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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 38 - JOINT INSURANCE FUNDS › Subchapter 1 - INVESTMENTS › Section 5:38-1.2 - Long-term investments

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(a) A joint insurance
				fund or a joint cash management and investment program may only purchase long-term
				investments that meet each of the following criteria:
1. The governmental entity responsible for the
				issuance of the long-term investment is not in default as to the payment of
				principal or interest upon any of its outstanding obligations;
2. The long-term investment is purchased at fair
				market value;
3. The long-term
				investment is secured by a pledge of all or a portion of the government entity
				issuer's revenues, secured by the government entity issuer's pledge to raise taxes
				without limitation as to the rate or amount and/or secured by another government
				entity's guaranty. This paragraph shall not be interpreted to bar JIF or JCMI
				program investment in long-term investments issued by governmental entities without
				taxing power, so long as the issuer and issuance meet the provisions of this
				section; and
4. The long-term investment
				has, or is being issued or guaranteed by a government entity that has, a credit
				rating of A3 or higher by Moody's Investor Services, Inc., A- or higher by Standard
				& Poor's Corporation, and A- or higher by Fitch Ratings, except that ratings
				from two of the three aforementioned credit ratings agencies shall be sufficient. If
				a rating for the long-term investment, or the government entity issuer or guarantor,
				has not been obtained from at least two of the three credit ratings agencies, the
				long-term investment may be purchased if the governmental entity responsible for the
				issuance or guaranty thereof has pledged to raise taxes without limitation as to
				rate or amount in order to satisfy repayment, and the issuance or the governmental
				entity responsible for the issuance or guarantee thereof has a rating from at least
				one of the aforementioned credit rating agencies that meets the above-referenced
				minimum rating criteria.
i. If the long-term
				investment, or the issuer or guarantor of a long-term investment, requires only one
				rating pursuant to this paragraph, but has multiple ratings, and at least one of the
				ratings is below the minimum required credit rating, a JIF or JCMI program shall not
				purchase the long-term investment.
ii. A
				JIF or JCMI program may invest in a long-term investment that is non-recourse, so
				long as the long-term investment has obtained ratings from at least two of the three
				credit ratings agencies, and those ratings meet at least the minimum required credit
				rating.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 38 - JOINT INSURANCE FUNDS › Subchapter 1 - INVESTMENTS › Section 5:38-1.3 - Cash management plans and joint cash management plans; reporting

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(a) The status of a JIF or JCMI program's
				investments shall be reported at each meeting of a joint insurance fund, or in the
				case of a joint cash management and investment program, any entity that administers
				the same. The report shall be spread upon the minutes or attached to the minutes,
				and include, at a minimum:
1. All investments made
				or redeemed over the past month;
2. Each
				organization holding JIF or JCMI program funds;
3. The amount of securities purchased or sold,
				class or type of securities purchased, book value, earned income, fees incurred, and
				market value of all investments to date;
4. The duration of all investments, and the
				percentage of long-term investments, in the JIF or JCMI program investment
				portfolio; and
5. Such other information
				as may be required by the governing body.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 40 - HOUSING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:40-1.1 - Title; purpose

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(a) The rules in this
				chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Housing Preference for Veterans and
				Surviving Spouses."
(b) The rules in
				this chapter are established to implement the provisions of P.L. 2016, c. 19, and
				P.L.
				2017, c. 19. These statutory
				enactments amended the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Law, N.J.S.A.
				55-14K-1 et seq., the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law,
N.J.S.A.
				40A:12A-1
et seq., and the County
				Improvement Authorities Law,
N.J.S.A. 40:37A-44
et seq. They direct the Department of Community Affairs to adopt rules
				that establish a housing preference for veterans and surviving spouses.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 40 - HOUSING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES › Subchapter 2 - HOUSING PREFERENCES › Section 5:40-2.1 - Housing preference; HMFA

