As used in this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
"Elderly person" means a person 62 years of age or older.
"Person with a disability" means a person having a physical or mental impairment that:
- (1) is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration,
- (2) substantially impedes the person's ability to live independently, and
- (3) is of such a nature that this ability could be improved by more suitable housing conditions. "Subsidized housing" means any housing or unit of housing financed by a loan or mortgage held by the Illinois Housing Development Authority, a local housing authority, or the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") under one of the following circumstances:
- (1) Insured or held by HUD under Section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act and assisted under Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 or Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
- (2) Insured or held by HUD and bears interest at a rate determined under the proviso of Section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act.
- (3) Insured, assisted, or held by HUD under Section 202 or 236 of the National Housing Act.
- (4) Insured or held by HUD under Section 514 or 515 of the Housing Act of 1949.
- (5) Insured or held by HUD under the United States Housing Act of 1937.
- (6) Held by HUD and formerly insured under a program listed in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or
- (5) .
(from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1353)
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)