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12 U.S.C. § 4106 — Information from Secretary

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12 U.S.C. § 4106 — Information from Secretary

**(a) Information to owners terminating affordability restrictions** The Secretary shall provide each owner who submits a notice of intent to terminate the low-income affordability restrictions on the housing under [section 4108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4108&num=0&edition=prelim) with information under this section not later than 6 months after receipt of the notice of intent. The information shall include a description of the criteria for such termination specified under [section 4108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4108&num=0&edition=prelim) and the documentation required to satisfy such criteria. **(b) Information to owners extending low-income affordability restrictions** The Secretary shall provide each owner who submits notice of intent to extend the low-income affordability restrictions on the housing under [section 4109 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4109&num=0&edition=prelim) or transfer the housing under [section 4110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4110&num=0&edition=prelim) to a qualified purchaser with information under this subsection not later than 9 months after receipt of the notice of intent. The information shall include any information necessary for the owner to prepare a plan of action under [section 4107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4107&num=0&edition=prelim), including the following: (1) **Preservation values** — A statement of the preservation value of the housing determined under paragraphs (1) and (2) of [section 4103(b) of this title](https:

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**(a) Information to owners terminating affordability restrictions** The Secretary shall provide each owner who submits a notice of intent to terminate the low-income affordability restrictions on the housing under [section 4108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4108&num=0&edition=prelim) with information under this section not later than 6 months after receipt of the notice of intent. The information shall include a description of the criteria for such termination specified under [section 4108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4108&num=0&edition=prelim) and the documentation required to satisfy such criteria. **(b) Information to owners extending low-income affordability restrictions** The Secretary shall provide each owner who submits notice of intent to extend the low-income affordability restrictions on the housing under [section 4109 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4109&num=0&edition=prelim) or transfer the housing under [section 4110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4110&num=0&edition=prelim) to a qualified purchaser with information under this subsection not later than 9 months after receipt of the notice of intent. The information shall include any information necessary for the owner to prepare a plan of action under [section 4107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4107&num=0&edition=prelim), including the following: (1) **Preservation values** — A statement of the preservation value of the housing determined under paragraphs (1) and (2) of [section 4103(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4103/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Preservation rent** — A statement of the preservation rent for the housing as calculated under [section 4104(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4104/b&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) **Federal cost limits** — A statement of the applicable Federal cost limits for the market area (or relevant local market area, if applicable) in which the housing is located, which shall explain the limitations under sections 4109 and 4110 of this title of the amount of assistance that the Secretary may provide based on such cost limits. (4) **Federal cost limit analysis** — A statement of whether the aggregate preservation rents exceed the Federal cost limits and a direction to the owner to file a plan of action under [section 4107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4107&num=0&edition=prelim) or submit a second notice of intent under subsection (d), whichever is applicable. **(c) Availability to tenants** The Secretary shall make any information provided to the owner under subsections (a) and (b) available to the tenants of the housing, together with other information relating to the rights and opportunities of the tenants. **(d) Second notice of intent** (1) **Filing** — Each owner of eligible low-income housing that elects to transfer housing under [section 4110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4110&num=0&edition=prelim) shall submit to the Secretary, in such form and manner as the Secretary prescribes, notice of intent to sell the housing under [section 4110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4110&num=0&edition=prelim). To be eligible to prepay the mortgage or voluntarily terminate the insurance contract on the mortgage, an owner of housing for which the preservation rents exceed the Federal cost limits under [section 4105(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4105/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall submit to the Secretary notice of such intent. The provisions of sections 4111 and 4113 of this title shall apply to any owner submitting a notice under the preceding sentence. (2) **Timing** — A second notice of intent under this subsection shall be submitted not later than 30 days after receipt of information from the Secretary under this section. If an owner fails to submit such notice within such period, the notice of intent submitted by the owner under [section 4102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4102&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be void and ineffective for purposes of this subchapter. (3) **Filing with the State or local government, tenants, and mortgagee** — Upon filing a second notice of intent under this subsection, the owner shall simultaneously file such notice of the intent with the chief executive officer of the appropriate State or local government for the jurisdiction within which the housing is located and with the mortgagee, and shall inform the tenants of the housing of the filing.

