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<br /> <br />Affordable Housing Funds Policies and Procedures Page 16 <br /> <br />No person shall on the grounds of race, marital status, sex, color, age, religion, national origin, <br />ancestry, immigration status, physical disability, AIDS, sexual orientation, or any other protected <br />class, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to <br />discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with these funds. <br /> <br />Local Preference <br /> <br />Local preference for Santa Ana residents and workers in tenant selection shall be a requirement <br />of the City’s Affordable Housing Funds and Programs. Local preference shall be a requirement <br />of the HOME, CDBG, and PBV Programs only if permitted by the federal government. <br /> <br />In evaluating a loan request, staff shall evaluate a loan applicant’s effectiveness in achieving the <br />City’s local preference goals and give priority to those loan applicants who administer their wait <br />lists using sorting protocols which result in outcomes where households who live or work in <br />Santa Ana are beneficiaries of City-funded affordable housing. <br /> <br />Subject to applicable tenant income limits and any preferences required by the laws of the United <br />States or the State of California (including, but not limited to, laws and regulations governing <br />nondiscrimination and preferences in housing occupancy), the Borrower shall give preference in <br />leasing units in the following order of priority: <br /> <br />1. First priority shall be given to persons who have been permanently displaced or who face <br />permanent displacement from housing in Santa Ana as a result of any of the following: <br />a. A redevelopment project undertaken pursuant to California’s Community <br />Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code Sections 33000, et seq.) -- applicable <br />only to projects funded by the Low-Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund. <br />b. Ellis Act, owner-occupancy, or removal permit eviction; <br />c. Earthquake, fire, flood, or other natural disaster; <br />d. Cancellation of a Housing Choice Voucher HAP Contract by property owner; or <br />e. Governmental Action, such as Code Enforcement. <br /> <br />2. Second priority shall be given to persons who are either: <br />a. Residents of Santa Ana and/or <br />b. Working in Santa Ana at least 32 hours per week for at least the last 6 months. <br />c. Persons who seek to reside in Santa Ana as an accommodation to a mental or <br />physical disability. <br /> <br />Regarding any “accessible units” that are required as part of a multifamily development, such <br />accessible units should be first offered to existing occupants of the building (if applicable) who <br />are not occupying an accessible unit and who have indicated a need for the features of an <br />accessible unit. If no existing occupants of the building have indicated the need for the features <br />of an accessible unit, or if the building is being leased for the initial occupancy, then such <br />accessible units should first be offered to applicants who have indicated the need for the features <br />of an accessible unit, inclusive of the preferences above. The application of preferences may not <br />conflict with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 24 C.F.R. §100.202, and any other <br />preemptive laws that may be enacted regarding fair housing for persons living with disabilities.