[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 4]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR960.102]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 

               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 960_ADMISSION TO, AND OCCUPANCY OF, PUBLIC HOUSING--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart A_Applicability, Definitions, Equal Opportunity Requirements

 

Sec.  960.102  Definitions.



    (a) Definitions found elsewhere:

    (1) General definitions. The following terms are defined in part 5, 

subpart A of this title: 1937 Act, drug, drug-related criminal activity, 

federally assisted housing, guest, household, HUD, MSA, premises, public 

housing, public housing agency (PHA), Section 8, violent criminal 

activity.

    (2) Definitions under the 1937 Act. The following terms are defined 

in part 5, subpart D of this title: annual contributions contract (ACC), 

applicant, elderly family, elderly person, extremely low income family, 

family, low income family, person with disabilities.

    (3) Definitions and explanations concerning income and rent. The 

following terms are defined or explained in part 5, subpart F of this 

title: Annual income (see Sec.  5.609); economic self-sufficiency 

program, tenant rent, total tenant payment (see Sec.  5.628), utility 

allowance.

    (b) Additional definitions. In addition to the definitions in 

paragraph (a), the following definitions and cross-references apply:

    Ceiling rent. See Sec.  960.253(d).

    Designated housing. See part 945 of this chapter.

    Disabled families. See Sec.  5.403 of this title.

    Eligible families. Low income families who are eligible for 

admission to the public housing program.

    Flat rent. See Sec.  960.253(b).

    Income-based rent. See Sec.  960.253(c).

    Mixed population development. A public housing development, or 

portion of a development, that was reserved for elderly and disabled 

families at its inception (and has retained that character). If the 

development was not so reserved at its inception, the PHA has obtained 

HUD approval to give preference in tenant selection for all units in the 

development (or portion of development) to elderly families and disabled 

families. These developments were formerly known as elderly projects.

    Over-income family. A family that is not a low income family. See 

subpart E of this part.

    PHA plan. See part 903 of this chapter.

    Residency preference. A preference for admission of persons who 

reside in a specified geographic area.

    Tenant-based. See Sec.  982.1(b) of this chapter.



[65 FR 16724, Mar. 29, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 28799, May 24, 2001]



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