For the purposes of this part, the term:
(1) “Deputy Mayor” means the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.
(2) “Fund” means the Senior Citizens Housing Modernization Grant Fund established by § 1-325.162.
(3) “Planned unit development” or “PUD” means a plan for the development of residential, institutional, and commercial developments, industrial parks, urban renewal projects, or a combination of these as defined in section 199 of Title 11 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (11 DCMR § 199).
(4) “Principal place of residence” means a single-family dwelling in which a person lives in a particular locality with the intent to make it a fixed and permanent home.
(5) “Qualified senior citizen” means the owner of a single-family dwelling located in the District that is his or her principal place of residence who:
(A) Is 65 years of age or older;
(B) Is a resident of the District;
(C) Has resided in his or her principal place of residence for at least 3 years preceding the date of the application for assistance under this part; and
(D) Whose income does not exceed that for a household within the Section 8 low-income guidelines 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).
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(Aug. 12, 2010, D.C. Law 18-218, § 2, 57 DCR 5396.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
Law 18-218, the “Senior Housing Modernization Grant Fund Act of 2010”, was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 18-250, which was referred to the Committee on Economic Development. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on May 18, 2010, and June 1, 2010, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 17, 2010, it was assigned Act No. 18-440 and transmitted to Both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 18-218 became effective on August 12, 2010.