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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 1Ch. 2.8Art. 3§ 8191 Low-Income Housing Tax Allocation

§ 8191 Low-Income Housing Tax Allocation

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§ 8191 Low-Income Housing Tax Allocation

Key Takeaways

  • •At least 20% of certain taxes must be used to build or improve homes for people with low or moderate incomes.
  • •In the R Street Area, the money must be spent fairly between very low, low, and moderate-income families, with at least 33% going to very low-income and 33% to low-income families.
  • •Any new rental homes built with this money must stay affordable for at least 55 years.

Example

A city gets extra tax money from a special area and wants to build new apartments.

The city must use at least 20% of that money to build or fix up homes for families who don’t make a lot of money. If the apartments are in the R Street Area, the city has to make sure at least a third of the money helps the poorest families and another third helps families with a little more money. The new apartments must stay cheap to rent for at least 55 years.

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§ 8191 Low-Income Housing Tax Allocation

(a) Except with respect to taxes allocated to the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8183 which are used by the authority to make payments with respect to the installation of street lights and sidewalks within the project area, not less than 20 percent of those taxes shall be used by the authority for the purpose of increasing and improving, within the jurisdiction of the authority, the supply of housing for persons of low income as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code and for persons and families of moderate income as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) (1) With respect to taxes allocated to the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8183 from that portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area), not less than 20 percent of those taxes from the R Street Area shall be used by the authority for the purpose of increasing and improving, within the jurisdiction of the authority within the R Street Area, the supply of housing for persons of low income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, and for persons and families of moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) Over the duration of the portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area), the authority shall expend the funds set aside pursuant to this subdivision in proportion to the need for housing for very low income households, persons of low income, and persons and families of moderate income, as determined for the City of Sacramento pursuant to Section 65584 of the Government Code. In no event, however, shall less than 33 percent of these funds be expended to assist housing for very low income households nor less than 33 percent be expended to assist housing for persons of low income. The term “very low income households” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code. (3) Newly constructed rental housing financed in whole or in part with the funds set aside pursuant to this subdivision shall remain affordable to, and occupied by, very low income households, persons of low income, and persons and families of moderate income for not less than 55 years. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 468, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 8182.5 R Street Development Plan
  • § 8185 Redevelopment Agency Jurisdiction
  • § 8193.1 Low-Income Housing Replacement
  • § 8194 R Street Area Debt Limits
  • § 53395.4 District Financing Limitations

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 8191.
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