Rental unit means any dwelling unit that is rented or
otherwise made available for rent for residential use or
occupancy, together with all additional rights, privileges, or
services connected with use or occupancy of such a unit,
including but not limited to vehicle parking spaces, storage, and
commons areas and/or recreational facilities held out for use by
the Tenant.
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Rental year means a period of twelve (12) consecutive months
beginning on January 1, 2021, or the date on which a Covered Unit
enters the rental housing market, whichever is earlier.
Tenancy means the right or entitlement of a Tenant to use or
occupy a rental unit.
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance means any and all forms of tenant-
based rental assistance and vouchers, including but not limited
to:
(a) Tenant-based rental assistance through the Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 U.S.C § 1437f (o);
(b) Tenant-based rental assistance through the HOME
Investment Partnerships Act at title II of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C § 12701 et seq.;
(c) Tenant-based rental assistance under the HOD-Veterans
Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH), authorized by§ 8
(o) (19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42
U.S.C. § 1437f (o) (19);
(d) Tenant-based rental assistance through the Shelter Plus
Care Program authorized by title IV, subtitle F, of the
Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§
11403-11407b, as amended;
(e) Tenant-based rental assistance through the Supportive
Housing Program authorized by title IV, subtitle F, of
the Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.
§§ 11381-11389, as amended;