D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-6099
Actual and imminent threat refers to a physical danger that is real, would occur within an immediate time frame, and could result in death or serious bodily harm. In determining whether an individual would pose an actual and imminent threat, the factors to be considered include: the duration of the risk, the nature and severity of the potential harm, the likelihood that the potential harm will occur, and the length of time before the potential harm would occur.
Affiliated individual, with respect to an individual, means:
(a) A spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of that individual, or a person to whom that individual stands in the place of a parent or guardian (for example, the affiliated individual is a person in the care, custody, or control of that individual); or
(b) Any individual, tenant, or lawful occupant living in the household of that individual.
Annual Income -- the anticipated total income from all sources received by the head of household and spouse (even if temporarily absent) and by each additional member of the family, including all net income derived from assets, for the twelve (12) month period following the effective date of initial determination or reexamination of income, exclusive of income that is temporary, nonrecurring or sporadic, and exclusive of certain other types of income specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this definition.
Bifurcate means to divide a lease as a matter of law, subject to the permissibility of such process under the requirements of the applicable HUD-covered program and State or local law, such that certain tenants or lawful occupants can be evicted or removed and the remaining tenants or lawful occupants can continue to reside in the unit under the same lease requirements or as may be revised depending upon the eligibility for continued occupancy of the remaining tenants and lawful occupants.
Complete Applications - A complete application shall be considered complete if it includes the Applicant's name, date of birth, social security number, address, preference, income, and waiting list(s) selection.
Dating violence means violence committed by a person:
(a) Who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and
(b) Where the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors:
(1) The length of the relationship;
(2) The type of relationship; and
(3) The frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.
Domestic violence includes felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies, or by any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person's acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction.
The term "spouse or intimate partner of the victim" includes a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, as determined by the length of the relationship, the type of the relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.
First Available Unit - An Applicant with an application date earlier than an Applicant on a Site-Based Waiting List at a development with an available unit shall be selected from the waiting list for a unit at that property. For example, an eligible Applicant with an application date of March 1, 2008 who has selected the "First Available Unit Option" shall be selected from the waiting list before any eligible Applicant on the Site-Based Waiting List with an application date and time after March 1, 2008. (This assumes that the selection is for the appropriate bedroom size and any other relevant unit features).
Safe unit refers to a unit that the victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking believes is safe.
Sexual assault means any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.
Site-Based Waiting Lists - An Applicant who has applied to be placed on the Site-Based Waiting List at multiple developments will be selected from those respective lists by date and time of application. (This assumes that the selection is for the appropriate bedroom size and any other relevant unit features).
Stalking means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to:
(a) Fear for the person's individual safety or the safety of others; or
(b) Suffer substantial emotional distress.
VAWA means the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, as amended ( 42 USC 13925 and 42 USC 14043e et seq.).
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14, r. 14-6099