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1998 Florida Statutes
420.0004 Definitions.--As used in this part, unless the context otherwise indicates:
(1) "Adjusted for family size" means adjusted in a manner which results in an income eligibility level which is lower for households with fewer than four people, or higher for households with more than four people, than the base income eligibility determined as provided in 1subsection (6), 2subsection (7), or 3subsection (11), based upon a formula as established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) "Adjusted gross income" means all wages, assets, regular cash or noncash contributions or gifts from persons outside the household, and such other resources and benefits as may be determined to be income by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, adjusted for family size, less deductions allowable under s. 62 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) "Affordable" means that monthly rents or monthly mortgage payments including taxes, insurance, and utilities do not exceed 30 percent of that amount which represents the percentage of the median adjusted gross annual income for the households as indicated in 1subsection (6), 2subsection (7), or 3subsection (11).
(4) "Agency" means the Florida Housing Finance Agency.
(5) "Community-based organization" or "nonprofit organization" means a private corporation organized under chapter 617 to assist in the provision of housing and related services on a not-for-profit basis and which is acceptable to federal and state agencies and financial institutions as a sponsor of low-income housing.
(6) "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
(7) "Elderly" describes persons 62 years of age or older.
(8) "Local public body" means any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, or any housing authority as provided by chapter 421, which is eligible to sponsor or develop housing for farmworkers and very-low-income and low-income persons within its jurisdiction.
(9) "Low-income persons" means one or more natural persons or a family, the total annual adjusted gross household income of which does not exceed 80 percent of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the state, or 80 percent of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or, if not within an MSA, within the county in which the person or family resides, whichever is greater.
(10) "Moderate-income persons" means one or more natural persons or a family, the total annual adjusted gross household income of which is less than 120 percent of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the state, or 120 percent of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or, if not within an MSA, within the county in which the person or family resides, whichever is greater.
(11) "Student" means any person not living with his or her parent or guardian who is eligible to be claimed by his or her parent or guardian as a dependent under the federal income tax code and who is enrolled on at least a half-time basis in a secondary school, vocational-technical center, community college, college, or university.
(12) "Substandard" means:
(a) Any unit lacking complete plumbing or sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of the occupants;
(b) A unit which is in violation of one or more major sections of an applicable housing code and where such violation poses a serious threat to the health of the occupant; or
(c) A unit that has been declared unfit for human habitation but that could be rehabilitated for less than 50 percent of the property value.
(13) "Substantial rehabilitation" means repair or restoration of a dwelling unit where the value of such repair or restoration exceeds 40 percent of the value of the dwelling.
(14) "Very-low-income persons" means one or more natural persons or a family, not including students, the total annual adjusted gross household income of which does not exceed 50 percent of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the state, or 50 percent of the median annual adjusted gross income for households within the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or, if not within an MSA, within the county in which the person or family resides, whichever is greater.
History.--s. 2, ch. 88-376; s. 1, ch. 89-121; s. 13, ch. 90-275.
1Note.--Redesignated as subsection (9) by s. 13, ch. 90-275.
2Note.--Redesignated as subsection (10) by s. 13, ch. 90-275.
3Note.--Redesignated as subsection (14) by s. 13, ch. 90-275.