Texas Administrative Code|§8.2 Definitions

                                                
Terms defined in this chapter apply to the 811 PRA Program administered by the Department. Any capitalized terms not specifically mentioned in this section or any section referenced in this document shall have the meaning ascribed to them in or for the purposes of the Program Requirements.
   (1) Assisted Units--rental units made available to or occupied by an Eligible Tenant in Eligible Multifamily Properties receiving assistance under 42 U.S.C. §8013(b)(3)(A).    (2) Contract Rent--the total amount of rent specified in the Rental Assistance Contract (RAC) as payable to the Owner for the Assisted Unit.    (3) Cooperative Agreement--the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program Cooperative Agreement including all exhibits and attachments thereto, by and between the Department as "Grantee" and HUD, entered into as a condition to and in consideration of TDHCA's participation in the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program.    (4) Eligible Applicant--an Extremely Low-Income Person with Disabilities, between the ages of 18 and 62, and Extremely Low Income Families, which includes at least one Person with a Disability, who is between the ages of 18 and 62 at the time of admission. The Person with a Disability must be eligible for community-based, long-term care services as provided through Medicaid waivers, Medicaid state plan options, comparable state funded services or other appropriate services related to the type of disability(ies) targeted under the Inter-Agency Partnership Agreement.    (5) Eligible Families or Eligible Family--shall have the same meaning as Eligible Tenant.    (6) Eligible Multifamily Property or Eligible Multifamily Properties--any new or existing property owned by a private or public nonprofit, or for-profit entity with at least five (5) housing units and as specifically identified in a Participation Agreement.    (7) Eligible Tenant--an Eligible Applicant who is being referred to available Assisted Units in accordance with the Inter-Agency Partnership Agreement and for whom community-based, long-term care services are available at time of referral. Such services are voluntary; referral shall not be based on willingness to accept such services. Eligible Tenant also means an Extremely Low-Income Person with a Disability, between the ages of 18 and 62 at the time of referral, and Extremely Low-Income Families, which includes at least one Person with a Disability, who is between the ages of 18 and 62 at the time of referral. Also referred to as an Eligible Family.    (8) Existing Development--for purposes of 811 PRA Program participation, a property within the Department's portfolio that is not actively applying for multifamily funds at the time, and is being considered to serve as the Eligible Multifamily Property as part of an Applicant's or an Affiliate's current application. For full applications made on or after January 1, 2018, Existing Developments do not include properties for which the only Ownership interest is through the participation of a Historically Underutilized Business, which owns less than 50% of an Existing Development.    (9) Extremely Low-Income--a household whose annual income does not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the median income for the area, as determined by HUD, with adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that HUD may establish income ceilings higher or lower than thirty percent (30%) of the median income for the area if HUD finds that such variations are necessary because of unusually high or low family incomes. HUD's income exclusions, as defined under 24 CFR §5.609 (as amended), apply in determining income eligibility and Eligible Tenant's rent.    (10) HUD--the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.    (11) Inter-Agency Partnership Agreement--the Inter-Agency Partnership Agreement between TDHCA and State Health and Human Services Medicaid Agency(ies) that provides a formal structure for collaboration to participate in TDHCA's Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program to develop permanent supportive housing for Extremely Low-Income Persons with Disabilities.    (12) Multifamily Rules--Chapters 10, 11, and/or 13 of this Title, as applicable.    (13) Owner--the entity that owns the Eligible Multifamily Property. Additionally, Owner means the entity named as such in the Property Agreement, its successors, and assigns.    (14) Owner & Property Management Manual--a set of guidelines designed to be an implementation tool for the Program, which allows the Owner and the Owner's designated property manager to better administer the Program, which also includes adherence to the "Owner Occupancy Requirements" set forth in Section IV of HUD Notice H 2013-24.    (15) Participation Agreement--that agreement to be executed by the Owner and the Department reflecting the agreement of participation in the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program with regards to a given number of assisted housing units on a certain multifamily rental housing properties.     (16) Persons with Disability or Persons with Disabilities--shall have the same meaning as defined under 42 U.S.C. §8013(k)(2) and 24 CFR §891.305.    (17) Program--TDHCA's Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program under Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. §8013(b)(3)(A)), as amended by the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-374) designed to provide permanent supportive housing for Extremely Low-Income persons with disabilities receiving long term supports and services in the community.    (18) Program Requirements--means but is not limited to: the Participation Agreement (sometimes called the Property Agreement); Tex. Gov't Code Ann. Chapter 2306; the applicable state program rules under Title 10, Parts 1, 2, and 8 of the Texas Administrative Code; the Owner & Property Management Manual; Part I of the Rental Assistance Contract attached as Exhibit 8 to the Cooperative Agreement; Part II of the Rental Assistance Contract attached as Exhibit 9 to the Cooperative Agreement; the Use Agreement; Program Guidelines attached as Exhibit 5 to the Cooperative Agreement; HUD Notice 2013-24 issued on August 23, 2013; Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. §8013(b)(3)(A)), as amended by the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-374; Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-55); Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 2012 Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program published on May 15, 2012; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Years 2013 Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program published on March 4, 2014, and Technical Corrections to NOFA; and all laws applicable to the Program.    (19) Proposed Development--the Development proposes to be awarded funds or an allocation as part of a Multifamily application.     (20) Rental Assistance Contract (RAC)--the HUD contract (form HUD-92235-PRA and form HUD-92237-PRA) by and between TDHCA and the Owner of the Eligible Multifamily Property which sets forth additional terms, conditions and duties of the Parties with respect to the Eligible Multifamily Property and the Assisted Units.     (21) Rental Assistance Payments--the payment made by TDHCA to Owner as provided in the Rental Assistance Contract. Where the Assisted Units are leased to an Eligible Tenant, the payment is the difference between the Contract Rent and the Tenant Rent. An additional payment is made to the Eligible Tenant when the Utility Allowance is greater than the Total Tenant Payment. A vacancy payment may be made to the Owner when an Assisted Units is vacant, in accordance with the RAC and other Program Requirements.    (22) Target Population--the specific group or groups of Eligible Applicants and Eligible Tenants described in TDHCA's Inter-Agency Partnership Agreement who are intended to be solely served or to be prioritized under TDHCA's Program.    (23) Tenant Rent--the rent as defined in 24 CFR Part 5.    (24) Total Tenant Payment--the payment as defined in 24 CFR Part 5.    (25) Use Agreement--an agreement by and between TDHCA and Owner in the form prescribed by HUD under Exhibit 10 of the Cooperative Agreement (form HUD-92238-PRA) encumbering the Eligible Multifamily Property with restrictions and guidelines under the Program for operating Assisted Units during a thirty (30) year period, to be recorded in the official public property records in the county where the Eligible Multifamily Property is located.