Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 813 - OREGON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT › Division 48 - HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM › Section 813-048-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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.