As used in this chapter:
- (1) "Attainable home" means a residence that costs the purchaser no more than the amount a qualifying residential unit may be purchased in accordance with Section 63H-8-501 at the time the state treasurer deposits with a qualified depository.
- (2) "City of the first class" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-2-301.
- (3) "City of the second class" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-2-301.
- (4) "Fund" means the Transportation Infrastructure General Fund Support Subfund created in Section 72-2-134.
(5) "Political subdivision" means:
- (a) the municipality in which the attainable home is located; or
- (b) the county, if the attainable home is located in an unincorporated portion of the county.
(6) "Qualified depository" means:
- (a) the same as that term is defined in Section 51-7-3; or
- (b) the Utah Housing Corporation as described in Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act.
(7)
(a) "Qualified project" means a new construction housing development project in the state for which the developer:
(i) commits to:
- (A) offering for sale no fewer than 60% of the total units within the project as attainable homes;
- (B) including in the deed of sale for an attainable home a restriction, in favor of the political subdivision, that the attainable home be owner-occupied for no fewer than five years; and
- (C) having a plan to provide information to potential buyers of attainable homes about the First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program created in Section 63H-8-502; and
- (ii) executes a valid agreement with the political subdivision or the Utah Housing Corporation to develop housing meeting the requirements of Subsections (7)(a)(i)(A) and (B).
- (b) "Qualified project" includes infrastructure within the housing development project.
(c) "Qualified project" includes a project by a city of the first or second class that commits to:
- (i) receiving no more than $10,000,000 in deposits within one year from the day on which the city of the first or second class enters into a loan agreement with the qualified depository described in Subsection (6)(b) for a project as an attainable home;
- (ii) using the deposit to acquire and rehabilitate single-family homes within the city limits of the city of the first or second class boundaries;
- (iii) offering for sale the rehabilitated single-family home as an attainable home, including in the deed of sale for an attainable home a restriction, in favor of the city of the first or second class, that the attainable home be owner-occupied for no fewer than five years; and
- (iv) expanding an existing effort to acquire and rehabilitate single-family homes as described in Subsections (7)(c)(ii) and (iii).
Amended by Chapter 391, 2025 General Session