All words and terms are used in OAR Chapter 813, Division 48 as
defined in the Act, and as provided by OAR
813-005-0005 and herein. As used
in these rules, unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1) "Act" means ORS
458.305 to
458.310.
(2) "Applicant" means a unit of local
government, a housing authority, a Nonprofit Corporation, or an applicant which
is eligible pursuant to ORS
458.310(D), who
contracts with another entity, including a private for-profit
corporation.
(3) "Low Income" means
an adjusted annual household income, as defined in
42
U.S.C. 1437
, which does not exceed 50
percent of the median household income for the area, as determined by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development with allowances for family
size.
(4) "Moderate Income" means
an adjusted annual household income, as defined in
42
U.S.C. 1437
, which does not exceed 80
percent of the median household income for the area, as determined by the
Department of Housing and Urban Develop-ment with allowances for family
size.
(5) "Multifamily Housing"
means housing containing more than one living unit for Low and Moderate income
families or persons, and/or disabled persons, but not providing licensed
care.
(6) "Nonprofit Corporation"
means an organization which is established under the provisions of ORS Chapter
65, or a Housing Authority, or a Community Action Department, or a Community
Development Corporation, or other nonprofit or governmental entity representing
or seeking to serve the housing needs of a clearly-defined population and
area.
(7) "Rural Area" means an
incorporated or unincorporated area with a population area of 20,000 or
less.
(8) "Single Family Housing"
means a housing unit intended and used for occupancy by one household and the
property on which it is located. This shall be real property located in the
State of Oregon. Single family housing may include a single-family residence,
condominium unit, a dwelling in a Planned Unit Development (PUD), or a mobile
or manufactured home which has a minimum of 400 square feet of living space and
minimum width in excess of 102 inches and is of a kind customarily used at a
fixed location.
(9) "Substandard
Property" means a housing unit or units which meet the definition of
dilapidated housing pursuant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Section 8 Housing Assistance Program which includes, but is
not limited to the following:
(a) Does not
provide safe and adequate shelter; and
(b) Endangers the health, safety, or
well-being of a family; or
(c) Has
one or more critical defects, or a combination of intermediate defects in
sufficient number or extent to require considerable repair or rebuilding. The
defects may involve original construction, or they may result from continued
neglect or lack of repair, or from serious damage to the structure;
or
(d) A comparable local
definition of substandard housing.
