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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-76. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM |
Section 29-7699. DEFINITIONS
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The following terms shall have the meaning ascribed:
Authorized Representative – an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, who is acting responsibly on behalf of the applicant, and has sufficient knowledge of the circumstances of the applicant to provide or obtain necessary information about the applicant, or a person who has legal authorization to act on behalf of the applicant.
Department – the District of Columbia Department of Human Services or its designated agent.
Equity – current market value of property less any lien indebtedness on the property and less reasonable expenses necessary to liquidate the property.
Household Member with a Disability – a member of the applicant unit who is disabled, as documented by medical evidence provided by a qualified professional or by participation in a program which conditions its eligibility on the documentation of disability.
Housing Stability – the ability to pay housing costs, including rent and utilities, necessary to retain housing without HPRP assistance.
Joint Legal Responsibility – the individual household members are named on the deed (as tenants in common or joint tenants), or rental lease.
Minor child – a child, including those by adoption, eighteen (18) years of age or younger.
SSI – the Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled cash assistance program authorized by Title XVI of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 1381 to 1383f).
Provider – an organization that receives Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing funds and is authorized to administer and deliver Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing services.
Rent Reasonableness Standard – Rent Reasonableness is defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to mean that the total rent charged for a unit must be reasonable in relation to the rents being charged during the same time period for comparable units in the private unassisted market and must not be in excess of rents being charged by the owner during the same time period for comparable non-luxury unassisted units.
Rental Arrearages – amount due in unpaid rent, which may include reasonable late fees.
Rental Payment – a regular payment made by a tenant to an owner or landlord for the right to occupy or use property.
Security Deposit (also Damage Deposit) – a sum of money paid in advance that is required by the owner or landlord for leasing property as security against the tenant’s failure to fulfill the lease or security to cover damage to the rental premises.
Vendor – provider of a service or product, including but not limited to landlords.
Verification – documentation or collateral proof used to confirm the validity of an applicant’s circumstances.