California Health and Safety Code Section 51642

CA Health & Safety Code § 51642 (2017)  

(a)  The obligation of the agency and of the state to pay any insurance benefit pursuant to contracts of insurance insuring loans or bonds shall not exceed amounts deposited in the insurance fund that are made available therefor under the respective contracts of insurance. Nothing in this part shall require the Legislature to appropriate moneys from the General Fund in the State Treasury to the insurance fund on account of these obligations. The insurance of loans or bonds under this part shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment.

(b)  All contracts of insurance insuring loans or bonds pursuant to this part shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the following effect: “Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of California is pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on this contract of insurance.”

(c)  Moneys in the insurance fund received from the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to the California Housing and Jobs Investment Bond Act may not be transferred to any other fund of the agency except as necessary to pay the expenses of operating the program of loan and bond insurance for single-family residential housing authorized by this part, nor shall the agency utilize any of these moneys under the direction and control of the agency, other than moneys in the insurance fund, to satisfy liabilities arising from contracts of insurance authorized by this part.

(d)  Moneys in the insurance fund may not be transferred to any other fund of the agency except as necessary to pay the expenses of operating the program of loan and bond insurance authorized by this part, nor shall the agency utilize any moneys under the direction and control of the agency to satisfy liabilities arising from contracts of insurance authorized by this part.

(e)  The agency, on behalf of, or for the benefit of, the California Housing Loan Insurance Fund, may borrow or receive moneys from the agency or from any federal, state, or local agency or private entity, or may pledge funds from the California Housing Finance Fund, in order to create or support reserves in the insurance fund for loan or bond insurance as provided in this part and as authorized by resolution of the board of directors.

(f)  The agency shall create a separate reserve account for insuring mortgages of multifamily housing developments which shall consist of all of the following:

(1)  Funds transferred by redevelopment agencies pursuant to Section 33334.2. The use of these funds shall be consistent with Section 33334.4.

(2)  Any other funds available for insuring mortgages of multifamily housing developments as may be made available for that purpose by law and as provided in this part.

(g)  Reserve funds for the single-family mortgage guarantee insurance program and the multifamily residential mortgage guaranty insurance program shall not be commingled.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 553, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018