1998 Minnesota Statutes

     462A.2097 Rental housing. 

    The agency may establish a rental housing assistance 
 program for persons of low income or for persons with a mental 
 illness or families that include an adult family member with a 
 mental illness.  Rental assistance may be in the form of direct 
 rental subsidies for housing for persons or families with 
 incomes of up to 50 percent of the area median income as 
 determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
 Development, adjusted for families of five or more.  Housing for 
 the mentally ill must be operated in coordination with social 
 service providers who provide services requested by tenants.  
 Direct rental subsidies must be administered by the agency for 
 the benefit of eligible tenants.  Financial assistance provided 
 under this section must be in the form of vendor payments 
 whenever possible. 

    HIST: 1995 c 224 s 108