Section 400.7004. Definitions; H.

Rule 4. As used in these rules:

(a)     "Heating fuel fiscal year cap" means the maximum amount that may  be approved for heating fuel during a fiscal year.

(b)   "Heating fuel required payment amount" means  the   amount  that   a SER group must have paid toward its heating fuel obligation during each month of the 6- month period before the month in which  the  SER group applies for energy assistance as a condition of  eligibility for  emergency relief for energy.

(c)    "Homeless" means that there is no housing to which the relief SER group can return. The term applies to all of the following groups:

(i)   Groups in emergency shelters.

(ii)   Groups sleeping in cars or on the streets.

(iii)    Groups living temporarily with others due to a fire or natural disaster that occurred within 60 days before application.

(d)   "Home ownership services allowance” means the maximum cumulative amount that may be approved during the lifetime of the client for any or all of the following services:

(i)   Mortgage, land contract payments, or mobile home sales contracts, including principal and interest, legal fees, and escrows   for   taxes  and insurance.

(ii)   Property taxes and fees.

(iii)    House insurance premiums that are required under the terms of a mortgage or land contract.

(iv)   Mobile home lot rental.

(e)    "Home repairs" means repairs that are necessary to make a home safe for occupancy or that are required by a rule, regulation, or ordinance of a governmental agency or mobile home park. The term includes repairs to any of the following with respect to a house or mobile home:

(i)   The basic structure.

(ii)   The plumbing system.

(iii)   The water supply system.

(iv)   The electrical system.

(v)   The waste disposal system.

(vi)   The heating system.

(f)   "Homestead" means a structure that is occupied as a home and is owned, being purchased or held by a life estate. The  term  includes buildings on leased land, mobile homes, and adjoining land. A SER group may have only 1 exempt homestead at a time.

(g)     "Household furniture allowance" means the maximum amount that may be approved per issuance for furniture.

History: 1993 AACS; 2015 AACS.