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HOUSING PLAN <br />HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS <br />HOUSING REHABILITATION <br />1. Single - Family Rehabilitation <br />Periodic repair and rehabilitation of single - family housing is critical for maintaining <br />the quality of housing and preserving residential neighborhoods. The City of Santa <br />Ana estimates that up to 8,000 single - family homes may require repair and <br />rehabilitation. The City provides up to $75,000 in low, fixed - interest loans for the <br />repair and rehabilitation of single- family homes, including historic homes. These <br />include one- to four -unit residential properties on a single lot that are owner - occupied <br />units. To qualify for a home rehabilitation loan, the household must be very low or <br />low income, and the housing unit must be owner occupied for the life of the loan. <br />Single - family acquisition and/or rehabilitation programs are also offered through the <br />Neighborhood Stabilization Program described later under Program 39. Paint Your <br />Heart Out, a local nonprofit, also assists in helping Santa Ana mobile home owners <br />with painting, repairs, and upkeep. <br />2. Mobile Home Repair <br />Santa Ana has about 30 mobile home parks that provide approximately 3,976 mobile <br />home spaces. These parks provide affordable housing options for many low, very low, <br />and extremely low income residents. At least seven mobile home parks are age - <br />restricted for seniors. The City historically offered loan programs for mobile home <br />parks; however, the demise of redevelopment removed funding for those programs. <br />The City now offers a Mobile Home Hardship program, whereby very low income <br />seniors and people with disabilities are eligible to receive an interest -free loan of up to <br />$5,000 to make repairs. The City will continue to implement this program and <br />partnerships with other nonprofits to implement the mobile home repair program. <br />3. Rental Rehabilitation <br />The City of Santa Ana's rental rehabilitation program is designed to encourage the <br />timely rehabilitation of rental apartment housing. The City offers loans up to $75,000, <br />at 0 percent interest, amortized for 10 years. In order to qualify for a loan, not less <br />than 51 percent of the units must be affordable to and occupied by lower income <br />households. Once housing improvements are completed, the units are subject to deed <br />restrictions. Half of the rehabilitated rental units must be rent restricted as affordable <br />to very low income households, and the remainder must be rent restricted as <br />affordable to low income households. Priority for loan assistance is given to properties <br />cited by the City's Code Enforcement team. Rental property acquisition and/or <br />rehabilitation programs are also offered through the Neighborhood Stabilization <br />Program described later under Program 39. <br />J�A <br />52 CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT <br />