2021 New York Laws
PVH - Private Housing Finance
Article 30 - New York Access to Home for Heros Program
1271 - Definitions.

§ 1271. Definitions. As used in this article:
1.  "Corporation"  shall  mean  the  housing  trust  fund  corporation
  established in section forty-five-a of this chapter.
2.  "Eligible  applicant"  shall  mean  a  city,  town,   village   or
  not-for-profit  corporation  in  existence  for  a period of one or more
  years prior to application, which is, or will be at the time  of  award,
  incorporated   under   the   not-for-profit   corporation  law  and  has
  substantial experience in adapting or  retrofitting  homes  for  persons
  with disabilities.
3. "Veteran" shall mean a resident of this state who (a) has served in
  the  United States army, navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard or
  (b) has served on active duty or ordered to active duty as defined in 10
  USC 101 (d)(1) as a member  of  the  national  guard  or  other  reserve
  component  of the armed forces of the United States or (c) has served on
  active duty or ordered to active duty for the state, as a member of  the
  state organized militia as defined in subdivision nine of section one of
  the  military law, and has been released from such service documented by
  an honorable or general discharge, or has  a  qualifying  condition,  as
  defined  in  section  three  hundred fifty of the executive law, and has
  received a discharge other than bad conduct or  dishonorable  from  such
  service,  or  is  a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section three
  hundred fifty of the executive law, and has received a  discharge  other
  than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.
4.  "Disabled  veteran"  shall  mean a veteran with, including but not
  limited to, a permanent physical or medical impairment resulting from an
  anatomical or physiological condition which prevents the exercise  of  a
  normal  bodily  function,  substantially limits a major life activity or
  which is demonstrable  by  medically  accepted  clinical  or  laboratory
  diagnostic  techniques. A professional evaluation must be provided which
  identifies the disability, describes the substantial  limitation  caused
  by  the disability, and recommends potential structural modifications to
  improve the activities of daily living  within  and/or  access  to  such
  residence in consideration of such disability.
5.  "Access  to  home  for heroes programs" or "programs" shall mean a
  series of activities by an eligible applicant  to  administer  funds  to
  provide  grants  to homeowners and renters and to oversee the adaptation
  or retrofitting of eligible properties.
6. "Eligible property" shall mean a housing unit that is  the  primary
  residence  of  a disabled veteran and a total household income that does
  not exceed one hundred and twenty  percent  of  area  median  income.  A
  property  shall  not  be considered an eligible property if the owner of
  the property is otherwise obligated by federal, state or  local  law  to
  provide the improvements funded under this article.