Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 11.5.11. AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ing Trust Fund. All funds collected under this Section shall be used in the following manner: 1. Except as provided in Subdivision 2. below, the funds collected under this Section shall be used to create and/or preserve housing affordable to Extremely Low-, Very Low-, and Lower-Income households. 2. The City shall designate and separately account for all Deferral Surcharge payments that it receives under this Section to support the creation and/or preservation of affordable housing within one- half mile of a Major Transit Stop (“TOC area”), with priority to TOC Areas where there is a demonstrated decline in units affordable to and/or occupied by Extremely Low, Very Low and/or Lower Income households. Use of the Deferral Surcharge funds shall include but not be limited to the following: (i) Acquisition and/or remediation of land, and/or acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and/or financing of housing units by a Community Land Trust or non-profit entity which guarantees perpetual affordability of these units for Extremely Low, Very Low and/or Lower-Income Households or a term of affordability of these units that has a duration of a minimum of 55 years. (ii) Funding for proactive enforcement of the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance. (d) Continuing Affordability / Standards for Affordable Units. 1. All affordable rental housing units created or acquired pursuant to this Section shall be subject to an affordability covenant acceptable to the Housing and Community Investment Department, and recorded with the Los Angeles County Recorder, guaranteeing continuing affordability to the targeted income group for no less than 55 years. In addition, when units are acquired and conveyed pursuant to the Off-Site Acquisition option, the Developer and/or entity taking ownership of the units shall create and implement a plan to prevent involuntary displacement of current tenants. Affordable units provided under this Section shall be comparable to the market rate units in the Project (or off-site location in the case of off-site affordable units) in terms of unit type, number of bedrooms per unit, quality of exterior appearance, energy efficiency, and overall quality of construction. 2.