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MA-20 Housing Market Analysis: Condition of Housing — 91.210(a) Introduction Assessing housing conditions in the City provides the basis for developing strategies to maintain and preserve the quality of the housing stock. The ACS defines a "selected condition" as owner- or renter - occupied housing units having at least one of the following conditions: 1) lacking complete plumbing facilities; 2) lacking complete kitchen facilities; 3) more than one occupant per room; and 4) selected monthly housing costs greater than 30% of household income. Based on the definition of selected conditions, the table below shows that 52% of owner -occupied households in the City have at least one selected condition and 77% of all renter -occupied households in the City have at least one selected condition. Definitions Substandard housing is housing that does not meet the minimum standards contained in the State Housing Code (i.e., does not provide shelter, endangers health, safety or well-being of occupants). A substandard condition is one that affects the health and safety of a resident's habitability. As defined by California Health and Safety Code, a substandard condition exists to the extent that it endangers the health and safety of its occupants orthe public. Following is a list of substandard conditions: • Inadequate sanitation • Structural hazards • Any nuisance that endangers the health and safety of the occupants orthe public • All substandard plumbing, wiring, and/or mechanical equipment, unless it conformed to all applicable laws in effect at the time of installation and has been maintained in a good and safe condition • Faulty weather protection • The use of construction materials not allowed or approved bythe health and safety code • Fire, health and safety hazards (as determined by the appropriate fire or health official) • Lack of, or inadequate fire -resistive construction orfire-extinguishing systems as required by the health and safety code, unless the construction and/or systems conformed to all applicable laws in effect at the time of construction and/or installation and adequately maintained • Inadequate structural resistance to horizontal forces • Buildings or portions thereof occupied for living, sleeping, cooking, or dining purposes that were not designed or intended to be used for such occupancies • Inadequate maintenance that causes a building or any portion thereof to be declared unsafe Standard housing condition in the City of Santa Ana is defined as housing that meets the minimum standards contained in the California State health and Safety codes. For the purposes of the CDBG program, a unit in substandard condition is considered suitable for rehabilitation provided thatthe unit is structurally sound and the cost of rehabilitation is considered economically warranted. Consolidated Plan SANTA ANA 88 OMB control No: 2506-0117(exp. 06/30/2018) 75A-96