§ 1271. Definitions. As used in this article:

1. "Corporation" shall mean the housing trust fund corporation established in section forty-five-a of this chapter.

2. "Eligible applicant" shall mean a city, town, village or not-for-profit corporation in existence for a period of one or more years prior to application, which is, or will be at the time of award, incorporated under the not-for-profit corporation law and has substantial experience in adapting or retrofitting homes for persons with disabilities.

* 3. "Veteran" shall mean a resident of this state who (a) has served in the United States army, navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard or (b) has served on active duty or ordered to active duty as defined in 10 USC 101 (d)(1) as a member of the national guard or other reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or (c) has served on active duty or ordered to active duty for the state, as a member of the state organized militia as defined in subdivision nine of section one of the military law and has been released from such service documented by an honorable or general discharge.

* NB Effective until November 12, 2020

* 3. "Veteran" shall mean a resident of this state who (a) has served in the United States army, navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard or (b) has served on active duty or ordered to active duty as defined in 10 USC 101 (d)(1) as a member of the national guard or other reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or (c) has served on active duty or ordered to active duty for the state, as a member of the state organized militia as defined in subdivision nine of section one of the military law, and has been released from such service documented by an honorable or general discharge, or has a qualifying condition, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.

* NB Effective November 12, 2020

4. "Disabled veteran" shall mean a veteran with, including but not limited to, a permanent physical or medical impairment resulting from an anatomical or physiological condition which prevents the exercise of a normal bodily function, substantially limits a major life activity or which is demonstrable by medically accepted clinical or laboratory diagnostic techniques. A professional evaluation must be provided which identifies the disability, describes the substantial limitation caused by the disability, and recommends potential structural modifications to improve the activities of daily living within and/or access to such residence in consideration of such disability.

5. "Access to home for heroes programs" or "programs" shall mean a series of activities by an eligible applicant to administer funds to provide grants to homeowners and renters and to oversee the adaptation or retrofitting of eligible properties.

6. "Eligible property" shall mean a housing unit that is the primary residence of a disabled veteran and a total household income that does not exceed one hundred and twenty percent of area median income. A property shall not be considered an eligible property if the owner of the property is otherwise obligated by federal, state or local law to provide the improvements funded under this article.