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(a) Housing projects,
				financed in whole or in part by loans authorized by HMFA, shall provide for a
				housing preference for veterans and surviving spouses as set forth in this
				subsection.
1. For existing housing projects
				financed in whole or in part by HMFA, where an open waiting list for applications
				for housing units exists, or where such a list is opened or reopened in the future
				in order to accept additional applications, a preference must be created for
				veterans and surviving spouses. These preferences shall take priority over all other
				preferences.
2. For future housing
				projects that are financed in whole or in part by HMFA, a housing preference must be
				created for veterans and surviving spouses. These preferences shall take priority
				over all other preferences.
3. Within
				the preference for veterans and surviving spouses, HMFA shall have the discretion to
				implement more specific preferences; for example, to prioritize homeless veterans or
				disabled veterans based on an applicant's status as homeless or disabled, and may
				include family members who are the primary residential caregivers to disabled
				veterans and who are residing with them.
4. Veterans and surviving spouses must meet all
				eligibility criteria for a housing project.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 40 - HOUSING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES › Subchapter 2 - HOUSING PREFERENCES › Section 5:40-2.2 - Housing preference; public housing authorities and redevelopment agencies

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(a) Housing projects
				operated by a public housing authority created pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
				40A:12A-17
, by a public housing
				authority acting as a redevelopment agency authorized pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-21
, or by a
				redevelopment agency created pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
				40A:12A-11
, shall provide for a housing
				preference for veterans and surviving spouses as set forth in this subsection.
1. For existing housing projects or housing
				vouchers administered by a public housing authority or redevelopment agency, where
				an open waiting list for housing units exists, or where such a list is opened or
				reopened in the future to accept additional applications, a preference must be
				created for veterans and surviving spouses. These preferences shall take priority
				over all other preferences.
2. For
				future housing projects or housing vouchers undertaken by a public housing authority
				or redevelopment agency, a housing preference must be created for veterans and
				surviving spouses. These preferences shall take priority over all other
				preferences.
3. Within the preference
				for veterans and surviving spouses, a public housing authority or redevelopment
				agency shall provide a priority to applicants in the following order:
i. Veterans who are both homeless and
				disabled;
ii. Homeless veterans;
				and
iii. Disabled veterans. The
				preference for disabled veterans shall include family members who are the primary
				residential caregivers to such veterans and who are residing with them.
4. Veterans and surviving spouses must
				meet all eligibility criteria for a housing project or housing voucher.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 40 - HOUSING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES › Subchapter 2 - HOUSING PREFERENCES › Section 5:40-2.3 - Housing preference; Local Redevelopment and Housing Law

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(a) Housing projects operated pursuant to the
				authority of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law,
N.J.S.A.
				40A:12A-1
et seq., with the exception of
				those projects covered by N.J.A.C. 5:40-2.2, shall provide for a housing preference
				for homeless and disabled veterans, as set forth in this subsection.
1. For existing housing projects undertaken
				pursuant to the authority of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, where an open
				list for housing units exists, or where such a list is opened or reopened in the
				future in order to accept additional applications, a preference must be created for
				homeless and disabled veterans. The preference shall take priority over all other
				preferences.
2. For future housing
				projects undertaken pursuant to the authority of the Local Redevelopment and Housing
				Law, a housing preference must be created for homeless and disabled veterans. This
				preference shall take priority over all other preferences.
3. Within the preference for veterans, the
				appropriate entity shall provide for a priority to applicants in the following
				order:
i. Veterans who are both homeless and
				disabled;
ii. Homeless veterans;
				and
iii. Disabled veterans. Any
				preference for veterans who are disabled shall include family members who are the
				primary residential caregivers to such veterans and who are residing with
				them.
4. Veterans must meet
				all eligibility criteria for a housing project.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 40 - HOUSING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES › Subchapter 2 - HOUSING PREFERENCES › Section 5:40-2.4 - Housing preference; county improvement authorities

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(a) Housing projects operated by a county
				improvement authority created pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
				40:37A-46
shall provide for a housing
				preference for homeless and disabled veterans, as set forth in this subsection.
1. For existing housing projects undertaken by a
				county improvement authority, where an open waiting list for housing units exists,
				or where such a list is opened or reopened in the future in order to accept
				additional applications, a preference must be created for homeless and disabled
				veterans. This preference shall take priority over all other preferences.
2. For future housing projects undertaken by a
				county improvement authority, a housing preference must be created for homeless and
				disabled veterans. This preference shall take priority over all other
				preferences.
3. Within the preference
				for veterans, a county improvement authority shall provide for a priority to
				applicants in the following order:
i. Veterans who
				are both homeless and disabled;
ii.
				Homeless veterans; and
iii. Disabled
				veterans. Any preference for veterans who are disabled shall include family members
				who are the primary residential caregivers to such veterans and who are residing
				with them.
4. Veterans must
				meet all eligibility criteria for a housing project.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 40 - HOUSING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES › Subchapter 2 - HOUSING PREFERENCES › Section 5:40-2.5 - Housing preference; Department of Community Affairs housing vouchers

