§ 10-8.302. Rental Housing Units.

(a)

Rents for those units in a rental housing development designated for very low income households or very-low-income senior citizens shall not exceed thirty (30) percent of fifty (50) percent of the monthly area median income, as published annually by the California Department of Housing and Community Development in Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations, and adjusted for household size. If the units are rented to Section 8 certificate holders, then the maximum rents for those units shall be as determined by the Stanislaus County Housing Authority.

(b)

Rents for units designated for low-income households or low-income senior citizens shall not exceed thirty (30) percent of sixty (60) percent of the monthly area median income, as published annually by the California Department of Housing and Community Development in Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations, and adjusted for household size. If the units are rented to Section 8 certificate holders, then the maximum rents for those units shall be as determined by the Stanislaus County Housing Authority.

(c)

In calculating rents for senior citizen housing units, any services, such as meals or individual medical care, offered above those normally provided for independent living units, shall be optional, and shall not be included in calculating maximum rents.

(d)

The following Table 8.3-1 shall be used in determining the household size for setting the maximum rents, and in determining the maximum occupancy for units:

Table 8.3-1

Unit Size (number of bedrooms)	Household Size for Maximum Rents (number of persons)	Occupancy Limit (number of persons)
Studio	1	2
1	2	3
2	3	5
3	4	7
4	6	9

 

 

An exception to the above table shall be made for units designated for senior citizens. The exception is that a household size of one (1) for the purpose of setting maximum rents shall be assumed for a single bedroom unit. The occupancy limit shall remain at three (3).

(e)

Total move-in costs for affordable units shall be limited to the last month's rent plus a cleaning deposit not to exceed one (1) month's rent.