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<br /> <br />Multi-Family/CHDO 18 119 <br />Ac uired/Rehabilitation <br />Owner Occupied Rehabilitation 87 95 <br />Tenant Based Rental Assistance 50 57 <br />HOPW A TBRA <br />First Time Homebuyer Assistance 24 2 <br /> <br />4. EFFORTS TO ADDRESS "WORST-CASE HOUSING NEEDS": HUD has defined worst case <br />housing need as low-income renter households who pay more than 50% of their <br />income for rent, live in seriously substandard housing, homeless persons, or <br />households involuntarily displaced.7 Santa Ana's 2000-2004 Consolidated Plan <br />identified 20,149 Santa Ana households that pay more than 50% of their income for <br />rent. The 2000-2004 Consolidated Plan also states that 31,586 housing units in the <br />City are in substandard condition (14,986 overcrowded and 16,600 in very poor <br />condition). <br /> <br />To address these "worst-case housing" needs, the Housing Authority of the City of <br />Santa Ana continued to provide Section 8 rental assistance to lower income <br />households in the community. During the report period, 2,746 households were <br />assisted with Section 8 vouchers (approximately $29 million worth of rental <br />assistance), In October 2001 the Housing Authority began accepting applications <br />for Section 8 rental assistance in order to establish a new wait list - the wait list was <br />closed in June 2004. As of December 2004, there were approximately 9,600 <br />households on the Housing Authority's waitlist. <br /> <br />During the 2004-2005 report period, the City utilized substantial resources to assist <br />with the rehabilitation of 119 rental-housing units. Units were funded with HOME, <br />local Redevelopment, state funds, and bond proceeds. All of these units have <br />restricted rents that are affordable to lower income households. <br /> <br />The City also has continued to utilize CDBG funds to support its proactive Code <br />Enforcement program. During the report period Community Preservation program <br />staff responded to 6,506 violations covering 3,859 residential properties. These <br />investigations resulted in 409 Notice of Violations and 2,304 citations; property <br />owners made approximately $1,047,000 in repairs and upgrades in response to <br />these actions.8 <br /> <br />Homeless individuals are also considered to experience "worst-case housing" <br />needs. Determining the number of homeless in the City is difficult at best. The <br />City's 2000-2004 Consolidated Plan estimated 1,598 homeless and at-risk persons <br />reside within the City. Recently, the County of Orange estimated that over 34,898 <br /> <br />7 Definition provided in February 8, 1998, memorandum from former HUD. <br />8 Commercial/industrial properties were also inspected for code violations during the report period. <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />9/7/05 <br /> <br />190-17 <br />