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(a) Housing vouchers administered by the
				Department shall provide for a housing preference for veterans and surviving
				spouses, as set forth in this subsection.
1. For
				all housing vouchers administered by the Department, a preference shall be created
				for veterans and surviving spouses. These preferences shall take priority over all
				other preferences.
2. Within the
				preference for veterans and surviving spouses, the Department shall have the
				discretion to implement more specific preferences; for example, to prioritize
				homeless veterans or disabled veterans based on an applicant's status as homeless or
				disabled, and may include family members who are the primary residential caregivers
				for disabled veterans and who are residing with them.
3. Veterans and surviving spouses must meet all
				eligibility criteria for the housing vouchers at issue.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:41-1.1 - Title; purpose

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(a) The regulations in
				this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Homeless Prevention Program
				Regulations".
(b) The purpose of these
				regulations is to implement the "Prevention of Homelessness Act (1984)" and, in so
				doing, to provide temporary assistance to persons who are homeless, or face imminent
				loss of their homes by eviction or foreclosure, because they are without adequate
				funds for reasons beyond their control.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:41-1.2 - Administration

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(a) The Homelessness
				Prevention Program shall be administered by the Department of Community
				Affairs.
(b) Funds awarded under the
				Homelessness Prevention Program may be jointly administered by the Department of
				Community Affairs with other departments and agencies of the State, or non-profit
				organizations.
(c) In addition to the
				types of assistance provide herein, assistance may be provided to households via
				pilot programs administered in accordance with the Act, including, but not limited
				to, innovative projects or programs, and those that serve a unique population for
				limited period of time.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:41-1.3 - Waiver

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Any party desiring a waiver or release from the express
				  provisions of any of the rules in this chapter may submit a written request to the
				  Homelessness Prevention Program. Waivers may be granted only by the Commissioner of
				  the Department of Community Affairs under extraordinary circumstances, as long as
				  such waiver would not contravene the provisions of the Act, and upon a finding that,
				  in granting the waiver, the Commissioner will be promoting the statutory purposes of
				  the Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY › Section 5:41-2.1 - Eligibility

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(a) To be eligible for
				assistance under the Homelessness Prevention Program, an applicant must be a New
				Jersey resident and be either homeless or in imminent danger of losing their home as
				a result of eviction for non-payment of rent, or mortgage foreclosure, or some other
				cause which the Department of Community Affairs determines to be comparable.
1. An applicant shall be deemed homeless if the
				applicant involuntarily is without a place of residence for reasons beyond the
				applicant's control.
2. An applicant
				shall be deemed to be in imminent danger of homelessness if :
i. The applicant is unable to make rental payments
				for reasons beyond the applicant's control, the applicant has been served with a
				summons and complaint for eviction for non-payment of rent that are not more than
				six months old and bear a docket number and court date and the applicant will lose
				their residence within 30 days of the date of application for homelessness
				prevention assistance; or
ii. The
				applicant is unable to make mortgage payments for reasons beyond the applicant's
				control, the applicant has been served with a Notice of Sheriff Sale, and the
				applicant will lose their residence within 30 days of the date of application for
				homelessness prevention assistance.
3. "Mortgage foreclosure" shall include, without
				limitation, foreclosure for taxes or other municipal liens. In the case of a tax or
				other municipal lien foreclosure, a person shall be deemed to be in imminent danger
				of losing his home if he has been served in any legal manner with notice of
				foreclosure, including a notice of intent to foreclose in accordance with the Fair
				Foreclosure Act (2A:50-53 ), the Tax Sale Law
				(54:5-97.1 ), or any other notice that
				the Department determines to be comparable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY › Section 5:41-2.2 - Distribution of funding