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12 U.S.C. § 4109 — Incentives to extend low-income use

**(a) Agreements by Secretary** After approving a plan of action from an owner of eligible low-income housing that includes the owner’s plan to extend the low-income affordability restrictions of the housing, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, enter into such agreements as are necessary to enable the owner to receive (for each year after the approval of the plan of action) the annual authorized return for the housing determined under [section 4104(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4104/a&num=0&edition=prelim), pay debt service on the federally-assisted mortgage covering the housing, pay debt service on any loan for rehabilitation of the housing, and meet project operating expenses and establish adequate reserves. The Secretary shall take into account the Federal cost limits under [section 4105(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4105/a&num=0&edition=prelim) for the housing when providing incentives under subsections 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”. (b)(2) and (3) of this section. The Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that owners receive the annual authorized return for the housing determined under [section 4104(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4104/a&num=0&edition=prelim) during the period in which rent increases are phased in as provided in [section 4112(a)(2)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4112/a/2/E&num=0&edition=prelim), including (in order of preference) (1) allowing the owner access to residual receipt accounts (pursuant to subsecti

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12 U.S.C. § 4108 — Prepayment and voluntary termination

**(a) Approval** The Secretary may approve a plan of action that provides for termination of the low-income affordability restrictions through prepayment of the mortgage or voluntary termination of the mortgage insurance contract only upon a written finding that— (1) implementation of the plan of action will not— (A) materially increase economic hardship for current tenants, and will not in any event result in (i) a monthly rental payment by any current tenant that exceeds 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income of the tenant or an increase in the monthly rental payment in any year that exceeds 10 percent (whichever is lower), or (ii) in the case of a current tenant who already pays more than such percentage, an increase in the monthly rental payment in any year that exceeds the increase in the Consumer Price Index or 10 percent (whichever is lower); or (B) involuntarily displace current tenants (except for good cause) where comparable and affordable housing is not readily available determined without regard to the availability of Federal housing assistance that would address any such hardship or involuntary displacement; and (2) the supply of vacant, comparable housing is sufficient to ensure that such prepayment will not materially affect— (A) the availability of decent, safe, and sanitary housing affordable to low-income and very low-income families or persons in the area that the housing could reasonably be expected to serve; (B) the ability of low-income and very low-income families or persons to find affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary housing near employment opportunities; or (C) the housing opportunities of minorities in the community within which the housing is located. **(b) Standards and procedure for written findings** (1) **Standards

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12 U.S.C. § 4110 — Incentives for transfer to qualified purchasers

**(a) In general** With respect to any eligible low-income housing for which an owner has submitted a second notice of intent under [section 4106(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4106/d&num=0&edition=prelim) to transfer the housing to a qualified purchaser, the owner shall offer the housing for transfer to qualified purchasers as provided in this section. The Secretary shall issue regulations describing the means by which potential qualified purchasers shall be notified of the availability of the housing for sale. The Secretary shall take into account the Federal cost limits under [section 4105(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4105/a&num=0&edition=prelim) for the housing when providing incentives under section 4109(b)(2) and (b)(3) of this title (pursuant to subsection (d)(3) of this section). **(b) Right of first offer to priority purchasers** (1) **Negotiation period** — For the 12-month period beginning on the receipt by the Secretary of a second notice of intent under [section 4106(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4106/d&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to such housing, the owner may offer to sell and negotiate a sale of the housing only with priority purchasers. The negotiated sale price may not exceed the preservation value of the housing determined under [section 4103(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4103/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim). The owner or the purchaser shall submit a plan of action under [section 4107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4107&num=0&edition=p

