New York Consolidated Laws, Private Housing Finance Law - PVH § 64. Definitions

1. “Agency” shall mean the New York state housing finance agency.

2. “City” shall mean cities with a population of one million or more.

3. “Eligible homeless families” shall mean in cities with a population of one million or more families who are homeless or who live in temporary or transitional housing and are unable to secure permanent and stable housing without special assistance, or families who live in permanent housing who are in danger of becoming homeless, or such other categories of families at risk of being homeless as determined by the commissioner of social services or a social services district.

4. “Permanent housing for homeless families site review advisory board” or “board” shall mean the board referred to in section sixty-five of this article.

5. “Permanent housing project for homeless families” or “project” shall mean a specific work or improvement, including lands, buildings and improvements acquired, owned, constructed, renovated, rehabilitated, managed or operated pursuant to this article, and such incidental or appurtenant facilities as may be approved by the agency.

6. “Eligible project costs” shall mean the reasonable and necessary cost of any and all undertakings for planning, financing, land acquisition, demolition, construction, rehabilitation, equipment and site development, and such other expenses incurred in relation to the project with respect to units to be occupied by eligible homeless families as the agency may deem appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this article.

7. “State” shall mean the state of New York.