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(a) Funds available to
				the Homelessness Prevention Program shall be so allocated that funding is available
				for those now homeless, for those facing homelessness as a result of eviction and
				for those facing homelessness as a result of foreclosure.
(b) Funds shall be so distributed so that
				applicants in all regions of the State have equal access to assistance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY › Section 5:41-2.3 - Levels of assistance

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(a) The Homelessness
				Prevention Program shall apply available funds so as to provide assistance to as
				many people in need of such assistance as possible. Assistance to any one person or
				household shall not exceed the minimum amount necessary to obtain habitable lodging
				or to avoid imminent eviction or foreclosure.
(b) Where there is any reasonable prospect of
				repayment, funds shall be advanced as a loan rather than as a grant, upon such terms
				as the Department of Community Affairs shall consider reasonable and appropriate in
				light of prevailing interest rates and the applicant's present and future ability to
				repay.
1. Loans shall be evidenced by a note and,
				if the applicant owns real property, secured by a mortgage. The form and content of
				the note and mortgage shall be prescribed by the Department of Community
				Affairs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY › Section 5:41-2.4 - Period of assistance

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(a) No person who has
				become eligible for permanent rental assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher
				Program of the United States Housing Act of 1937,
				42 U.S.C.
				§
										1437(f) ( 24 CFR
				§§ 982.01 et seq.) or for any subsidized housing, which the household can
				afford shall continue to receive assistance under the Homelessness Prevention
				Program once the permanent rental assistance or subsidized housing becomes
				available.
(b) No person shall continue
				to receive assistance under the Homelessness Prevention Program for more than six
				months, nor shall any person receive assistance to pay more than three months'
				rental arrears, unless the Department of Community Affairs finds there to be
				sufficient extenuating circumstances to justify an extension.
(c) A household shall be eligible for assistance
				under the Homelessness Prevention Program more than once only if the problem causing
				the situation is not chronic or repetitive in nature. Any assistance given after the
				first award shall be in the form of a loan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY › Section 5:41-2.5 - Priorities

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(a) Inasmuch as all
				households that apply and are found eligible may not be able to receive assistance
				due to lack of funds, first consideration shall be given to those most vulnerable in
				the event of homelessness. Priorities for consideration for assistance among
				otherwise qualified applicants in the same applicant pool shall be assigned in the
				following order. However, no person shall be deemed to be entitled to assistance
				solely by virtue of being in one of the following categories.
1. Households with a person who is found to be
				disabled or handicapped by a government agency physician or other health
				professional at time of application;
2.
				Households with a person who is at least 62 years of age;
3. Victims of domestic violence (A referral from
				the Department of Children and Families, emergency shelter agency, county welfare
				agency, or other social agency shall be required.);
4. Households with children, which have broken up
				or face imminent breakup due to homelessness. (A recommendation from the Department
				of Children and Families, emergency shelter agency, county welfare agency or other
				social agency shall be required.);
5.
				Single parent households;
6. Other
				households with children;
7. All other
				households.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY › Section 5:41-2.6 - Administrative hearings

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(a) Any person aggrieved
				by any notice, order, action or decision of the Department of Community Affairs
				under this chapter may appeal that notice order, action or decision to the Office of
				Administrative Law for a hearing pursuant to the Administration Procedure Act,
				pursuant to 52:14B-1 et seq. and the Uniform
				Administrative Rules of Practice, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
(b) A request for a hearing must be made in
				writing within 15 days of the applicant's receipt of the notice or order complained
				of and must be sent to the Hearing Coordinator, Department of Community Affairs, PO
				Box 802, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0802.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - HABITABILITY STANDARDS › Section 5:41-3.1 - Compliance with H.U.D Housing Quality Standards

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(a) Any rental housing
				unit, the rental for which is paid, in whole or in part, with rental assistance
				received under the Homelessness Prevention Program, shall be in compliance with the
				Housing Quality Standards of the United States Department of Housing and Urban
				Development.
(b) The Department of
				Community Affairs may allow payment of rental assistance for a unit if the unit can
				be occupied without any imminent hazard to health or safety and the owner of the
				unit is proceeding in a reasonable manner to abate any violation of the H.U.D.
				Housing Quality Standards.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section 5:42-1.1 - Overview

