California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33413.7

An agency causing the rehabilitation, development, or construction of replacement dwelling units, other than single-family residences, pursuant to Section 33413 or Section 33464, or pursuant to a replacement housing plan as required by Section 33413.5, or pursuant to provisions of a redevelopment plan required by Section 33334.5, primarily for persons of low income, as defined in Section 50093, shall give preference to those developments that are proposed to be organized as limited-equity housing cooperatives, when so requested by a project area committee established pursuant to Section 33385, provided the project is achievable in an efficient and timely manner.

The limited-equity housing cooperatives shall, in addition to the provisions of Section 817 of the Civil Code, be organized so that the consideration paid for memberships or shares by the first occupants following construction or acquisition by the corporation, including the principal amount of obligations incurred to finance the share or membership purchase, does not exceed 3 percent of the development cost or acquisition cost, or of the fair market value appraisal by the permanent lender, whichever is greater.