{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/36-166.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/36-166.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/36-166.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/36-166.html"}],"law_id":85812,"edition_id":1,"section_id":85812,"structure_id":14292,"section_number":"36-166","catch_line":"Housing revitalization zone grants","history":"2000, cc. 789, 795.","full_text":"A\n\nAs used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Qualified zone improvements” means the amount properly chargeable to a capital account for improvements to rehabilitate or undertake construction on real property during the applicable year within a housing revitalization zone, provided that the total amount of such improvements equals or exceeds (i) for a qualified business firm, an investment of $25,000 in rehabilitation expenses on each housing unit, $50,000 in new construction expenses for each single family housing unit, or $40,000 for each multifamily housing unit or (ii) for a qualified owner occupant, an investment of $12,500 in rehabilitation expenses or $50,000 in new construction expenses for each housing unit. Qualified zone improvements include expenditures associated with any exterior, structural, mechanical, plumbing, utility, or electrical improvements necessary to rehabilitate or construct a building for residential use and excavations, grading, paving, driveways, roads, sidewalks, landscaping, or other land improvements. Qualified zone improvements shall also include, but not be limited to, costs associated with demolition, carpentry, sheetrock, plaster, painting, ceilings, fixtures, doors, windows, fire suppression systems, roofing and flashing, exterior repair, cleaning, and cleanup.\n\t\t\tQualified zone improvements shall not include:1\n\nThe cost of acquiring any real property or building.2\n\n(i) The cost of furnishings; (ii) any expenditure associated with appraisal, architectural, engineering and interior design fees; (iii) loan fees, points, or capitalized interest; (iv) legal, accounting, realtor, sales and marketing, or other professional fees; (v) closing costs, permits, user fees, zoning fees, impact fees, and inspection fees; (vi) bids, insurance, signage, utilities, bonding, copying, rent loss, or temporary facilities incurred during construction; or (vii) outbuildings.B\n\nBeginning on and after July 1, 2000, a qualified business firm or qualified owner occupant may be allowed a grant from the Housing Revitalization Zone Fund for making qualified zone improvements. The grant amount shall not exceed thirty percent of the qualified zone improvements; however, in no event shall the total grants paid to a qualified business firm or qualified owner occupant exceed $50,000 per housing unit for qualified zone improvements made during the period in which such area of a county, city, or town is designated as a housing revitalization zone. Additionally, the total grants paid to a qualified business firm for a housing complex with five or more attached housing units may not exceed $150,000 over such period.C\n\nLocal governments shall certify that the zone improvements made within housing revitalization zones within their jurisdictions comply with all locally adopted plans and ordinances.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":307317,"text":"As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Qualified zone improvements” means the amount properly chargeable to a capital account for improvements to rehabilitate or undertake construction on real property during the applicable year within a housing revitalization zone, provided that the total amount of such improvements equals or exceeds (i) for a qualified business firm, an investment of $25,000 in rehabilitation expenses on each housing unit, $50,000 in new construction expenses for each single family housing unit, or $40,000 for each multifamily housing unit or (ii) for a qualified owner occupant, an investment of $12,500 in rehabilitation expenses or $50,000 in new construction expenses for each housing unit. Qualified zone improvements include expenditures associated with any exterior, structural, mechanical, plumbing, utility, or electrical improvements necessary to rehabilitate or construct a building for residential use and excavations, grading, paving, driveways, roads, sidewalks, landscaping, or other land improvements. Qualified zone improvements shall also include, but not be limited to, costs associated with demolition, carpentry, sheetrock, plaster, painting, ceilings, fixtures, doors, windows, fire suppression systems, roofing and flashing, exterior repair, cleaning, and cleanup.\n\t\t\tQualified zone improvements shall not include:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":307318,"text":"The cost of acquiring any real property or building.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":307319,"text":"(i) The cost of furnishings; (ii) any expenditure associated with appraisal, architectural, engineering and interior design fees; (iii) loan fees, points, or capitalized interest; (iv) legal, accounting, realtor, sales and marketing, or other professional fees; (v) closing costs, permits, user fees, zoning fees, impact fees, and inspection fees; (vi) bids, insurance, signage, utilities, bonding, copying, rent loss, or temporary facilities incurred during construction; or (vii) outbuildings.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":307320,"text":"Beginning on and after July 1, 2000, a qualified business firm or qualified owner occupant may be allowed a grant from the Housing Revitalization Zone Fund for making qualified zone improvements. The grant amount shall not exceed thirty percent of the qualified zone improvements; however, in no event shall the total grants paid to a qualified business firm or qualified owner occupant exceed $50,000 per housing unit for qualified zone improvements made during the period in which such area of a county, city, or town is designated as a housing revitalization zone. 