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(a) The purpose of these rules is to implement a
				rental assistance program for low-income individuals or households, who are not
				currently holders of Federal housing choice vouchers under the Housing Choice
				Voucher Program (formerly known as the "Section 8 Housing Assistance program"). The
				program shall provide rental assistance grants, comparable to the Federal Housing
				Choice Voucher Program and shall be terminated upon the award of a Federal subsidy
				to the same individual or household.
1. Rental
				assistance grants will be "tenant-based" and "project-based."
2. Not less than $ 7.5 million of the rental
				assistance grants will be reserved for senior citizens aged 62 or older who are not
				currently receiving a rental subsidy under the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
3. Not less than 22 percent of the
				rental assistance grants will be provided to homeless families with children,
				graduates of transitional housing programs, and households that are currently
				participating in a DCA-administered temporary housing assistance program and facing
				homelessness due to termination of funding.
4. Not less than 17 percent of the allocation
				under P.L.
				2004, c. 140 will be
				reserved for project-based assistance for special initiatives under the State Rental
				Assistance Program that may include collaborations with the Division of Youth and
				Family Services and may include other special populations. Project-based assistance
				will be administered under N.J.A.C. 5:42-5.
5. Not less than 35 percent of the rental
				assistance grants will be reserved for households on the S-RAP waiting
				list.
6. Seven and a half percent of the
				allocation will be utilized by DCA for administrative expenses.
7. Not less than 10 percent of the vouchers will
				be set-aside for disabled head of households or spouse.
8. The remaining balance will be allocated to the
				set-asides listed in (a)1 through 7 above, based on the rate of disbursement in each
				allocation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TENANT SET-ASIDE › Section 5:42-2.3 - Income limits

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(a) Income limits are as
				follows:
1. Family Waiting List. Seventy-five
				percent of the participants admitted to the program must be extremely low-income
				families (30 percent of area median income as defined by region and household size),
				in accordance with the income guidelines published annually by the United States
				Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The remaining applicants shall
				not exceed 40 percent of low-income limits (by county) as defined in accordance with
				the HUD guidelines.
2. Disabled.
				Seventy-five percent of the participants admitted to the program must be extremely
				low-income families (30 percent of area median income as defined by region and
				household size), in accordance with the income guidelines published annually by the
				United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The remaining
				applicants shall not exceed 40 percent of low-income limits (by county) as defined
				in accordance with the HUD guidelines.
3. Homeless Families, graduates of transitional
				housing and households that are currently on a DCA-administered temporary housing
				assistance program. Seventy-five percent of the participants admitted to the program
				must be extremely low-income families (30 percent of area median income as defined
				by region and household size), in accordance with the income guidelines published
				annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The
				remaining applicants shall not exceed 40 percent of low-income limits (by county) as
				defined in accordance with the HUD guidelines.
4. The remaining set-aside preference for Elderly
				applicants shall not exceed 40 percent of the low-income limits (by county) as
				defined in accordance with the HUD guidelines.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TENANT SET-ASIDE › Section 5:42-2.5 - Flexibility of assistance

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The State Rental Assistance Voucher is restricted to residents of
				  New Jersey for use within the State of New Jersey. Participants may exercise
				  mobility options within State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TENANT SET-ASIDE › Section 5:42-2.6 - Voucher length of assistance

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(a) For Family Waiting
				list participants and referrals for homeless families, a rental subsidy under the
				State Rental Assistance Program will be for up to five years; less, if a Housing
				Choice Voucher becomes available. The program will provide a two-year extension
				based on extenuating circumstances.
(b)
				Elderly. A rental subsidy under the State Rental Assistance Program for Elderly
				participants, age 62 and older, will be unlimited; less, if a Housing Choice Voucher
				becomes available.
(c) Term of voucher.
				The initial term of the voucher for housing search is 60 days, with the possible
				extension of two additional 30-day periods.
(d) Disabled. A rental subsidy under the State
				Rental Assistance Program for disabled participants will be unlimited; less if a
				Housing Choice Voucher becomes available.
(e) The length of assistance for homeless veterans
				and low-income veterans will be five years, unless the homeless or low-income
				veterans are permanently disabled, at which time they would be subject to (d)
				above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TENANT SET-ASIDE › Section 5:42-2.7 - Housing choice

