As used in this article:

(a) “Affordable rental housing” shall mean a rental housing development, as defined in subdivision (d) of § 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code, with affordable rents, as defined in subdivision (a) of § 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code, but neither definition is restrictive to only projects with five or more units.

Terms Used In California Military and Veterans Code 987.003

  • Veteran: means any person who served in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, or as a member of the National Guard who was called to and released from active duty or active service, for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days or was discharged from the service due to a service-connected disability within that 90-day period. See California Military and Veterans Code 987.003

(b) “Extremely low income” has the same meaning as defined in § 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) “Homeless” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on January 10, 2019.

(d) “Qualified entity” means an entity that is responsible for making referrals of qualified tenants to qualified units.

(e) “Qualified tenant” means an extremely low income veteran who is homeless.

(f) “Qualified unit” means a supportive housing unit restricted to extremely low income veterans pursuant to this article.

(g) “Secondary tenants” means a veteran who is homeless who has an income of up to 50 percent of the area median income and is receiving income as a result of service-connected disability benefits, or a veteran who is homeless and has an income of up to 60 percent of the area median income, but would otherwise have an income below 50 percent of area median income if not for their income as a result of service-connected disability.

(h) “Supportive housing” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of § 50675.14 of the Health and Safety Code, but is not restrictive to only projects with five or more units.

(i) “Transitional housing” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (h) of § 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code, but is not restrictive to only projects with five or more units.

(j) “Veteran” means any person who served in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, or as a member of the National Guard who was called to and released from active duty or active service, for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days or was discharged from the service due to a service-connected disability within that 90-day period.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 760, Sec. 1. (AB 1386) Effective January 1, 2024.)

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