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Burlington Code of Ordinances ch. 18 (Housing), Art. V (Regulation of Conversion of Rental Housing to Condominiums or Cooperatives) § 18-303

Citation
Burlington Code of Ordinances ch. 18 (Housing), Art. V (Regulation of Conversion of Rental Housing to Condominiums or Cooperatives) § 18-303
Jurisdiction
Burlington (municipal)
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Conversion means a change in character of residential real property from a rental to an ownership basis. A condominium, stock cooperative or similar arrangement shall be deemed such a change in character of ownership.

Designated housing agency means a public entity or a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit corporation whose purpose is creating or preserving housing for low-and moderate-income persons. The city’s designated housing agency or agencies shall be designated by the city council.

Disabled tenant means a tenant who has a physical or mental impairment which restricts one or more major life activities, including functions such as caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning or working.

Elderly tenant means a tenant who is sixty-two (62) years of age or older or the surviving spouse of such a tenant who is at least fifty (50) years of age.

Low-income tenant household means a household having an income not exceeding eighty (80) per cent of median income for area of residence as set forth in regulations promulgated from time-to-time by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1437 et seq.

Moderate-income tenant household means a household having an income not exceeding one hundred ten (110) per cent of median income for area of residence as set forth in regulations promulgated from time-to-time by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1437 et seq.