16Community housing agreements

#### 16 Community housing agreements 16 Community housing agreements > > (1) A Housing Agency may enter into a community housing agreement with a registered community housing provider: > > > > > (a) for the purposes of providing assistance under section 15, or > > > > > (b) with respect to land that has been vested in or transferred to the community housing provider by order under this Part or in accordance with an instruction given under this Part. > > > (2) A community housing agreement: > > > > > (a) may be in a standard form approved by the Housing Secretary, and > > > > > (b) is to contain such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations, and > > > > > (c) may contain such terms and conditions as the Housing Agency which is entering into the agreement considers appropriate (whether or not the standard form of agreement is used). > > > (3) Without limiting subsection (1), a community housing agreement may include provisions with respect to: > > > > > (a) requiring the registered community housing provider concerned to meet specified standards and targets in relation to the community housing services and programs provided by that community housing provider, and > > > > > (b) ensuring that the funding, housing and other assistance provided to the registered community housing provider is used for the purposes for which it was provided. > > > (4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to community housing agreements, including (but not limited to) prescribing terms and conditions that are taken to be included in community housing agreements (whether or not existing community housing agreements). > > **s 16:** Am 2014 No 33, Sch 3.2 \[3\].