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Section 3 resident is either a public housing resident or a low- or very low-income person. A Section 3 business concern is a business that is at least 51 % owned by Section 3 residents, ernp|0yo Section 3 residents as at least 30Y6 of its full-time employees, 0rcommits t0 subcontract more than 25% of all subcontracts to businesses meeting the criteria. Section Housing Choice Voucher Program This HUD program provides rental assistance to low-income families in the form of vouchers eligible households may use for the housing of their choice. The voucher payment subsidizes the difference between the gross rent and the tenant's contribution of 30% of their adjusted income (or 10% of their gross income, whichever is greater). Section 811 Program The HUD Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program provides funding to nonprofit organizations to develop and subsidize rental housing with supportive services for very -low- and extremely -low- income adults with disabilities. Sewer Availability Charge /A&C\ The Sewer Availability Charge (SAC) is a one-time fee imposed by the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) division to local communities for each new connection made to the central sewer system or in response to an increase in capacity demand of the Metropolitan Disposal System. Any 0fthe 100metro communities subject t0SAC may pass the SAC fee along to building or property owners, but remain liable regardless for the payment made toW10ES. Single -Family Housing A dwelling unit, either attached or detached, designed for use by one household and with direct access to a street. It does not share heating facilities or other essential building facilities with any other dwelling. In many funding programs, properties with upt0four units (including duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes) are treated as single-family housing. Steering Aterm used to describe the illegal practice of real estate agents showing only certain ethnic and/or racial groups housing located in certain areas. SubG]loCGtorS The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and Dakota and Washington counties receive their own allocations 0fLow-Income Housing Tax Credits that they, 8SSub8U0c8t0rS,may allocate toeligible affordable housing projects. Subsidized Housing Subsidized housing is housing that is made available at below -market rates through the use of government subsidies. Unlike other government support programs, such as food stamps or Medicaid, housing subsidies are not an entitlement and are generally in short supply. Most subsidized housing is reserved for income -qualifying low-income households and have rents that do not exceed a specific percentage (usually 30%) of a household's gross annual income. HOUSING POLICY PLAN Appendices 193