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The State Rental Assistance Program shall promote integration of
				  housing by race, ethnicity, social class, disability and income.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TENANT SET-ASIDE › Section 5:42-2.8 - Subsidy calculations

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(a) The calculation of tenant portion of rent and
				S-RAP subsidy is as follows:
1. Determine the
				total gross annual income for the household.
2. Allow a deduction of $ 480.00 for each minor
				dependent (under 18 years of age as provided in
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				CFR 5.611(a)(1), incorporated
				herein by reference, as amended and supplemented).
3. Allow a deduction of $ 400.00 for a head of
				household who is 62 and older, or disabled, as provided in
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				CFR 5.611(a)(2), incorporated
				herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.
4. After any deductions this amount is the
				adjusted annual income.
5. Divide
				adjusted annual income by 12 to obtain the monthly adjusted income.
6. The tenant will pay 30 percent (elderly)/25
				percent (disabled) of his or her adjusted income for his or her portion of the rent,
				minus the applicable utility allowance; and the difference between the payment
				standard and the contract rent.
7. The
				S-RAP subsidy is the difference between the tenant rent and either the applicable
				payment standard or contract rent whichever is less.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - TENANT SET-ASIDE › Section 5:42-2.9 - Live-in aide

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(a) A participant or
				applicant may request that the DCA approve a live-in aide to reside in the unit and
				provide necessary supportive services for a household member who is a person with a
				disability.
(b) The DCA shall approve a
				live-in aide if needed as a reasonable accommodation in accordance with 24 CFR Part
				8 in order to make the program accessible to and usable by the household member with
				a disability.
1. The DCA shall determine the need
				for a live-in aide upon review and approval of a Certification of Need for Live-In
				Aide form submitted by the applicant or participant and completed by a physician
				specifying the number of days per week and the number of hours per day that the
				live-in aide must provide necessary supportive services.
2. The DCA will not approve a request for a
				live-in aide where the live-in aide was a member of the household prior to the
				household's request to approve the live-in aide.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - HOUSING UNIT REQUIREMENT › Section 5:42-3.1 - Housing quality standards

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(a) The housing units
				located in buildings with two or less units selected by State Rental Assistance
				Program recipients must meet Federal Housing Quality Standards set forth in
				24 CFR
				982.401, incorporated herein by reference. All
				inspections will be conducted by DCA, Division of Housing and Community Resources,
				at the initial lease date and annually thereafter.
(b) For housing units located in buildings with
				three to 49 units, the landlord must provide DCA with a certificate of occupancy
				completed within one year and DCA, Division of Housing and Community Resources, will
				conduct a Housing Quality Standards inspection at the initial lease date and
				annually thereafter.
(c) For housing
				units located in buildings with 50 or more units, the property owner must produce
				the Certificate of Inspection issued by the DCA Bureau of Housing Inspection
				pursuant to the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law,
				N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1et seq.
				Owners who have received a continuing penalty notice from the Bureau of Housing
				Inspection shall not be eligible to participate in the State Rental Assistance
				Program. For all housing units subsidized by the State Rental Assistance Program,
				the DCA, Division of Housing and Community Resources, will conduct a Housing Quality
				Standards inspection at the initial lease date and annually thereafter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - HOUSING UNIT REQUIREMENT › Section 5:42-3.2 - Bedroom requirements

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(a) Bedroom requirements
				for the selected units will be in accordance with DCA's standards used to issue
				voucher. The actual choice of unit size (that is, the number of bedrooms) is not
				governed by this section.
(b) Vouchers
				are issued based upon family size and composition. These subsidy standards are
				applied consistently for all families of like size and composition. They are also
				consistent with the space requirements under the housing quality standards (see
				"Standards Used to Determine Acceptability of Unit Size" in Chapter 8-NJ
				DCA--Administrative Plan for the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program) and,
				therefore, meet the regulatory requirement at
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				CFR 982.402(b)(1) to "provide for
				the smallest number of bedrooms needed to house a family without
				overcrowding."
(c) Subsidy standards for
				standard issuance are as follows:
Voucher Size
Household Size
0-bedroom
1
1-bedroom
1-2
2-bedrooms
2-4
3-bedrooms
4-6
4-bedrooms
6-8
5-bedrooms
8-10
6-bedrooms
10-12
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - INELIGIBILITY › Section 5:42-4.1 - Denial of admission or termination of assistance

