[§356D-145]  Homeowner participation;
limitation; payments and assistance.  (a)  The authority shall limit
participation to not more than ten property owners within each census tract at
any given period in time, without regard to the existence or operation of
shelters and other facilities to aid the homeless in the tract.  The authority
or contracted agency shall notify prospective participants registered on the
waiting list in each census tract of the opportunity to participate in the
program as these opportunities may arise in each tract.



(b)  Assistance to any qualified property owner
providing rental housing to any homeless tenant under this subpart for a period
of five years shall include but not be limited to at least one of the
following:



(1)  The payment of a state grant to offset the cost
of renovating, building any adjoining addition, or constructing any separate
structure upon the premises of the owner's property in preparation for its use
as a homeless assistance unit under the program;



(2)  The payment of a monthly state rent subsidy to
supplement the monthly rental payments made by the homeless tenant;



(3)  Real property tax rate waivers or reductions
proposed by the authority and approved by the council of the county in which
the property is located;



(4)  Zoning and building code exemptions applicable to
the construction of adjoining or separate dwelling units on the owner's
property, provided that the county, by ordinance, may establish minimum
development and construction standards for these units and procedures for
approval thereto; and



(5)  Other incentives consistent with the purposes of
this subpart to assist in the participation of property owners under the
program. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2]