Maine § 30-A §5002 Definitions

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §5002 — Definitions

Maine § 30-A §5002

Title 30-AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Part 2MUNICIPALITIES

Ch. 202AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 30-A §5002 (2026).

Text

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.Advisory committee.

2.Affordable housing. "Affordable housing" means decent, safe and sanitary dwellings, apartments or other living accommodations for low-income and moderate-income households. The Maine State Housing Authority may define "affordable housing" by rule. Affordable housing includes, but is not limited to:

3.Authority or state authority. "Authority" or "state authority" means the Maine State Housing Authority.

4.Commissioner. 4-A. Council. "Council" means the Statewide Homeless Council.

5.Department.

6.Homeless. "Homeless" means:

7.Homestead land trust.

8.Housing alliance or alliance.

9.Interagency task force.

10.Land trust.

11.Lower income households

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1.
Advisory committee.
2.
Affordable housing.
"Affordable housing" means decent, safe and sanitary dwellings, apartments or other living accommodations for low-income and moderate-income households. The Maine State Housing Authority may define "affordable housing" by rule. Affordable housing includes, but is not limited to:
3.
Authority or state authority.
"Authority" or "state authority" means the Maine State Housing Authority.
4.
Commissioner.
4-A.
Council.
"Council" means the Statewide Homeless Council.
5.
Department.
6.
Homeless.
"Homeless" means:
7.
Homestead land trust.
8.
Housing alliance or alliance.
9.
Interagency task force.
10.
Land trust.
11.
Lower income households.
"Lower income households" means low-income and very low-income households as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8, as amended.
12.
Moderate income households.
"Moderate income households" means households in which gross income does not exceed 150% of the median income of the county or metropolitan statistical area in which the household is located.
13.
Nonprofit housing corporation.

Legislative History

PL 1989, c. 601, §B4 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 875, §§M11,13 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 610, §§3-6 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 359, §B3 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 380, §§B4,5 (AMD). RR 2017, c. 1, §26 (COR). PL 2017, c. 234, §37 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 407, Pt. A, §121 (AMD).