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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6442
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing & Financial Institutions (originally sponsored by Senators Spanel, Winsley, Prentice, Gardner, Kline and Haugen)
Read first time 02/04/2000.
AN ACT Relating to the affordable housing program; amending RCW 43.185A.010; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.185A.010 and 1995 c 399 s 102 are each amended to read as follows:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1)
"Affordable housing" means residential housing for rental ((or private
individual ownership)) occupancy which, as long as the same is
occupied by low-income households, requires payment of monthly housing costs,
including utilities other than telephone, of no more than thirty percent of the
family's income. The department shall adopt policies for residential
home-ownership housing, occupied by low-income households, which specify the
percentage of family income that may be spent on monthly housing costs,
including utilities other than telephone, to qualify as affordable housing.
(2) "Department" means the department of community, trade, and economic development.
(3) "Director" means the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development.
(4) "First-time home buyer" means an individual or his or her spouse who have not owned a home during the three-year period prior to purchase of a home.
(5) "Low-income household" means a single person, family or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than eighty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, for the county where the project is located.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.
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