2001 Minnesota Statutes

     256.973 Housing for persons who are elderly, persons 
  with physical or developmental disabilities, and single-parent 
  families. 

    Subdivision 1.    Home sharing.  The home-sharing grant 
 program authorized by section 462A.05, subdivision 24, is 
 transferred from the Minnesota housing finance agency to the 
 department of human services.  The housing finance agency shall 
 administer the current grants that terminate on August 30, 
 1995.  The department of human services shall administer grants 
 funded after August 30, 1995.  The department of human services 
 may engage in housing programs, as defined by the agency, to 
 provide grants to housing sponsors who will provide a 
 home-sharing program for low- and moderate-income elderly, 
 persons with physical or developmental disabilities, or 
 single-parent families in urban and rural areas. 

    Subd. 2.    Matching owners and tenants.  Housing 
 sponsors of home-sharing programs, as defined by the agency, 
 shall match existing homeowners with prospective tenants who 
 will contribute either rent or services to the homeowner, where 
 either the homeowner or the prospective tenant is elderly, a 
 person with physical or developmental disabilities, or the head 
 of a single-parent family.  Home-sharing projects will 
 coordinate efforts with appropriate public and private agencies 
 and organizations in their area. 

    Subd. 3.    Information for participants.  Housing 
 sponsors who receive funding through these programs shall 
 provide homeowners and tenants participating in a home-sharing 
 program with information regarding their rights and obligations 
 as they relate to federal and state tax law including, but not 
 limited to, taxable rental income, homestead credit under 
 chapter 273, and the Property Tax Refund Act under chapter 290A. 

    Subd. 4.    Technical assistance.  The department of 
 human services may provide technical assistance to sponsors of 
 home-sharing programs or may contract or delegate the provision 
 of technical assistance. 

    Subd. 5.    Using outside agencies.  The department of 
 human services may delegate, use, or employ any federal, state, 
 regional, or local public or private agency or organization, 
 including organizations of physically handicapped persons, upon 
 terms it deems necessary or desirable, to assist in the exercise 
 of any of the powers granted in this section. 

    HIST: 1995 c 207 art 3 s 16 

*   NOTE:  This section is repealed effective June 30, 2002.  
*Laws 1999, chapter 245, article 10, section 10, as amended by 
*Laws 2000, chapter 488, article 9, section 30.