19F - CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT

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^ Renter & owner households with incomes over 80% of area median income: TABLE 9 In addition to the housing accomplishments listed above, 55 Orange County households living with HIV/AIDS were assisted with HOPWA-funded tenant based rental assistance during the 2008-2009 report period. 2. NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS ASSISTED THAT MEET SECTION 215 DEFINITION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP In February 1998, a memorandum was issued by HUD that provided a definition of affordable housing per Section 215 of Title 11 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (the HOME Investment Partnerships Act). According to this memorandum, the definition of Section 215 rental and homeownership housing is found in the HOME program regulations, 24 CFR 92.252, and 24 CFR 92.254 respectively and required the following: ^ All HOME-assisted renter-occud units are subject to maximum rents, property standards, and resident participation regulations. HOME agreement that incorporate the requirements of 24 CFR 92.252. ^ All owner-occupied housing units purchased with HOME funds must be a primary residence and are subject to a maximum purchase price and resale provisions. While HOME funds were available during the report period for homebuyer assistance no homebuyers accessed resources. If a homebuyer had been assisted, resale provisions that comply with these HOME program regulations would have been incorporated into the City's HOME-funded first-time homebuyer program documents and agreements. 3. SUMMARY OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS "WORST-CASE HOUSING NEEDS" HUD has defined worst case housing need as Low-Income households who pay more than 50% of their income for housing, live in seriously substandard housing, are homeless, or have been involuntarily displaced. Santa Ana's 2005-2009 Consolidated Plan identified 11,292 Santa Ana households that pay more than 50% of their income for housing. The 2005-2009 Consolidated 19 Draft 8/26/2009 19F-25