Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 60 - Optional Affordable Housing Funding
Section 6022 - Disposition of proceeds in cities of first class

(a) Deposit.--Money collected as a result of the fee imposed under section 6021(a) (relating to affordable housing programs fee in cities of the first class) shall be deposited in a special fund established by a city of the first class.
(b) Allocation.--Money collected as a result of the fee imposed under section 6021(a) shall be allocated as follows:
(1) At least 85% of the money collected shall be used to fund affordable housing efforts in a city of the first class. The following apply:
(i) A city of the first class may by ordinance dedicate a portion of the funds allocated under this subsection to benefit households whose annual income adjusted for household size is equal to or less than 30% of the median income of the metropolitan statistical area including that city of the first class.
(ii) A city of the first class may by ordinance dedicate a portion of the funds allocated under this subsection to programs described in section 6023(1) (relating to affordable housing efforts in cities of first class).
(iii) A city of the first class may by ordinance define criteria for accessibility of new and existing housing for visitors or occupants who are physically disabled and establish the percentage of new construction units produced as a result of the affordable housing efforts of the city funded under this subsection that must meet the criteria.
(iv) A city of the first class may by ordinance restrict expenditure of money raised under this subchapter to those programs and projects described in section 6023.
(v) A city of the first class may by ordinance require that housing produced or rehabilitated through affordable housing efforts be priced or rented at an amount such that the purchase or rental will require the expenditure of no more than a certain maximum percentage of the gross income of the household of the purchaser or renter.
(2) Not more than 15% of the money collected may be used for the administrative costs of a city of the first class associated with the affordable housing efforts.

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