Legislation
SECTION 1271
Definitions
Private Housing Finance (PVH) CHAPTER 44-B, ARTICLE 30
§ 1271. Definitions. As used in this article:
1. "Corporation" shall mean the housing trust fund corporation
established in section forty-five-a of this chapter.
2. "Eligible applicant" shall mean a city, town, village or
not-for-profit corporation in existence for a period of one or more
years prior to application, which is, or will be at the time of award,
incorporated under the not-for-profit corporation law and has
substantial experience in adapting or retrofitting homes for persons
with disabilities.
3. "Veteran" shall mean a veteran as defined in section one of the
veterans' services law, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in
section one of the veterans' services law, who is a resident of the
state and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or
dishonorable from such service.
4. "Disabled veteran" shall mean a veteran with, including but not
limited to, a permanent physical or medical impairment resulting from an
anatomical or physiological condition which prevents the exercise of a
normal bodily function, substantially limits a major life activity or
which is demonstrable by medically accepted clinical or laboratory
diagnostic techniques. A professional evaluation must be provided which
identifies the disability, describes the substantial limitation caused
by the disability, and recommends potential structural modifications to
improve the activities of daily living within and/or access to such
residence in consideration of such disability.
5. "Access to home for heroes programs" or "programs" shall mean a
series of activities by an eligible applicant to administer funds to
provide grants to homeowners and renters and to oversee the adaptation
or retrofitting of eligible properties.
6. "Eligible property" shall mean a housing unit that is the primary
residence of a disabled veteran and a total household income that does
not exceed one hundred and twenty percent of area median income. A
property shall not be considered an eligible property if the owner of
the property is otherwise obligated by federal, state or local law to
provide the improvements funded under this article.
1. "Corporation" shall mean the housing trust fund corporation
established in section forty-five-a of this chapter.
2. "Eligible applicant" shall mean a city, town, village or
not-for-profit corporation in existence for a period of one or more
years prior to application, which is, or will be at the time of award,
incorporated under the not-for-profit corporation law and has
substantial experience in adapting or retrofitting homes for persons
with disabilities.
3. "Veteran" shall mean a veteran as defined in section one of the
veterans' services law, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in
section one of the veterans' services law, who is a resident of the
state and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or
dishonorable from such service.
4. "Disabled veteran" shall mean a veteran with, including but not
limited to, a permanent physical or medical impairment resulting from an
anatomical or physiological condition which prevents the exercise of a
normal bodily function, substantially limits a major life activity or
which is demonstrable by medically accepted clinical or laboratory
diagnostic techniques. A professional evaluation must be provided which
identifies the disability, describes the substantial limitation caused
by the disability, and recommends potential structural modifications to
improve the activities of daily living within and/or access to such
residence in consideration of such disability.
5. "Access to home for heroes programs" or "programs" shall mean a
series of activities by an eligible applicant to administer funds to
provide grants to homeowners and renters and to oversee the adaptation
or retrofitting of eligible properties.
6. "Eligible property" shall mean a housing unit that is the primary
residence of a disabled veteran and a total household income that does
not exceed one hundred and twenty percent of area median income. A
property shall not be considered an eligible property if the owner of
the property is otherwise obligated by federal, state or local law to
provide the improvements funded under this article.