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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 14. HOUSING |
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Chapter 14-30. SENIOR CITIZENS' HOME REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM |
Section 14-3099. DEFINITIONS
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3099.1When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed:
DHCD - D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development.
Director - the Director of DHCD or the designated representative of the Director.
District - the District of Columbia government.
Dwelling Unit - a building designed or used for human habitation. One (1) or more habitable rooms forming a single unit that is used for living and sleeping purposes that contain cooking facilities.
Fund - the Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program Fund.
Lower Income - a household within the current applicable Section 8 lower income guidelines, adjusted for family size, established by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Section 8 of The United States Housing Act of 1937, approved August 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 662, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f.
Moderate Income - a household within the moderate income guidelines established by the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 2 of the Home Purchase Assistance Fund Act of 1978, effective September 23, 1986, D.C. Official Code §§ 42-2601 et seq. (2001).
Principal Place of Residence - a dwelling unit in which a person lives in a particular locality with the intent to make it a fixed and permanent home.
Property - the dwelling unit eligible for assistance under this Program.
Program - the Senior Citizens’ Home Repair and Improvement Program.
Senior Citizen Homeowner - the owner resident of a dwelling unit who is sixty (60) years of age or older.