In this chapter:
- (1) "Borrower" means a household whose application for a housing rehabilitation loan is approved under this chapter by a local government.
- (2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
- (3) "Fund" means the Texas housing rehabilitation loan fund.
- (4) "Household" means one or more persons owning housing.
- (5) "Housing" means a structure that is on a permanent foundation and that consists of one to four family units used only for residential purposes.
- (6) "Housing rehabilitation" means the repair, renovation, or other improvement of housing to make the housing decent, safe, sanitary, and more habitable.
- (7) "Housing rehabilitation loan" means a loan made under this chapter.
(8) "Local agency" means a:
- (A) nonprofit organization whose principal purpose is to improve housing conditions; or
- (B) local housing authority, urban renewal agency, or other public entity.
- (9) "Local government" means a county or municipality.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.