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<section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="4-2901" title_number="4" title_name="Division of Development Finance" subtitle_number="29" subtitle_name="Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Disability” means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Elderly” means an individual that is at least 62 years old.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Family” means an individual or group of individuals eligible for assistance under the State Program.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Family” includes a preference category established under § 4–2906 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Housing assistance payment” means the monthly assistance payment paid for a family under the State Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Housing Choice Voucher Program” means the program established under 24 C.F.R. Part 982.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Live–in aide” means an individual that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>meets the requirements under 24 C.F.R. § 5.403; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>resides with an elderly or disabled individual who receives assistance under the State Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Payment standard” means the maximum monthly housing assistance payment for a family assisted under the State Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Public housing agency” means an entity authorized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program in the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Public housing agency” does not include the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>“State Program” means the Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program established under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>“Voucher” means a document issued by the Department or a public housing agency to a family that is selected to receive assistance under the State Program, which describes the State Program and procedures under the State Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>“Public housing agency” means an entity authorized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program in the State.</text>
  </level>
</section>
