Chapter 1 - San Diego Housing Commission

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.
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