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§ 219-b. Definitions. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other\narticle of this chapter the following terms, whenever used or referred\nto in this article, shall have the following meanings, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. The term "emergency project" means a specific work or improvement,\nincluding lands, buildings and improvements, acquired, constructed,\naltered, renovated, or reused to provide emergency dwelling\naccommodations for eligible tenants, as hereafter defined in this\nsection, together with such social, recreational, communal or other\nnon-housing facilities as may be deemed by the authority or city or\ngovernment undertaking such project to be incidental or appurtenant\nthereto. Emergency projects as defined herein shall be deemed t
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§ 219-b. Definitions. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other\narticle of this chapter the following terms, whenever used or referred\nto in this article, shall have the following meanings, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. The term "emergency project" means a specific work or improvement,\nincluding lands, buildings and improvements, acquired, constructed,\naltered, renovated, or reused to provide emergency dwelling\naccommodations for eligible tenants, as hereafter defined in this\nsection, together with such social, recreational, communal or other\nnon-housing facilities as may be deemed by the authority or city or\ngovernment undertaking such project to be incidental or appurtenant\nthereto. Emergency projects as defined herein shall be deemed to\nconstitute low rent housing within the meaning of article eighteen of\nthe constitution and shall be deemed to be in conformity with a plan or\nundertaking for the clearance, replanning and reconstruction or\nrehabilitation of a substandard and insanitary area and for recreational\nand other facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto.\n 2. The term "eligible tenant" means: (a) distressed families of\nservicemen; (b) distressed veterans and their families; (c) distressed\nsingle servicemen and veterans; and (d) other distressed persons or\nfamilies of low income. The term "servicemen" shall include any person\nwho is serving, and the term "veterans" shall include any person who has\nserved during world war II, under conditions other than dishonorable, in\nthe military or naval forces or the merchant marine of the United\nStates. Persons and families who are without adequate housing because of\neviction or inadequate income or for other reasons, or are affected by\nunusual hardships, and are unable to find adequate housing within their\nfinancial reach shall be deemed to be distressed. Eligible tenants as\ndefined herein shall be deemed to be persons of low income within the\nmeaning of article eighteen of the constitution. Subject to the terms of\nany contract with a government, an authority shall have the power to\nselect eligible tenants for emergency projects.\n