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(a) Denial of
				assistance for an applicant may include any or all of the following:
1. Denying listing on the DCA-S-RAP waiting
				list;
2. Denying or withdrawing a S-RAP
				voucher; and/or
3. Refusing to enter
				into a HAP contract or approve a lease.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - INELIGIBILITY › Section 5:42-4.2 - Denial of admission or termination of assistance proceedings - obligations of the family

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(a) The family must:
1. Supply any certification, release of
				information or documentation that the program determines necessary in the
				administration of the program;
2. Notify
				the program before vacating the dwelling unit; and
3. Use the dwelling unit solely for residence by
				the household and as the household's principal place of residence.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - INELIGIBILITY › Section 5:42-4.3 - Denial of Admission or termination of assistance proceedings - DCA's responsibilities

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(a) DCA must give the
				family a written description of:
1. Family
				obligations under the program;
2. The
				grounds on which DCA may deny or terminate assistance because of family action or
				failure to act; and
3. The process to
				request a hearing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - INELIGIBILITY › Section 5:42-4.4 - Remaining family member

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(a) General S-RAP
				Participant Population. If the head of household dies, the remaining family member
				will continue to receive S-RAP subsidy (provided they have legal capacity to enter
				into a lease) for the duration of the five-year period, at which time DCA shall
				determine if the remaining family member is eligible for a his or her own
				voucher.
(b) For an elderly remaining
				family member:
1. If the voucher recipient dies,
				the remaining senior citizen in the home will continue to receive unlimited housing
				assistance.
2. If the voucher recipient
				moves to a Federally assisted long-term care facility, the HAP will be
				terminated.
3. If the voucher recipient
				dies, and no other senior citizen remains in the unit, the HAP will be
				terminated.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER PROGRAM › Section 5:42-5.1 - Project Based Voucher Program

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(a) S-RAP requirements
				for the Project-Based Voucher Program are as follows:
1. The annual allocation shall not be less than 17
				percent of the appropriation.
2.
				Eligible uses shall include existing housing, new construction, and substantial
				rehabilitation.
3. The term of
				assistance shall be up to 10 years, contingent upon continued compliance with
				Housing Quality Standard (
				24 CFR
				982.401 ), and terms and conditions of S-RAP
				contract.
4. Project selection method
				shall include:
i. Requests for proposals;
				and
ii. Projects that will serve the
				special needs populations and can document that appropriate supportive services are
				available may apply for funds on an on-going revolving basis up to 25 percent of the
				project-based allocation.
5.
				Requests for proposals will be accepted from the following agencies:
i. Non-profit organizations; and
ii. Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
				Projects.
6. Eligible Tenants
				shall include Division of Youth Family Service families, working poor, elderly and
				special needs households.
7. The program
				shall be targeted towards households earning up to 40 percent of county median
				income; families in place may have income up to 80 percent of the area median
				income.
8. No more than 25 percent of
				units in a building may have a project-based voucher or any other Federal
				project-based housing assistance. Exceptions to this cap are:
i. Project-based dwelling units in single family
				(one to four unit) properties;
ii. Units
				in a multifamily building (five or more units) set-aside for elderly or disabled
				families; and
iii. Units in a
				multifamily building set-aside for families participating in a voucher project-based
				certificate, or public housing Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program who are in
				compliance with or have completed their FSS contract of participation.
9. For under-occupied units, the
				families may be eligible for a S-RAP voucher, if available, to relocate from a
				project-based assistance PBA unit to another unit. The family may remain in the PBA
				unit for one year, an extended term to be determined on a case-by-case
				basis.
10. All project based units shall
				be inspected for Housing Quality Standards and must pass inspection before initial
				occupancy and at lease annually for the term of the contract.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER PROGRAM › Section 5:42-5.2 - Denial of admission or termination of assistance

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(a) Denial of
				assistance for an applicant may include any or all of the following:
1. Denying listing on the DCA-S-RAP waiting
				list;
2. Denying or withdrawing a S-RAP
				voucher; and/or
3. Refusing to enter
				into a HAP contract or approve a lease.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER PROGRAM › Section 5:42-5.3 - Denial of admission or termination of assistance proceedings - obligations of the family

