19751209 1975-61ORDINANCE NO. 1975
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VIII OF
CHAPTER 7 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, PROVIDING FOR RENTAL
RELIEF FOR QUALIFIED ELDERLY TENANTS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that Article VIII of Chapter 7 of the Code of the City
of Fairfax, Virginia, be and it hereby is amended in the following
manner:
1. That section 7.41(c) of the said Article be and it
hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"c. The gross combined income of the applicant(s) during
the grant year shall be an amount not in excess of $10,000. Gross
combined income shall include all income from all sources of the
applicant(s) and of the applicants' relatives living in the dwelli
for which the rent relief is claimed. If the applicant has been a
resident of the City for less than the full grant year, the income
received for the grant year and the maximum allowable income shall
be prorated for the period of actual residency."
2. That section 7.41(d) of the said Article be and it here
is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"d. The net combined financial worth, including equitable
interests, as of December 31 of the grant year, of the applicant(s
and of the spouse of any applicant, must not exceed $35,000."
3. That section 7.43 of the said Article be and it hereby
is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"Sec. 7.43 Calculation of Amount of Grant~ limitation.
For eligible applicants with a gross combined income not
in excess of $2,500, the amount of the grant shall be equal to
fifteen per centum (15%) of the actual annual rent paid for a
dwelling in Fairfax City during the grant year, or $350, whichever
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For eligible applicants with a gross combined income in
excess of $2,500, the amount of the grant for any grant year shall
be the difference between fifteen per centum (15%) of the said
actual annual rent and the sum of the following:
Two per centum of the amount of total combined income in
excess of $2,500, but not in excess of $3,500; and
Three per centum of such income in excess of $3,500, but
not in excess of $4,500; and
Four per centum of such income in excess of $4,500, but
not in excess of $5,500; and
Five per centum of such income in excess of $5,500, but not
in excess of $6,500; and
Six per centum of such income in excess of $6,500, but not
in excess of $7,500; and
Seven per centum of such income in excess of $7,500, but
not in excess of $8,500; and
Eight per centum of such income in excess of $8,500, but
not in excess of $9,500; and
Nine per centum of such income in excess of $9,500, but
not in excess of $10,000.
Provided, however, that the amount of the grant actually
received shall in no event exceed $360 for any grant year.
For a qualifying applicant residing in Fairfax City for
less than the full grant year, the amount of the grant shall be
determined by computing the amount of the grant which would be
allowed to the said applicant if said qualifying applicant had
resided in the City of Fairfax during the entire grant year,
dividing said grant amount by twelve, and multiplying this amount
by the number of complete months during which the applicant
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resided in the City of Fairfax and met the conditions of this
Article.
This ordinance shall become effective January 1, 1976.
Introduced: December 2, 1975.
Adopted: December 9, 1975.
Attest:
City Cler~ !