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10. Elderly/Disabled Household Exemption<br />
a. An exemption of $400 per household.<br />
11. Eligibility Income<br />
a. This is the applicant’s Annual Income amount. This figure is compared to the HUD-approved income<br />
limits (issued annually) to determine if an applicant family is eligible for admission.<br />
12. Extremely Low Income Family<br />
a. A Family whose Annual Income is equal to or less than 30% of Area Median Income, adjusted for family<br />
size, as published by HUD.<br />
13. Flat Rents<br />
a. Total Tenant Payments set by the <strong>Authority</strong>, that are based on market rate rents and comparable to rents<br />
in the private sector for similar type and size units.<br />
14. Hardship Waiver (Minimum Rent)<br />
a. See Admissions & Occupancy Policy<br />
15. Income-Based Rent<br />
a. Total Tenant Payment that is based on the family’s income.<br />
16. Income Disregard<br />
a. A family’s rent may not be increased as the result of increased income due to such employment during the<br />
12-month period beginning on the date on which the employment commenced, if:<br />
i. the employed family member was previously unemployed for one or more years;<br />
ii. whose earned income increases during the participation of a family member in any family selfsufficiency<br />
or other job training program; or<br />
iii. who is or was, within six months, assisted under any State program for temporary assistance for<br />
needy families funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act and whose earned income<br />
increases. Upon the expiration of the 12-month period, the rent payable may be increased due to<br />
the continued employment of the family member, except that during the 12-month period<br />
beginning upon such expiration, the amount of the increase may not be greater than 50% of the<br />
amount of the total rent increase that would be applicable, but for this disallowance.<br />
17. Income Limits<br />
a. The income limits for each county in the state are determined and published by HUD annually. Income<br />
limits are based on 30%, 50% and 80% of median for the area.<br />
18. Low Income Family<br />
a. A family whose Annual Income does not exceed 80% of the median income for the area as determined by<br />
HUD, with adjustments for smaller and larger families.<br />
19. Medical Expenses<br />
a. The amount by which 3% of the family’s Annual Income is exceeded by the sum of:<br />
i. unreimbursed medical expenses of any elderly family or disabled family<br />
ii. unreimbursed medical expenses of any family that is not covered under (a) above, except that this<br />
shall apply only to the extent approved in appropriations Acts; and<br />
iii. unreimbursed reasonable attendant care and auxiliary apparatus expenses for each disabled<br />
member of the family, to the extent necessary to enable any member of such family to be<br />
employed. (Equipment and auxiliary apparatus may include but are not limited to: wheelchairs,<br />
lifts, reading devices for the visually impaired, and equipment added to cars and vans to permit<br />
their use by the disabled or disabled family member. Also included would be the annualized cost<br />
differential between a car and the cost of a van required by the family member with disabilities.<br />
(24 CFR 5.603)<br />
b. Medical expenses include but are not limited to:<br />
i. services of physicians and other health care professionals<br />
ii. services of health care facilities<br />
iii. health insurance premiums, including cost of Medicare<br />
iv. prescription and non-prescription medicines<br />
v. transportation to and from treatment<br />
vi. dental expense<br />
vii. eyeglasses<br />
viii. hearing aids and batteries<br />
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