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(a) The family must:
1. Supply any certification, release of
				information or documentation that the program determines necessary in the
				administration of the program;
2. Notify
				the program before vacating the dwelling unit; and
3. Use the dwelling unit solely for residence by
				the household and as the household's principal place of residence.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER PROGRAM › Section 5:42-5.4 - Denial of admission or termination of assistance proceedings - DCS's responsibilities

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(a) DCA must give the
				family a written description of:
1. Family
				obligations under the program;
2. The
				grounds on which DCA may deny or terminate assistance because of family action or
				failure to act; and
3. The process to
				request a hearing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS › Section 5:42-6.1 - State Rental Assistance Program employment and training requirements

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(a) Individuals
				who are between the ages of 18 and 62 years, are not disabled and reside in a
				household receiving a S-RAP subsidy shall be referred to the Department of Labor and
				Workforce Development (DLWD) and must register for employment and training
				services.
(b) The DCA shall forward the
				referrals, on a quarterly basis, to the DLWD. All households placed under a S-RAP
				contract will be referred to DLWD on the following quarterly schedule:
1. S-RAP households with Housing Assistance
				Payment Contracts effective between January 1 through March 31 shall be referred to
				DLWD by April 15;
2. S-RAP households
				with Housing Assistance Payment Contracts effective between April 1 through June 30
				shall be referred DLWD by July 15;
3.
				S-RAP households with Housing Assistance Payment Contracts effective between July 1
				through September 30 shall be referred to DLWD by October 15; and
4. S-RAP households with Housing Assistance
				Payment Contracts effective between October 1 through December 31 shall be referred
				by January 15.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OTHER REQUIREMENTS › Section 5:42-7.1 - Reporting requirements

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The DCA will provide annual reports outlining the number of
				  households benefiting from assistance, the compliance with income targeting
				  requirements, and the number of households terminated from the program upon written
				  request submitted to the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OTHER REQUIREMENTS › Section 5:42-7.2 - Waiver of rule

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(a) The Commissioner of
				the DCA may waive sections of this chapter as needed.
(b) The Commissioner reserves the right to
				allocate State Rental Assistance Program funding to support the development of new
				and innovative rental assistance programs including populations with an emergent
				housing need. A waiver shall be granted, only by the Commissioner, under
				extraordinary circumstances and provided that the waiver conclusively demonstrates
				that the waiver shall further the purpose of this chapter and S-RAP shall provide a
				significant benefit to the residents at the State. The amount of assistance shall be
				at the discretion of the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 42 - STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OTHER REQUIREMENTS › Section 5:42-7.3 - DCA disapproval of property owner

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(a) The DCA shall not
				approve the assisted tenancy, if the owner of the property falsifies or conceals any
				writing, record or financial statement with the purpose to deceive, injure, or
				conceal any wrong doing in conjunction with the State Rental Assistance Program,
				Federal housing assistance programs, or any State-funded program.
1. "Owner" includes a principal or other
				interested party.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 43 - NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION BALANCED HOUSING PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:43-1.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Neighborhood Preservation Balanced Housing
				  Program is to provide municipalities, for-profit and non-profit developers with
				  financial assistance needed to spur the development of affordable housing across the
				  State, in conformance with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan and in
				  fulfillment of Section 20 of the Fair Housing Act of 1985, as amended. The Balanced
				  Housing subsidy provides a critical source of gap financing for affordable housing
				  projects whose other sources of public subsidy and private financing are not
				  sufficient to sustain economic viability. The Program's subsidy formula is
				  responsive to increases in the cost of land and construction. The Program is
				  established to support the construction and preservation of permanent, high quality,
				  location efficient affordable housing that meets the demand for units affordable to
				  low and moderate income families and individuals residing in New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 43 - NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION BALANCED HOUSING PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 5:43-1.2 - Severability

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If any part of this chapter shall be held invalid, the holding
				  shall not affect the validity of the remaining part of these rules. If a part of
				  these rules is held invalid in one or more of its applications, the rules shall
				  remain in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid
				  application.