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12 U.S.C. § 4107 — Plan of action

**(a) Submission to Secretary** (1) **Timing** — Not later than 6 months after receipt of the information from the Secretary under [section 4106 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4106&num=0&edition=prelim) an owner seeking to terminate the low-income affordability restrictions through prepayment of the mortgage or voluntary termination under [section 4108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4108&num=0&edition=prelim), or to extend the low-income affordability restriction on the housing under [section 4109 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4109&num=0&edition=prelim), shall submit a plan of action to the Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe. Any owner or purchaser seeking a transfer of the housing under section 4110 or 4111 of this title shall submit a plan of action under this section to the Secretary upon acceptance of a bona fide offer under section 4110(b) or (c) of this title or upon making of any bona fide offer under [section 4111 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4111&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Copies to tenants** — Each owner submitting a plan of action under this section to the Secretary shall also submit a copy to the tenants of the housing. The owner shall simultaneously submit the plan of action to the office of the chief executive officer of the appropriate State or local government for the jurisdiction within which the housing is located. Each owner and the Secretary shall also, upon request, make available to the tenants of the housing and to the office of the chief executive officer of the appropriat

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12 U.S.C. § 4102 — Notice of intent

**(a) Filing with Secretary** An owner of eligible low-income housing that intends to terminate the low-income affordability restrictions through prepayment or voluntary termination in accordance with [section 4108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4108&num=0&edition=prelim), extend the low-income affordability restrictions of the housing in accordance with [section 4109 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4109&num=0&edition=prelim), or transfer the housing to a qualified purchaser in accordance with [section 4110 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section4110&num=0&edition=prelim), shall file with the Secretary a notice indicating such intent in the form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe. **(b) Filing with State or local government, tenants, and mortgagee** The owner, upon filing a notice of intent under this section, shall simultaneously file the notice of intent with the chief executive officer of the appropriate State or local government for the jurisdiction within which the housing is located and with the mortgagee, and shall inform the tenants of the housing of the filing. **(c) Ineligibility for filing** An owner shall not be eligible to file a notice of intent under this section if the mortgage covering the housing— (1) falls into default on or after November 28, 1990; or (2) (A) fell into default before, but is current as of, November 28, 1990; and (B) the owner does not agree to recompense the appropriate Insurance Fund, in the amount the Secretary determines appropriate, for any losses sustained by the Fund as a result of any work-out or other arrangement agreed to by the Secretary

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12 U.S.C. § 4106 — Information from Secretary

Page 1598 TITLE 12—BANKS AND BANKING § 4106 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether such aggregate rents exceed the amount determined by multiplying 120 percent of the prevailing rents in the relevant local market area in which the housing is located by the number of units in the project (accord- ing to the appropriate unit sizes). A relevant local market area shall be an area geographi- cally smaller than a market area established by the Secretary under section 1437f(c)(1) of title 42 that is identifiable as a distinct rental market area. The Secretary may rely on the appraisal to determine the relevant local mar- ket areas and prevailing rents in such local areas and any other information the Secretary determines is appropriate. (3) Effect For purposes of this subchapter, the aggre- gate preservation rents shall be considered to exceed the Federal cost limits under this sub- section only if the aggregate preservation rents exceed the amount determined under paragraph (1) and the amount determined under paragraph (2). (b) Limitations on action pursuant to Federal cost limits (1) Housing within Federal cost limits If the aggregate preservation rents for an el- igible low-income housing project do not ex- ceed the Federal cost limit, the owner may not prepay the mortgage on the housing or terminate the insurance contract with respect to the housing, except as permitted under sec- tion 4114 of this title. The owner may— (A) file a plan of action under section 4107 of this title to receive incentives under sec- tion 4109 of this title; or (B) file a second notice of intent under sec- tion 4106(d) of this title indicating an inten- tion to transfer the housing under section 4110 of this title and take actions pursuant to such sectio

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