Effective - 28 Aug 1994
215.036. Housing trust fund to be used for loans or grants for assistance to low-income persons or families — eligible persons. — 1. Housing trust fund moneys shall be used to financially assist, in whole or in part by loans or grants, the development of housing stock and to provide housing assistance to persons and families with incomes at or below the levels described in subsections 2 and 3 of this section. At least fifty percent of the loan or grant funds awarded over each two-year period, coincident with the biennium described in section 33.080, shall be awarded for such activities and projects for residential occupancy by persons and families with incomes at or below the levels described in subsection 3 of this section.
2. Persons or families are eligible under this subsection if the household combined adjusted gross income is equal to or less than the following percentages of the median family income for the geographical area:
| Size of Household | Percent of State or Geographic Area Family Median Income | ||||
| One Person | 35% | ||||
| Two Persons | 40% | ||||
| Three Persons | 45% | ||||
| Four Persons | 50% | ||||
| Five Persons | 54% | ||||
| Six Persons | 58% | ||||
| Seven Persons | 62% | ||||
| Eight Persons | 66% | ||||
As used in this section, the term "geographical area" shall be based upon the metropolitan area or county designated as an area by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, for purposes of determining fair market rental rates in which the residential unit is located, or the median family income for the state of Missouri, whichever is larger.
3. Persons or families are eligible under this subsection if the household combined adjusted gross income is equal to or less than the following percentages of the median family income for the geographic area in which the residential unit is located, or the median family income for the state of Missouri, whichever is larger:
| Size of Household | Percent of State or Geographic Area Family Median Income | ||||
| One Person | 18% | ||||
| Two Persons | 20% | ||||
| Three Persons | 23% | ||||
| Four Persons | 25% | ||||
| Five Persons | 27% | ||||
| Six Persons | 29% | ||||
| Seven Persons | 31% | ||||
| Eight Persons | 33% | ||||
4. During each two-year period described in subsection 1 of this section, at least thirty percent of the funds dispersed under this act* shall be allocated to housing provider organizations which qualify as a "not-for-profit" organization as defined in chapter 355 or section 42(h)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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(L. 1994 H.B. 1745 § 215.036 subsecs. 1 to 4)
*"This act" (H.B. 1745, 1994) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.