) When an eligible project is not owned by the corporation, the corporation shall be entitled to share in the appreciation in value of units maintained for eligible tenants within an eligible project realized at the time of refinancing or prepayment of the eligible project loan. The corporation's share shall be calculated by multiplying the appreciation in value of units maintained for eligible tenants realized upon refinancing or prepayment by the ratio of the owner's equity to the discounted value of the aggregate rental assistance payments. The discount rate shall be established by rules adopted by the corporation.

The corporation shall exempt projects owned by a county from the shared appreciation requirement set forth in this subsection if all of the following requirements are met: