R460-3-6. State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program

(1) Application procedures.

(a) UHC shall incorporate in the low-income housing tax credit allocation plan prepared by UHC pursuant to R460-3-4 criteria and allocation procedures that UHC will follow in administering state low-income housing tax credits.

(b) UHC shall designate the form of application which shall be used to request an allocation of state low-income housing tax credits.

(2) Reservation of credits.

(a) UHC shall evaluate all applications according to the procedures set forth in the allocation plan, however, the applications will not be scored and ranked for purposes of reserving state low-income housing tax credits. A reservation of state low-income housing tax credits allocated to an applicant shall be in an amount determined by UHC and shall be based upon the facts, circumstances, and representations contained in the application. UHC may reserve state low-income housing tax credits to projects either in conjunction with the reservation of federal low-income housing tax credits or at a later date to a project not yet placed-in-service that previously received a reservation of federal low-income housing tax credits.

(b) UHC may condition a reservation of state low-income housing tax credits to an applicant upon any restrictions and conditions UHC believes are consistent with the purpose and intent of the program, and those which will ensure the completion of the residential housing development.

(c) No reservation of state low-income housing tax credits may be transferred by an applicant unless the specific written approval of UHC is obtained before the proposed transfer. Any transfer shall be made in writing, with copies of all written documents provided to UHC.

(d) Applicants shall provide UHC with any information that may be requested by UHC in performing its duties and responsibilities required under the low-income housing tax credit program and the allocation plan.

(3) Allocation.

(a) UHC shall enter into an agreement for the carry-over allocation of state low-income housing tax credits, or make a final allocation of state low-income housing tax credits, to applicants who have received a reservation of state low-income housing tax credits upon satisfaction to UHC of all of the conditions to the reservation of the state and federal low-income housing tax credits.

(b) As a condition to making any allocation of state low-income housing tax credits, UHC may require an applicant to make a deposit, or provide other guarantees of performance, in an amount and manner as determined by UHC to ensure the completion of the residential housing development. Circumstances under which deposits or performance guarantees will be returned or forfeited, in whole or in part, shall be made known to applicants before the collection of the deposit or performance guarantee.

(c) UHC may reserve or allocate state low-income housing tax credits in amounts that are less than amounts requested by applicants.