HB-5620, As Passed House, October 17, 2012HB-5620, As Passed Senate, October 17, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 5620

 

May 10, 2012, Introduced by Reps. Wayne Schmidt, Zorn and Shaughnessy and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 

     A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled

 

"State housing development authority act of 1966,"

 

by amending section 32b (MCL 125.1432b), as amended by 2004 PA 549.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 32b. (1) The authority is designated as the administrator

 

of the mortgage credit certificate program for this state permitted

 

under section 25 of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 25.

 

     (2) The authority shall prepare guidelines that would allow

 

for the implementation of a mortgage credit certificate program

 

through mortgage lenders.

 

     (3) To For a borrower to qualify for receipt of a mortgage

 

credit certificate with respect to the acquisition of a new or

 

existing housing unit, including a residential condominium or

 

mobile home, both of the following apply:requirements shall be met:

 

     (a) The purchase price with respect to the new or existing


 

unit shall not exceed 3 times the income limit, as established

 

pursuant to subdivision (b), subsection (5)(a), or subsection

 

(5)(b).the limits established in section 44 for newly

 

rehabilitated, newly constructed, or existing 1- to 4-unit housing

 

units, including a residential condominium unit as condominium unit

 

is defined in section 4 of the condominium act, 1978 PA 59, MCL

 

559.104, for which the authority may make loans to individual

 

purchasers for acquisition and long-term financing or refinancing.

 

     (b) The borrower's family income does not exceed the

 

following, as applicable:

 

     (i) The limits established in section 44 for individual

 

purchasers to whom the authority may make loans for the acquisition

 

and long-term financing or refinancing of newly rehabilitated,

 

newly constructed, or existing 1- to 4-unit housing units.

 

     (ii) (i) For eligible distressed areas, $69,800.00 until June 1,

 

2006, $72,250.00 until November 1, 2007, and $74,750.00 on and

 

after November 1, 2007 but before the effective date of the 2012

 

amendatory act that amended this section.

 

     (iii) (ii) For any other area, $60,700.00 until June 1, 2006,

 

$62,800.00 until November 1, 2007, and $65,000.00 on and after

 

November 1, 2007 but before the effective date of the 2012

 

amendatory act that amended this section.

 

     (4) The authority may increase the purchase price limit in

 

subsection (3) to cover the cost of improvements to adapt the

 

property for use by disabled individuals or unexpected cost

 

increases during construction. The amount of the increase shall be

 

the amount of the costs described in this subsection or the sum of


 

$3,500.00, whichever is less.

 

     (5) To qualify for receipt of a mortgage credit certificate

 

with respect to the improvement or rehabilitation of an existing

 

housing unit, including a residential condominium or mobile home,

 

the borrower's family income shall not exceed the following:limits

 

established in section 44a for persons and families of low and

 

moderate income.

 

     (a) For eligible distressed areas, $69,800.00 until June 1,

 

2006, $72,250.00 until November 1, 2007, and $74,750.00 on and

 

after November 1, 2007.

 

     (b) For any other area, $60,700.00 until June 1, 2006,

 

$62,800.00 until November 1, 2007, and $65,000.00 on and after

 

November 1, 2007.

 

     (6) If an income or purchase price limit prescribed by

 

subsection (3), (4), or (5) exceeds an applicable limit prescribed

 

by the internal revenue code, 26 USC 1 to 9833 9834, the internal

 

revenue code limit applies. Except with respect to newly

 

constructed housing units, the authority may at any time by

 

resolution establish, for a length of time it considers

 

appropriate, maximum borrower income or purchase price limits more

 

restrictive than those maximum limitations set forth in this

 

section. The authority shall advise the appropriate house and

 

senate standing committees 5 days prior to the adoption of a

 

resolution establishing more restrictive income or purchase price

 

limits.

 

     (7) The changes made by 1995 PA 186 to purchase price limits

 

in the subsections that at the time were designated subsections (3)


 

and (4) were retroactive, effective as of October 29, 1993.