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Qualified Residential Rental Projects Program

Qualified Residential Rental Project (QRRP) Description
State and local governmental agencies and joint powers authorities can issue tax-exempt housing revenue bonds. These bonds assist developers of multifamily rental housing units to acquire land and construct new units or purchase and rehabilitate existing units. The tax-exempt bonds lower the interest rate paid by the developers. The developers in turn produce market rate and affordable rental housing for low and very low-income households by reducing rental rates to these individuals and families. Projects that receive an award of bond authority have the right to apply for non-competitive 4% tax credits.

Bond authority for Rental Projects is awarded to three sub-pools: the General Pool (Projects having more than 50% of total units designated as Restricted Rental Units); the Mixed Income Pool (Projects having 50% or fewer of total units designated as Restricted Rental Units); and the Rural Project Pool (Projects located in a rural area as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 50199.21 but shall not include a Mixed Income Project).

Current minimum point thresholds are as follows: 60 points in the General Pool and Rural Pool and 50 points in the Mixed Income Pool.