As used in KRS § 198A.700 to KRS § 198A.730, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Homeless individual” means a person who:
(a) Lacks a fixed, regular, or adequate nighttime residence;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 198A.700

  • any other state: includes any state, territory, outlying possession, the District of Columbia, and any foreign government or country. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Area median income: means the greater of the statewide median family income or the median family income for the area in which the residence is located, as calculated each year by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development for use in determining eligibility for housing programs. See Kentucky Statutes 198A.010
  • Commonwealth: means the Commonwealth of Kentucky. See Kentucky Statutes 198A.010

(b) Is at risk of becoming homeless in a rural or urban area because the residence is not safe, decent, sanitary, or secure;
(c) Has as a primary nighttime residence a publicly- or privately-operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations;
(d) Has as a primary nighttime residence a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; or
(e) Is a family or a person who does not have access to normal accommodations due to violence or the threat of violence from a cohabitant.
(2) “Nonprofit organization” means an organization duly organized and validly existing as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of the Commonwealth, any other state, or the United States and whose purpose includes the development, construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of housing.
(3) “Technical assistance” means activities that are directly related to a nonprofit organization’s ability to provide housing for very low-income persons in assisted projects under KRS § 198A.700 to KRS § 198A.730, and includes land use and planning costs, design and engineering services, finance services, loan packaging assistance, program development assistance, construction consultation, and marketing assistance for developers, and budgeting assistance, independent living skill development, homeownership, tenant education, and self-sufficiency development for renters and homeowners.
(4) “Trust fund” means the affordable housing trust fund.
(5) “Very low-income” means the income of individuals or families that is below sixty percent (60%) of the area median income for the Commonwealth as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 206, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. – Created
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 458, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992.