For the purposes of ORS 456.550 and 458.210 to 458.240, a community development corporation is an organization that: (1) Is established under the provisions of ORS chapter 65; (2) Has qualified for tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (3) Has a purpose, stated in the articles of incorporation, to serve […]
The Housing and Community Services Department may establish a program to build local capacity to address any or a combination of the following: (1) Housing needs of people, with low or moderate incomes, for homeownership and affordable rental housing; (2) The problem of abandoned houses; (3) The need for adequate housing for seasonal farm laborers; […]
In carrying out the provisions of ORS 458.215, the Housing and Community Services Department shall provide any or a combination of the following: (1) Initial planning grants to qualified nonprofit community-based organizations, including but not limited to housing authorities and community action agencies, to initiate community development corporations. To qualify under this subsection, an organization […]
(1) In carrying out the provisions of ORS 456.550 and 458.210 to 458.240, the Housing and Community Services Department shall give preference to a community development corporation that: (a) Has a defined geographic service area outside an entitlement community or county; (b) Has a defined geographic service area inside an entitlement community or county but […]
The Housing and Community Services Department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 456.550 and 458.210 to 458.240, including rules to define “persons of low and moderate income.” [1989 c.1030 §6]
Nothing in ORS 456.550 and 458.210 to 458.240 shall limit the authority or powers of community development corporations authorized pursuant to ORS 708A.150. [1989 c.1030 §9; 1997 c.631 §475]