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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 789<\/a> and 795<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82521,"section_number":"36-165","catch_line":"Eligibility","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-165\/"},{"id":87457,"section_number":"36-169","catch_line":"Review and termination of housing revitalization zone","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-169\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":208891,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85812,"identifier":"36-166","token":"36\/11\/36-166","url":"\/36-166\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-166\/","token":"36\/11\/36-166","dublin_core":{"Title":"Housing revitalization zone grants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-166","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Qualified zone improvements<\/span>” means the amount properly chargeable to a capital account for improvements to rehabilitate or undertake construction on real property during the applicable year within a housing revitalization zone<\/span>, provided that the total amount of such improvements equals or exceeds (i) for a qualified business firm<\/span>, an investment of $25,000 in rehabilitation expenses on each housing unit<\/span>, $50,000 in new construction expenses for each single family housing unit<\/span>, or $40,000 for each multifamily housing unit<\/span> or (ii) for a qualified owner occupant<\/span>, an investment of $12,500 in rehabilitation expenses or $50,000 in new construction expenses for each housing unit<\/span>. Qualified zone improvements<\/span> include expenditures associated with any exterior, structural, mechanical, plumbing, utility, or electrical improvements necessary to rehabilitate or construct a building for residential use and excavations, grading, paving, driveways, roads, sidewalks, landscaping, or other land improvements. Qualified zone improvements<\/span> shall also include, but not be limited to, costs associated with demolition, carpentry, sheetrock, plaster, painting, ceilings, fixtures, doors, windows, fire suppression systems, roofing and flashing, exterior repair, cleaning, and cleanup.\n\t\t\tQualified zone improvements<\/span> shall not include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The cost of acquiring any real property or building. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> (i) The cost of furnishings; (ii) any expenditure associated with appraisal, architectural, engineering and interior design fees; (iii) loan fees, points, or capitalized interest; (iv) legal, accounting, realtor, sales and marketing, or other professional fees; (v) closing costs, permits, user fees, zoning fees, impact fees, and inspection fees; (vi) bids, insurance, signage, utilities, bonding, copying, rent loss, or temporary facilities incurred during construction; or (vii) outbuildings. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Beginning on and after July 1, 2000, a qualified business firm<\/span> or qualified owner occupant<\/span> may be allowed a grant from the Housing Revitalization Zone<\/span> Fund<\/span> for making qualified zone improvements<\/span>. The grant amount shall not exceed thirty percent of the qualified zone improvements<\/span>; however, in no event shall the total grants paid to a qualified business firm<\/span> or qualified owner occupant<\/span> exceed $50,000 per housing unit<\/span> for qualified zone improvements<\/span> made during the period in which such area of a county, city, or town is designated as a housing revitalization zone<\/span>. Additionally, the total grants paid to a qualified business firm<\/span> for a housing complex with five or more attached housing units<\/span> may not exceed $150,000 over such period. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Local governments shall certify that the zone improvements made within housing revitalization zones<\/span> within their jurisdictions<\/span> comply with all locally adopted plans and ordinances<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOUSING REVITALIZATION ZONE GRANTS (\u00a7 36-166)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Qualified zone improvements” means the amount properly\nchargeable to a capital account for improvements to rehabilitate or undertake\nconstruction on real property during the applicable year within a housing\nrevitalization zone, provided that the total amount of such improvements equals\nor exceeds (i) for a qualified business firm, an investment of $25,000 in\nrehabilitation expenses on each housing unit, $50,000 in new construction\nexpenses for each single family housing unit, or $40,000 for each multifamily\nhousing unit or (ii) for a qualified owner occupant, an investment of $12,500 in\nrehabilitation expenses or $50,000 in new construction expenses for each housing\nunit. Qualified zone improvements include expenditures associated with any\nexterior, structural, mechanical, plumbing, utility, or electrical improvements\nnecessary to rehabilitate or construct a building for residential use and\nexcavations, grading, paving, driveways, roads, sidewalks, landscaping, or other\nland improvements. Qualified zone improvements shall also include, but not be\nlimited to, costs associated with demolition, carpentry, sheetrock, plaster,\npainting, ceilings, fixtures, doors, windows, fire suppression systems, roofing\nand flashing, exterior repair, cleaning, and cleanup.\n\t\t\tQualified zone improvements shall not include:\n\n 1. The cost of acquiring any real property or building.\n\n 2. (i) The cost of furnishings; (ii) any expenditure associated with\n appraisal, architectural, engineering and interior design fees; (iii) loan\n fees, points, or capitalized interest; (iv) legal, accounting, realtor, sales\n and marketing, or other professional fees; (v) closing costs, permits, user\n fees, zoning fees, impact fees, and inspection fees; (vi) bids, insurance,\n signage, utilities, bonding, copying, rent loss, or temporary facilities\n incurred during construction; or (vii) outbuildings.\n\nB. Beginning on and after July 1, 2000, a qualified business firm or qualified\nowner occupant may be allowed a grant from the Housing Revitalization Zone Fund\nfor making qualified zone improvements. The grant amount shall not exceed thirty\npercent of the qualified zone improvements; however, in no event shall the total\ngrants paid to a qualified business firm or qualified owner occupant exceed\n$50,000 per housing unit for qualified zone improvements made during the period\nin which such area of a county, city, or town is designated as a housing\nrevitalization zone. Additionally, the total grants paid to a qualified business\nfirm for a housing complex with five or more attached housing units may not\nexceed $150,000 over such period.\n\nC. Local governments shall certify that the zone improvements made within\nhousing revitalization zones within their jurisdictions comply with all locally\nadopted plans and ordinances.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 789, 795.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}