Minnesota Administrative Rules

4900.3411 DEFINITIONS.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

The terms used in parts 4900.3410 to 4900.3414 have the meanings given them in this part.

Subp. 2.

Agency.

"Agency" means the Housing Finance Agency.

Subp. 3.

Applicant.

"Applicant" means one or more entities that submit an application for a special needs housing for homeless persons loan or grant.

Subp. 4.

Application.

"Application" means a submittal requesting a special needs housing for homeless persons loan or grant to pay the cost of the construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of residential housing for occupancy by the following persons: low-income individuals and families having an immediate need for temporary or transitional housing; low-income individuals living in single room occupancy housing; residential housing for migrant farmworkers; and homeless individuals and families.

Subp. 5.

Low-income and homeless individuals and families.

"Low-income and homeless individuals and families" means, with respect to homeless persons and persons living in single room occupancy housing, those individuals and families whose income does not exceed 30 percent of the metropolitan area median income for a family of four adjusted for families of five or more. With respect to those persons living in temporary or transitional housing, low-income individuals and families means those individuals and families whose incomes do not exceed 50 percent of the greater of the statewide or area median income adjusted for families of five or more.

Subp. 6.

Residential housing for migrant farmworkers.

"Residential housing for migrant farmworkers" means housing which contains cooking, sleeping, bathroom facilities, and hot and cold running water in the same structure.

Subp. 7.

Temporary or transitional housing.

"Temporary or transitional housing" means housing provided for a limited duration not exceeding 24 months and available for occupancy on a continuous 24-hour basis.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 462A.06

History:

17 SR 569

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008