New Jersey Statutes 46:8-51. Military, veteran housing allowance counted as income; definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:8-51
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. As used in this section:
“Landlord” means any person who rents or leases or offers to rent or lease, for a term of at least one month, dwelling units.
“Military” means the Armed Forces of the United States, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, the National Guard and any other reserve component of the armed forces, and the merchant marine when organized under the federal law as a public military force.
“Military or veteran housing allowance” means any federal housing allowance or stipend provided to a service member of the military or a veteran, including, but not limited to, the basic allowance for housing authorized pursuant to 37 U.S.C. § 403 and the housing stipend authorized pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 3313.
“Qualified prospective tenant” means any service member of the military or a veteran who is receiving a military or veteran housing allowance.
“Veteran” means a person who has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
L.2019, c.206.