New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 55 - NEW JERSEY HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS
Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS
Section 5:55-2.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Certificate of Good Standing" means a certificate certified under the seal of the State Treasurer that attests to the legal status of business entities, such as corporations and limited liability companies operating in New Jersey.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Housing and Community Resources in the Department.
"Disabled" means a person who fulfills the definition of having a "disability" pursuant to section 3 of the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990," 42 U.S.C. § 12102. The following documentation will be acceptable to demonstrate that a veteran is disabled:
1. Benefits award letter from the United States Veterans Administration;
2. Evidence of receipt of Retirement, Survivor, Disability Insurance;
3. Evidence of receipt of Social Security Disability Income;
4. Evidence of a Medicaid finding of disability-related eligibility for in-home services;
5. Evidence of participation in a Federal or State program that requires that the participant is disabled as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
6. Certification by a physician that the veteran is disabled within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; or
7. Other documentation to demonstrate that the veteran is disabled as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
"Division" means the Division of Housing and Community Resources in the Department of Community Affairs.
"Eligible veteran" means a disabled or low-income veteran.
"Energy efficient features or equipment" means features or equipment within a primary residence that help to reduce the amount of electricity used to heat, cool, or ventilate the residence, including, but not limited to, insulation, weather-stripping, air sealing, repaired heating systems, or duct sealing.
"Family member" means a spouse, child, parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, or half-sister, whether the individual is related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
" Low-income veteran" means a veteran occupying a household with a gross household income equal to 50 percent or less of the median gross household income for households of the same size, and within the same housing region, as defined by subsection b. of section 4 of P.L. 1985, c. 222 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-304).
"Primary residence" means a dwelling unit that is owned by the eligible veteran or by a family member of the eligible veteran and occupied by the eligible veteran as his or her principle residence.
"Qualified organization" means a nonprofit veterans' organization that qualifies as a section 501(c)(3) or 501 (c)(19) tax exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code.
"Veteran" means any resident of the State who has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of the armed forces of the United States, or any honorably discharged member of the American Merchant Marine who served during World War II and is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for Federal veterans' benefits.
