Chapter 1 - San Diego Housing Commission

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Glossary CONGREGATE HOUSING Housing for elderly persons or a person with a disability that meets the HQS for congregate housing. COOPERATIVE A dwelling unit owned and or shared by a group of individuals who have individual sleeping quarters and share common facilities such as kitchen, living room and some bathrooms. CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRACT (Consolidated ACC) See 24 CFR 982.151. CONTIGUOUS MSA In portability, an MSA that shares a common boundary with the MSA in which the jurisdiction of the initial PHA is located. CONTINUOUSLY ASSISTED An applicant is continuously assisted under the 1937 Housing Act if the family is already receiving assistance under any 1937 Housing Act program when the family is admitted to the voucher program. CONTRACT (See Housing Assistance Payments Contract) DEPENDENT A member of the family household (excluding foster children) other than the family head, spouse, or co-head who is under 18 years of age or is a Disabled Person or Handicapped Person, or is a full-time student 18 years of age or over. DISABILITY ASSISTANCE EXPENSE Anticipated costs for care attendants and auxiliary apparatus for disabled family members that enable a family member (including the disabled family member) to work. DISABLED PERSON A person who is any of the following: - A person who has a disability as defined in section 223 of the Social Security Act. (42 U.S.C.423). - A person who has a physical, mental, or emotional impairment that is expected to be of longcontinued and indefinite duration; substantially impedes his or her ability to live independently; and is of such a nature that ability to live independently could be improved by more suitable housing conditions. - A person who has a developmental disability as defined in section 102(7) of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6001(7)). DISABLED FAMILY A family where the head, spouse, or co-head meet any of the above criteria for disabled person. DISASTER HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Specifically funded Housing Vouchers provided by the HUD via FEMA to provide rental assistance subsidy to victims of natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina. DISPLACED PERSON/FAMILY A person or family displaced by governmental action, or a person whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized under federal disaster relief laws. DOMICILE The legal residence of the household head, spouse, or co-head as determined in accordance with state and local law. DRUG-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY The illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute or use a controlled substance. Drug-related criminal activity means on or off the premises, not just on or near the premises. 16-6
Glossary DRUG TRAFFICKING The illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, distribute or use, of a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)). DISASTER VOUCHER PROGRAM Specially funded Voucher Program by HUD for victims of natural disasters. EIV The EIV System is a web-based application, which provides PHAs with employment, wage, unemployment compensation and social security benefit information of tenants who participate in the Public Housing and various Section 8 programs under the jurisdiction of the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH). This system is available to all PHAs nationwide. Information in EIV is derived from computer matching programs initiated by HUD with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for all program participants with valid personal identifying information (name, date of birth (DOB), and social security number (SSN)) reported on the form HUD-50058. ELDERLY FAMILY A family whose head, spouse, or co-head or whose sole member is at least 62 years of age; may include two or more elderly persons living together or one or more such persons living with another person who is determined to be essential to his/her care and well-being. ELDERLY PERSON A person who is at least 62 years old. ELIGIBLE FAMILY (Family) A family as defined by the PHA in the Administrative Plan. EXCESS MEDICAL EXPENSES Any medical expenses incurred by elderly or disabled families only in excess of 3% of Annual Income that are not reimbursable from any other source. EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME FAMILY A family whose annual income does not exceed 30 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by HUD, with adjustments for smaller and larger families. FAIR MARKET RENT (FMR) The rent including the cost of utilities (except telephone) that would be required to be paid in the housing market area to obtain privately owned existing decent, safe and sanitary rental housing of modest (non-luxury) nature with suitable amenities. Fair market rents for existing housing are established by HUD for housing units of varying sizes (number of bedrooms) and are published in the Federal Register. FAMILY A family is either a single person or a two or more people and includes: - A household with or without children. A child who is temporarily away from home due to placement in foster care should be considered a member of the family. - An elderly family, which is defined as a family whose head, co-head, spouse, or sole member is at least 62 years of age; or two or more persons, each of whom are at least 62, living together; or one or more persons who are at least 62 living with one or more live-in aides. - A disabled family, which means a family whose head, co-head, spouse, or sole member is a person with a disability; or two or more persons with a disability; or one or more persons with a disability with one or more live-in aides. - A displaced family, which is a family in which each member or the sole member is a person displaced by governmental action, or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized by federal disaster relief laws. 16-7
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