Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 58 > Article 14 - Accessibility Standards for Certain Dwellings

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Director: means the director of the division of housing in the Kansas development finance authority. See Kansas Statutes 58-1401
• Dwelling: means any single family residence and each individual living unit in a duplex or triplex residential building which is constructed with public financial assistance. See Kansas Statutes 58-1401
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Public financial assistance: means :

  (1) A building contract or similar contractual agreement with any state agency;

  (2) any real estate received by the owner through a donation by the state;

  (3) state tax credits;

  (4) grant assistance from state funds;

  (5) state loan guarantees; or

  (6) federal funds administered by the state or a state agency. See Kansas Statutes 58-1401

• Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201